Ernesto Lecuona News

The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture presents Havana Jam honoring the 500th Anniversary of the Founding of Havana with bassist / violinist / composer Yunior Terry leading his septet Son de Altura featuring vocalist David Oquendo and special guests - Cuban song stylist Gema, Charanga flutist Eddy Zervigón, of Orquesta Broadway, and classical pianist Adonis González, on Friday, November 15, 7:30 PM in the Repertory Theater at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street in the Bronx.

On the evening of October 20, 2019, Los Angeles Opera presented a recital by Javier Camarena and pianist Ángel Rodríguez at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Camarena is the Mexican tenor who made news at the Metropolitan Opera when he and the orchestra under Fabio Luisi repeated their rendition of Don Ramiro's aria 'Si, ritrovarla io giuro' (a?oeYes,  I'll find her, I sweara??) from Rossini's La Cenerentola.

La Secretaría de Cultura, a través del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), continúa con el programa Noche de Museos, iniciativa con la cual se ofrecen diferentes propuestas culturales: recorridos guiados, conciertos, talleres, narraciones y charlas, además de las exposiciones permanentes y/o temporales, en horario extendido.

The Houston Symphony honors Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual free Fiesta Sinfónica concert, which this year features Mexican soprano Yunuet Laguna and Portuguese-American conductor Jacomo Bairos in a program that highlights the vibrant music of Cuba, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with The Mike Stern/Bill Evans Band, The Larry Fuller Trio, Jeff Harnar Sings Comden & Green, and more!

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts:

Juilliard's Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, under the leadership of artistic director Brian Zeger, announces its 2019-20 season of opera and vocal arts performances. Highlights of the upcoming season include three mainstage operas: Mozart's Così fan tutte, conducted by alumnus Nimrod David Pfeffer and directed by faculty member David Paul, on November 13, 15, and 17, 2019, in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater; Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's MetLiveArts and the New York Philharmonic with Juilliard singers, conducted by Daniela Candillari and directed by Louisa Proske, on February 8, 11, 12, and 14, 2020, in the Charles Engelhard Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Puccini's La bohème, conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson and directed by Stephen Wadsworth, on April 22, 24, and 26, 2020, in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater.

Un viaje musical más allá de las fronteras formará parte del concierto que ofrecerá el reconocido pianista Edison Quintana, quien se presentará el domingo 28 de abril a las 13:30 en el Museo José Luis Cuevas, en el marco del ciclo Jazz y algo más.

Con una selección de obras de grandes músicos, Alberto Cruzprieto llevará hoy a las 18:00 El arte del piano a la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Copland House's 2018-19 mainstage season will offer celebrations aplenty! Ranging widely across more than a century of American music, the popular series is Copland House's 10th at Westchester County's majestic Merestead estate in Mount Kisco, NY. Hailed by The New York Times for "all the richness of its offerings, first-rate fare, and reputation for quality," the series has become a destination for an enthusiastic and growing audience of musical adventurers seeking discoveries of the new, old, and unexpected.

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota launches its 23rd season with an exuberant reprise of "Piano Grand," the sell-out concert featuring five Steinway & Sons concert grand pianos together on one stage, Saturday, October 6, 4:00 p.m., at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota.

Copland House's 2018-19 mainstage season will offer celebrations aplenty! Ranging widely across more than a century of American music, the popular series is Copland House's 10th at Westchester County's majestic Merestead estate in Mount Kisco, NY. Hailed by The New York Times for "all the richness of its offerings, first-rate fare, and reputation for quality," the series has become a destination for an enthusiastic and growing audience of musical adventurers seeking discoveries of the new, old, and unexpected.

“La guitarra es un puente que puede llevar al público de la música popular y comercial a la música de concierto”, aseveró el guitarrista mexicano Roberto Limón, al hablar sobre el ciclo La guitarra hoy, que por segundo año consecutivo organiza la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA).

Telemundo announced the return of Super Series SENORA ACERO, LA COYOTE premiering Monday, November 6 at 10pm/9c.

Russia is in the news everyday, but long before the current tensions between Russia and the United States--before the formation of the Soviet Union-the music of Russia was a powerful force the world over, celebrating the profundity of Russian creativity while bridging cultures as only great music can.

The Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series wraps up the 2017-2018 season with “Around the World!,” a celebration of the music created in different countries  on Saturday, May 13 at 11:15 a.m. at Heinz Hall.

The 18th Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) showcases the diversity of Latino voices and stories in a program that includes over 35 films. This year, HFFNY pays homage to one of Cuba's foremost forces in animation and storytelling, Juan Padron, and the late Argentine director Eliseo Subiela.

Nu Deco Ensemble has emerged as one of Miami's most innovative and exciting small orchestras. On March 9, 10, and 11, at the Light Box at Goldman Warehouse in Wynwood, Nu Deco Ensemble presents Jorge Martin's song cycle A Cuban in Vermont. All performancs begin at 8 pm.

Simon Ghraichy returns to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall for one night only, Today, October 14 at 7:30PM. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the program, titled 'My Hispanic Heritage,' celebrates Latin American composers (Ernesto Lecuona, Arturo Marquez), Spanish composers (Isaac Albeniz, Manuel de Falla), and non-Spanish/non-Latino composers who drew inspiration from Hispanic culture (French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel).  The presenter for 'My Hispanic Heritage' is New York Concert Artists.

Pull up a chair, have a beer (afterwards), and enjoy the sounds of 14-time Grammy Award-winning clarinetist and composer PAQUITO D'RIVERA, as he 'travels' SOUTH OF THE BORDER(S) when he visits the majestic Merestead estate in Mount Kisco, NY on Saturdayevening, October 29 at 8PM.