Eduardo del Pueyo was a Spanish classical pianist born on August 29, 1905, in Zaragoza. He studied in Zaragoza and Madrid before receiving a scholarship to Paris. Pueyo made his debut at the Filarmónica de Zaragoza at age 15. He performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Teatro de los Parques Elíseos) in Paris in 1927 for a festival marking the centenary of the death of Beethoven. Pueyo studied composition and pedagogy under Jeanne Bosch van's Gravenmoer before returning to performance in 1935 with a concert at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 with the National Orchestra of Belgium, he achieved international consecration and established his residence in Belgium. He served as a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels from 1947 and mentored pianists including Miguel Baselga and Evelyne Brancart. His discography included recordings for the labels Philips, Fontana, and Columbia. For the label Harmonia Mundi, Pueyo recorded the complete cycle of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. He received the Spanish National Music Award in 1984. Pueyo died on November 9, 1986, in Sint-Genesius-Rode.
