IN LOVE WITH BACH ~ WITH ORLANDO ALONSO

Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 5 pm

On the eve of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 340th birthday, piano virtuoso Orlando Alonso plays the composer’s complete Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, renowned not only for its historical significance, but also for its technical and interpretive challenges, making it one of the most revered and difficult works in the classical piano repertoire. A longtime resident of New York City, Alonso’s dedication to mastering this intricate piece underscores this Cuban artist’s extraordinary talent and commitment to bringing timeless music to contemporary Latin American audiences.

The National Opera Center
330 7th Ave. (at 29th St.), NYC
At Scorca Hall, 7th Floor

To read Alonso’s Meditations on Bach and listen to a clip from the program, click here:
https://shorturl.at/g0OT1

This event is  part of Carnegie Hall’s Nuestros sonidos festival.

SPACE IS LIMITED
General Admission $40  /  CCCNY Members $25
FOR TICKETS, CLICK HERE: https://www.cubanculturalcenter.org/bach

[Photo credit: Neda Navaee]

Cuban born pianist and conductor Orlando Alonso has already established a flourishing international reputation through his orchestral and recital performances in North America, South America and Europe. Noted for his challenging programs, artistic maturity and versatility, his repertoire ranges from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven through the Romantics, Liszt and Brahms, to works by contemporary composers. Mr. Alonso has performed with many of the major orchestras in Cuba as well as North and South America, including the Santa Clara Symphony, Havana Symphony, Key West Symphony, American Youth Symphony, OSB Orchestra of Rio de Janeiro, National Symphony Orchestra of Brazil, Madrid Symphony, Kiev Symphony Orchestra, Astoria Symphony, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, George Enescu Symphony Orchestra in Romania and Ossia Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Alonso has given recitals at Carnegie Hall in New York and has performed extensively throughout Europe, North and South America and China. Winner of the Amadeo Roldan Piano Competition in Havana, the Sant’ Agata li Battiati in Italy, the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York, he was also the recipient of the Harold Bauer Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a graduating student at the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Alonso studied with Jorge Luis Prats at the Havana Conservatory, Herbert Stessin at the Juilliard School and with Zenon Fishbein and Horacio Gutierrez at the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Alonso studied conducting with Zdenek Macal at the Manhattan School of Music and has participated in master classes given by Kurt Masur. He is founder and Artistic Director of the Ossia Symphony Orchestra in New York and the Artistic Director of Ensemble LPR.


This event is s
upported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature.

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With the promotional cooperation of Rialta, 14yMedio and Diario de Cuba

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