Mozart in Havana: Piano Concertos 21 & 23 | Sony 88985382442

Mozart in Havana: Piano Concertos 21 & 23

Label: Sony

Cat No: 88985382442

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 21st April 2017

Contents

Artists

Simone Dinnerstein (piano)
Havana Lyceum Orchestra

Conductor

Jose Antonio Mendez Padron

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Piano Concerto no.23 in A major, K488

Artists

Simone Dinnerstein (piano)
Havana Lyceum Orchestra

Conductor

Jose Antonio Mendez Padron

About

Simone Dinnerstein’s direct connection to Cuba came in 2013 when her former teacher Solomon Mikowsky – a Cuban Jew of polish decent - inaugurated Encuentro de Jóvenes Pianistas, a festival in Havana, and invited her to play. Two years later she returned to his festival, this time to play a Mozart concerto with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra. She had not known what to expect, and found their playing stunning. The orchestra mixed conservatory students, recent graduates and professors. They played with thoughtful sensitivity and sensual beauty, despite the fact that in some cases the materials they were using were inferior. It was clear that the sound they made came from inside them, not simply from their instruments. She left thinking that the world would be hearing much more from them.

This is one of the first recorded classical music collaborations between US and Cuban musicians since the thawing of political relations between the two countries.

The young Havana-based orchestra overcomes challenges rarely faced by western orchestras including lack of access to quality instruments and materials (the musicians often retune their instruments down to A336 to ensure longevity of their strings).

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