Award-winning Cuban musicians will give a concert in Havana

The two musicians will come together to translate their song, in a fun musical conversation that will delight the audience who will attend the event, which will take place at 3:30 p.m. local time, according to the show’s organizers.

The Cuban pianist and composer has been praised by the professional press for his excellent technique, rhythm, and virtuosity, both in the classical world and in jazz for his concerts as a soloist, chamber music collaborator, and translator for his own works.

Endorsing them to sing in the finest concert halls alongside countless art bands as part of their successful international tours, their first CD Twilight of the Ant and the Elephant stands out in their extensive music career, for which they won a Cubadisco Award 2000, and was subsequently nominated for an award Latin amorous.

Since December 2014, López-Gavilán has played an active role in the cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States, presenting his work on major tours of the northern country, where it has won critical and public acclaim.

For his part, the Cuban “Coqui” Calzadela, as he is known, received lessons from the world’s most important clarinet masters.

He has been invited on several occasions to the International Festival of Young Venezuelan Clarinetists for his outstanding performance in both editions and in various national and foreign competitions, and was the first prize winner in the Musicalia competition and third prize in the Amadeo Roldán Clarinet competition. , among other awards.

The talented instrumentalist was also a member of such projects as the musical Carmen la Cubana, Rakatán Ballet, Nueva Camerata Wind Ensemble and Amadeo Roldán Conservatory Youth Orchestra, led by Dayana Garcia and Guido López-Gavilan.

In addition, he has shared the stage with the Villa Clara Symphony Orchestra, the Havana Chamber and the Havana Lyceum. A member of the clarinet and piano duo D’accord, he recently founded Palo Monte clarinet quintet and Loma Arriba jazz quartet, and belongs to the jazz band Talking to the Universe led by Lopez Gavilan himself.

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