Enrique Espín Yépez, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Enrique Espín Yépez

Ecuadorian musician

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1926

Date of Death: 21-May-1997

Profession: composer

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Enrique Espín Yépez (November 19, 1926 – May 21, 1997) was an Ecuadorean composer and violinist.
Born in Quito, he moved to Mexico in 1969, where he established himself as a professor of Violin at the National Conservatory of Mexico.
He was a student of Maestro Henryk Szeryng, who declared him heir of his technique.
In December 1975 Szeryng bestowed Espín with a Ceruti violin, made in 1801.
Espín created the Henryk Szeryng International Violin Competition in Mexico in 1992.
He died in Mexico City in 1997.