▁his ▁studies ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁National ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music . ▁There ▁he ▁would ▁work ▁with ▁Rod ol fo ▁Holz mann ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁he ▁graduated ▁as ▁a ▁composition ▁teacher . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁student ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Dun cker ▁Lav alle ▁National ▁Prize ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁Can ción ▁y ▁muerte ▁de ▁Rol ando ▁for ▁voice ▁and ▁or chestra , ▁on ▁a ▁text ▁by ▁the ▁poet ▁Jorge ▁Edu ardo ▁E iel son . ▁He ▁has ▁formed ▁an ▁important ▁number ▁of ▁Per uv ian ▁compos ers . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁Per uv ian ▁compos ers ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁renew ed ▁the ▁art ▁music ▁of ▁their ▁country , ▁through ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁new ▁musical ▁techniques ▁and ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁musical ▁work . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁France ▁with ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁that ▁country . ▁In ▁Paris ▁he ▁took ▁classes ▁with ▁Arthur ▁Hon eg ger . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁music ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁El ▁Com er cio ▁in ▁Lima . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Juan ▁Land a eta ▁Prize ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁Su ite ▁for ▁Orchestra