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It's not new the fact that due to his talent and interpretative
sensitivity, Victor Rodríguez captures public and critic'
attention and praises, as recently happened at the legendary Colón
Theater in Buenos Aires.
He was he first Cuban pianist to play at this famous theater, being
honored with his inclusion at Great International Pianists cycle,
where the selection is pretty exigent.
This performance took place after the celebration of Marta Argerich
Festival. The Cuban artist 's performance followed Kriztoff Jalonsky's
(winner of Chopin International Contest in Varsovia). Hereafter
his launching far beyond our boundaries, he started to trascend
soon after his attendance at Chaikovsky International Piano Contest,
in Moscow 1986, where he was bestowed with Six Prize and the Special
Prize to Mastery.
Talking his most recent international success, the young master
says: I made performances in Argentina with Saumell's danzas and
contradanzas, Cervantes, Lecuona and José María Vitier,
adding also Bach's works and various pieces by Federico Chopin.
It was a very interesting experience.
last year was prodigal: he offers recitals at the Principal Salon
in UNESCO headquarters, in Paris; two performances at Arab Emirates;
a concert with Morelia 460 Orchestra, conducted by master Jorge
Rivero (Concert in La Minor by Grieg) and another in Music Festival
of Vigo Are More, where luminaries for the likes of Teresa Berganza
and Vadim Repin performed.
Victor's return coincided with Clásicos Cubanos (Volumes
II, III and IV) featuring, as part of Parnaso Collection, under
EGREM label and many experts consider that although there have been
a little improvement, classic music and its interpreters are not
commercial yet, despite does exist a vast market for this kind of
music. Wha's your opinion about it?
Some artists are pretending to record easy-selling music and it
is wrong. The Cuban discography is delayed respecting to the quantity
and quality of our interpreters. I also think our CDs prizes are
too expensive and it is lacking a appropiate promotion which needs
a special emphasis, because this sort of music must have a different
treatment, specially after the Buena Vista Social Club phenomena.
I'm satisfied with this EGREM's resourcefulness, although I'm not
included, I only recorded a CD in Argentina and Bis Music (EGREM's
label) edited it some years ago.
Victor seems to me a deeply-ingrained pianist in our and European
romanticism, widely exposed along the latest tour. What's the cause
for this?
What I play the most are XIX century authors, the piano's splendorous
period and it has a lot to do with my sensitivity. I played Bach
through Busoni and Gounod's glances (Ave Maria and Chacona in re
minor). There are also other authors.
I would like to ask you, as president of Ignacio Cervantes International
Festival and Contest of Piano, from UNEAC, if there are values to
guarantee the Cuban Piano School perpetuation.
Certainly, Cuba has achieved a strong level in this instrument,
although I consider, it's not the splendourous time for it. Anyway,
we have talents and professors doing their best.
I consider myself as that kind of person, who besides my work, find
pleasure in giving other persons the opportunity of showing their
work and collate it with other schools. That's the main reason of
my hardest effort in these events.
Taken from Cubaliteraria Bulletin. March. 2003.
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