Venezuelan classical pianist.
Born December 22nd, 1853 in Caracas. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1917 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel