Radio and Television says goodbye to Fernando Argenta

He directed Radio 3 and Radio 1 of RNE, where he started his journey in 1971. He also directed and presented programs such as ‘Popular Classics’, in RNE, and ‘El Conciezo’, in TVE.

The musician and communicator Fernando Argenta, a great disseminator who introduced classical music in Spanish homes through RNE and TVE, died on Tuesday at age 68 as a result of cancer.

Son of the Orchestra Ataulfo Arnta orchestra, who died in 1958, and pianist Juanita Pallarés, directed and presented programs such as Popular classics, in RNE, and The concert, in TVE. He was also director of Radio 3 and Radio 1de RNE, where he started his journey in 1971.

Argenta learned to love music at home, from admiration to a father who aroused applause and put the public standing. His father's death, when he was only 12 years old, made him turn to music and his dissemination, a task he dedicated to his life.

In 1976 he created the program Popular classics, which turned 32 uninterrupted on antenna until 2008. From 2000 and until its prejubilation in 2008, he directed and presented the brother program in TVE The concert, focused on bringing classical music to the youngest.

Bachelor of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and with Higher Degree Studies of piano and harmony music, carried out at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, Argenta had been making an average of about 80 annual concerts.