Maria Canals i Cendrós

Maria Remei Canals i Cendrós was a Spanish pianist and music educator from Barcelona who founded the Maria Canals International Music Competition. Through her performing career, teaching, publications and the piano competition that bears her name, Canals made a significant contribution to musical education and piano performance in Catalonia. She received several distinctions during her career, including the Creu de Sant Jordi and appointment as an Officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.