US Prodigy Marlon Daniel to Conduct Cuba Orchestra

US Prodigy Marlon Daniel to Conduct Cuba Orchestra
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26 April 2017
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Founded in October 1959, the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is one of the island's oldest and most important musical organizations.

Marlon Daniel, an award-winning African American musical prodigy, is scheduled to conduct Cuba's National Symphonic Orchestra on April 30. 

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Born to parents from New Orleans and Atlanta, Daniel is considered one of the foremost exponents of music by African composers in the diaspora. He is notable for performing works by Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a French Revolution-era conductor, and George Walker, the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for music in the U.S.

Daniel’s event will be hosted in the Covarrubias Hall of the National Theatre in Havana at 11:00 a.m. local time. Renowned pianist Gerard Aimontch will also perform at the concert. On the program is Symphony No. 8 in G minor by Antonin Dvorak and Don Juan by Richard Strauss.

Pravda describes Daniel as a “fabulous and exceptional” artist while the Chicago Sun-Times calls him “a natural and enormous talent.” The Amsterdam News also characterizes the young conductor as demonstrating “complete command of the scores.”

Daniel has conducted orchestras in renowned venues such as Rudolfinum in Prague, Carnegie Hall in New York and Bulgaria Hall in Sofia. He has also performed alongside well-known international artists like Julian Milkis, Rachel Barton-Pine and Deborah Voigt.

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Founded in October 1959, year of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is one of the island's oldest and most important musical organizations. Apart from performing in national events such as the New Latin American Cinema and the International Festival of Ballet in Havana, the orchestra has also performed in Nicaragua, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and several other Latin American countries.

With equal opportunity to culture and the arts being one of the Cuban Revolution's mainstay, the National Symphony Orchestra celebrated the 90th birthday of Fidel Castro with a performance in the Covarrubias Hall in 2016. 

The show included poems by Carilda Oliver, Jesus Orta Ruiz (El Indio Nabori), Mirta Aguirre, and Nicolas Guillen. 

Marlon Daniel's directing of Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra will certainly be a treat for classical music lovers of all ages and ethnicities, and a well-deserved homecoming of an artist showcasing his skills in the African diaspora.

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