Ricardo Requejo Retegui, born June 10, 1938, in Irun, Spain, was a Spanish classical pianist and teacher. He entered the Conservatoire municipal de San Sebastián in 1950, winning first prize in piano, and in 1957 entered the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris, where he received first prize in piano in 1959. Throughout his career, he performed recitals across Europe, America, and Asia, and collaborated with musicians such as Christian Ferras, Salvatore Accardo, and Teresa Berganza. His recording career, notably with the Swiss label Claves, featured the works of Isaac Albéniz, Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina, Padre Donostia, Robert Schumann, Modest Mussorgsky, and Frédéric Chopin. His rendition of the suite Iberia received a Diapason d'Or. Requejo also taught master classes in various countries, including China, Cuba, and Peru, served as a jury member for national and international competitions, and taught at Musikene. In December 2017, he received the gold medal of his hometown of Irun, where he died on November 12, 2018.
