THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA | 2019-2020
Praised for his “dazzling
technique and
rhythmic fire” in
the Seattle Times and
dubbed a “formidable
virtuoso” by The
Times of London,
Cuban pianist and
composer Aldo
López-Gavilán excels
in both the classical
and jazz worlds as a
recitalist, concerto
soloist, chambermusic
collaborator, film composer, recording
artist, and performer of his own electrifying jazz
compositions.
He has appeared in such prestigious venues as
the Amadeo Roldán and Teatro del Museo de Bellas
Artes (Cuba); Teresa Careño (Venezuela); Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center, and Jordan Hall (United
States); Royal Festival Hall (United Kingdom); and
The Hall of Music (Russia), among many others. In
2015 he joined the New York-based Harlem Quartet—
co-founded by his brother Ilmar, the quartet’s
first violinist—for concerts in Calgary, Seattle, and
Phoenix. His partnership with Harlem Quartet continued
in 2016 with a United States tour that included
concerts and residency activities. In 2017 he performed
with violinist Joshua Bell and the Havana
Chamber Orchestra, led by his wife Daiana Garcia,
in a “Seasons of Cuba” concert at California’s Festival
Napa Valley, and he returned to Chautauqua,
where he performed his own music with the Chautauqua
Symphony Orchestra under Garcia. He also
debuted with Nevada’s Classical Tahoe Orchestra
as soloist in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and in the
premiere of his new piano concerto Emporium.
Recent highlights include concerto debuts with the
Florida Orchestra, South Florida Symphony Orchestra,
and West Michigan Symphony; an appearance
with violinist Ilmar Gavilán at The Block in Muskegon
marking the brothers’ North American debut as
recital partners; and a third United States tour with
Harlem Quartet.
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ALDO LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN
Piano