Isaac Albéniz was a prominent Spanish pianist and composer. Albéniz was born in Camprodón and was soon recognised as a child prodigy. As a six year old, he received piano lessons from Antoine François Marmontel. After which he attended the conservatory of Madrid and continued to give concerts as a prodigy until he was 15 years old.
In 1876, he studied in Leipzig for two months, but left when he received a royal grant to study at the conservatory of Brussels. In 1879, he graduated with honours and did a succesful concert tour around Europe. He wished to study under Liszt, for which he traveled to Budapest. Unfortunately, his travels were in vain: Liszt had already moved to Weimar.