Havana Lyceum Orchestra
José Antonio Méndez Padrón, conductor
Sarah Willis, Horn
"Mozart y Mambo"
Richard Egües: "El bodeguero", arranged for french horn and orchestra by Jorge Aragón
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Horn Concerto in D major, K. 412,1/514 (386b)
Edgar Olivero: "Rondo alla Rumba", based on the Rondo of Mozart's Horn Concerto in E-flat major, K. 495
Ernesto Oliva: "Suite Danzotas"
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Symphony in B-flat major, K. 319
Francisco Repilado: "Chan Chan", arranged for french horn and orchestra by Jorge Aragón
María Teresa Vera: "Veinte Años", arranged for french horn and orchestra by Jorge Aragón
José "Joseíto" Fernández: "Guantanamera", arranged for french horn, trumpet and orchestra by Jorge Aragón
Even though a Mozart monument has stood in Havana's old town since 2012, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart never set foot in Cuba. Yet for the past few years, Sarah Willis, a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker horn section, has been showing how wonderfully well his music harmonizes with Latin American sounds and rhythms. Using the "Mozart y Mambo" rubric, she has joined forces with Cuban conductor José Antonio Méndez Padrón and the young musicians of the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, combining the best of both worlds on three CDs to date. In Lucerne, she will also pair works from the Classical period — a feather-light Salzburg symphony and what was likely Mozart's final horn concerto, K. 412 — with such Cuban evergreens as "Veinte Años" and "Guantanamera". Edgar Olivero will transform the bold final theme from another Mozart horn concerto (K. 495) into a rousing, groovy rumba, while Ernesto Oliva will incorporate traditional Cuban melodies into his orchestral suite with a captivating, dance-like swing. It's no wonder that Sarah Willis and José Antonio Méndez Padrón like to top off their performances with a salsa routine!
This concert is kindly supported by a music-loving couple from Lucerne
Photo © Monika Rittershaus
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