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Thanks to the spell cast on her by the vocal repertoire of so-called early music – more accurately that of the Renaissance and early Baroque- María Cristina replaced her passion for violin with singing. From her native Tandil -and after two years in Buenos Aires- she arrived at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, the mecca of these […]
Dazzled by a fantasia by Luys de Narváez, he decided -still a teenager- to devote himself exclusively to 16th century lute and vihuela, a decision he has kept up to the present with no regret whatsoever. In 1996 he moved to Switzerland to study with his teacher and mentor, Hopkinson Smith, at the Schola Cantorum […]
John Reid’s career up to date has shown him to be a pianist of notable versatility and range with wide experience as an outstanding chamber musician, song accompanist, soloist and exponent of new music. An increasingly sought-after teacher, he teaches at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In November 2017, he made his debut […]
Born in Liverpool, Nicholas was a chorister at the city’s Metropolitan Cathedral before studying Modern Languages at Cambridge and a postgraduate course in voice at the RAM in London, where he was recently appointed Associate. He has since been in constant demand both in the UK and further afield in a wide range of concert, […]
En Asamblea de fecha 4 de diciembre de 2000 celebrada en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de S/C de Tenerife se eligen a las tres personas, que según se había establecido, serían las responsables de la dirección de la Banda de Música de la Federación. Según las votaciones en sobre cerrado resultan elegidos: Don Agustín […]
Born in Fribourg, Switzerland in 1975, he studied at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Salamanca with Juan José Diego and graduated with a “Premio Extraordinario de Piano”. He later moved to Budapest where for five years he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy with Rita Wagner, Péter Nagy and Férenc Rados. He received different grants from the Fundación Caixa […]
Leading chamber-musician, solo-cellist, orchestral principal and renowned teacher, Richard Lester is the cellist of the Gould Piano Trio. Previously he was for 17 years a member of the Florestan Trio, a founder-member of the ensemble Domus and has been a member of Hausmusik and the London Haydn Quartet. Equally at home on both period instruments […]
He was born in Moscow into a family with a well-established musical tradition. His concerto debut came at the age of eight, moving right after to the UK to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School. Highlights of his concerto performances include London Philharmonic, Academy of St. Martin’s in the Fields, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, BBC Scottish […]
Charlie Moreno is a bass player, composer, producer and clinician born in Gran Canaria who has lived in mainland Spain, both in Madrid and Barcelona for nearly 20 years. He has taken classes with great musicians of the jazz scene including Russell Malone, Gary Grainger, Yellowjackets, Dave Weckl, Tom Kennedy, Richard Bona, Richie Goods, Victor Bailey […]
Music is one of the main values of any given culture. Indeed, we know it is the identity of the peoples. “Havana Vibes” is a musical project based on different musical varieties from diverse countries. It not only aims to be a musical itinerary but a life one too. Cuban, contemporary classical music, jazz and […]
CJS Reunion comes about as a tribute to Canarian jazz composers and also with the aim of paying homage to our jazz musical heritage. They are the support band for the ceremony of the Canarias Jazz Showroom awards. They will be joined by the great tap-dancer and body percussion artist Jep Meléndez. A show full […]