Joaquín Rodrigo Marqués de los jardines de Aranjuez (Spanish, Marquis of the Gardens of Aranjuez), ( 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999) was a Spanish composer, and virtuoso pianist, of classical music. He is best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez.
Rodrigo was born in Sagunto and was blind from the age of three as a result of a bout of diphtheria. He studied music under Francisco Antich in Valencia and under Paul Dukas in Paris.
