Born: March 7, 1895 - Avellaneda, near Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: September 3, 1968 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
The eminent Argentine, composer and conductor, Juan José Castro, studied piano and violin under Manuel Posadas and composition under Eduarno Fornarini, in Buenos Aires. In the 1920’s he was awarded the Europa Prize, and then went on to study in Paris at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent D'Indy (compostion) and Édouard Risler.
Castro's brothers, José María Castro (1892-1964) and Washington Castro (b 1909), were also both composers. Juan José Castro married the daughter of the composer Julián Aguirre.