Young Cuban Pianist Wins Again in France  


02/08/2010

Young Cuban pianist Jorge Gonzalez Buajasan won the first shared prize of the contest of Lagny-sur-Marne France, with a special congratulation from the jury for "his virtuosity and great emotion" in his performance.

  González Buajasán, who studies on a scholarship at the National Conservatory of the Ile de France close to Paris, placed Prelude, Fugue in A mayor by Bach and Ballade No. 3 Opus 47 in A flat mayor by Chopin.

He also completed his participation against other 50 competitors in the senior category of France with Study Opus 8 No.12 "Pathetic" by Alexandre Scriabin.

He explain with extreme simplicity to Prensa Latina that jurors were impressed by his performance of Chopinâ?Ös Ballade but told him about the pent up feelings that only came to the surface at the end of the study of Scriabin.

"A prize is always nice. However, my main goal is to learn everyday more and to be able to play more freely, to which I must devote many hours of study", commented González Buajasán, who is barely 15 years old.

Born in Havana City, he was previously in France from 2006 to 2008 with his parents who met diplomatic mission in the city. Then he gave continuity to an incipient career that started as a child with María Matilde Alea and then professor Lucy.

In the Alejandro Garcia Caturla school I was with Isabel Clavera and then in the Manuel Saumel School with Hortensia y Teresita. This is a moment in which I have remembered Alicia Perea with great affection, the Institute of Music and of course my family", he noted.

González Buajasán announced he is preparing for a more demanding competition in French soil. Before the laurel in Lagny-sur-Marne, he had won other awards including the Flamme International in which participated more than 30 countries.

The scholarship in this capital allowed him to study beside the piano, the organ, the harmony, music theory and accompaniment.

Source: PL