María del Henar Navarro, piano

Malva Rodríguez González , piano

Oliver Valdés, Drums and percussion

 

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Niurka González Born on March 21st, 1977, she starts her music studies in 1989 at the "Manuel Saumell" Music Conservatory with professors Luisa M. Hernandez (flute) and Maria Isabel Castro (clarinet).After graduating as flautist and clarinetist in 1995 from the "Amadeo Roldán" Music Conservatory under the guidance of professors Haslina Kusiak (flute) and Aldo Salvent (clarinet), she continued her studies at the Higher Institute of Arts in Cuba with professors Luis Bayard, flute and Jesus Rencurrell, clarinet.

In 1997, she obtained first prize at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), and in 1999, graduated with Golden diploma at the Higher Institute of Arts, in Cuba.She has taken lessons from Masters Alain Marion and Sophie Cherrier, Claudi Arimany and Andras Adorjan. She has assisted to master classes of Jean-Pierre Rampal, Michel Debost and Barthold Kuijken.

Her solo performances with the National Symphonic Orchestra of Cuba conducted by Masters Leo Brouwer, Enrique Perez Mesa, Ivan del Prado, Jean Paul Penin, Sebrina Alfonso and Bernard Rubenstein, with the National Concert Band conducted by the Spanish Master José Cervero Pizarro, with the Musica Eterna Chamber Orchestra  conducted by Master Guido Lopez Gavilan, with the Solistas de la Habana Ensemble (Chamber Orchestra) under the conduction of Master Ivan Valiente and with the European Union Chamber Orchestra conducted by the Norwegian violinist Eivind  Aadland, as well as excellent orchestras in Chile and Brazil are outstanding.In 1994, she went on a concert tour in Barcelona as a member of the Trio de Musica de Camara Habana (Habana Chamber Music Trio); during which she performed as soloist in a concert sponsored by the PHONOS Foundation.