jueves, 19 de febrero de 2009

Venezuela's Symphony Orchestra on Tour in Cuba

CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Feb 19 (acn) Venezuela's Symphony Orchestra (OSV) began a tour of important Cuban theatres with a performance on Wednesday in this city's Tomás Terry Theatre, which will extend until March 1.

The public at the Tomás Terry enjoyed melodies like Sinfonía del Nuevo Mundo, by Dvorak; Tocata Bacchiana and Pajarillo, by Aldemaro Romero; Moliendo Café, by Hugo Blanco; Alma Llanera, by Pedro Elías Gutiérrez, and Fantasía Cubana, in an arrangement by Sergio Holguín.

Cienfuegos residents will also be able to enjoy the performances of violinist Alexis Cárdenas and oboist Jorge Alcarrá, who will play Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Violin and Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, by B. Marcello, respectively.

This musical tour is the first international presentation of the visiting orchestra in 2009, and will include performances in theatres of various provinces, like the Amadeo Roldán in Havana and Sauto, in Matanzas , and at the Martha Abreu Central University Theatre, in Villa
Clara.

The OSV, considered an artistic heritage of the South American sister nation, will be conducted by maestro Angelo Pagliuca and by the director of the Presidential Orchestra of Belarus, Viktor Babarikin. Founded in 1930, the Venezuelan orchestra is made up by 95 teachers, who perform over 70 concerts a year.

(Actuará en Cuba Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela)

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