Havana, July 2 (RHC)-- Cuban piano virtuoso Aldo López Gavilán gave an online concert Thursday, as part of the campaign organized by the Cuban Music Institute, the Ministry of Culture and the Radio and Television Institute to promote the work of Cuban artists in times of Covid-19, when due to the necessary measures in place all in-person concerts and performances remain suspended to stop the spread of the deadly disease.

The concerts online, which began in March 2020 are been streamed on the official websites and social media channels of the Ministry of Culture, the Music Institute and broadcast on Cuban Radio and Television, the aim being to reach out to the largest possible number of Cuban music lovers on the island and abroad.

About López-Gavilán, the London Times wrote, ‘He is not only a formidable virtuoso, but also exceeds in works that require extraordinary color and fascinating sounds. His natural talent never suffers and his original thinking as an artist assures a performance of amazing playing and individuality.”

Praised for his “dazzling technique and rhythmic fire” in the Seattle Times and dubbed a “formidable virtuoso”, Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán excels in both the classical and jazz worlds as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber-music collaborator, and performer of his own electrifying jazz compositions. He has appeared in such prestigious concert halls as the Amadeo Roldán (Cuba), Teresa Carreño (Venezuela), Bellas Artes (Mexico), Carnegie Hall and Jordan Hall (U.S.), Royal Festival Hall (U.K.), Nybrokajen 11 (Sweden), The Hall of Music (Russia), and Duc de Lombard et Petit Journal Montparnasse (France), as well as venues in Canada, Santo Domingo, Colombia, Spain, Greece, Hong Kong, Burkina Faso, Germany, and Austria.