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On the afternoon of November 23, the theater of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba hosted the final concert of the Second Edition of the National Music Competition, sponsored by the Young Artists Fund and UNICEF Cuba, with the support of the French Embassy, French Cooperation, and the UNESCO regional office in Havana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleven musicians in training, both academically trained and self-taught, from various provinces of the country, who won awards in the competition, shared the stage with renowned musicians of international renown, opening a door to emerging talent in the Cuban musical context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A select repertoire of Cuban music, arranged by Janio Abreu, musical director of the initiative, thrilled those who attended the performance by Natalia Hern\u00e1ndez and Armando Moreira (guitars), Paola Abreu, Esteban Hern\u00e1ndez, \u00c1lvaro P\u00e9rez, F\u00e9lix Matos, Arian Gounelas, and Diego Abreu (piano), Mar\u00eda Karla Rifat (cello), Dar\u00edo Cuba (flute), and Vismar Su\u00e1rez (saxophone).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The premiere of works composed by the award winners also took place, accompanied by prestigious Cuban musicians such as Rold\u00e1n Carballoso (tres and lute), Adel Gonz\u00e1lez (percussion), L\u00e1zaro Rivero \u201cEl Fino\u201d (double bass), Fabio Abreu (drums), Alejandro Falc\u00f3n (piano), and singer Annys Batista, winner of the FAJ call for creative music projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second edition of the National Music Competition was announced in July 2025, as part of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, and received 56 entries from almost every province in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Music Competition represents the commitment of FAJ and UNICEF Cuba to promoting culture, fostering encounters between several generations of musicians in a friendly atmosphere of mentoring and mutual development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An opportunity to coordinate our efforts with those of organizations committed to children and culture for development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opening the door to emerging talent on the Cuban music scene.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-desde-el-faj","post-with-thumbnail","post-with-thumbnail-large"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artejoven.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fondo_Concurso-2025-scaled.webp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8105,"url":"https:\/\/artejoven.org\/en\/fondo-de-arte-joven-y-unicef-cuba-convocan-a-la-primera-edicion-del-concurso-nacional-de-musica\/","url_meta":{"origin":10217,"position":0},"title":"Fondo de Arte Joven and UNICEF Cuba call for the first edition of the National Music Contest","author":"Ren\u00e9 Manuel Puig","date":"19 de September de 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Fondo de Arte Joven (FAJ) and the United Nations Children's Fund in Cuba (UNICEF Cuba), announce the First Edition of the National Music Contest, a unique opportunity for adolescents and teenagers to participate in the","rel":"","context":"In "Desde el FAJ"","block_context":{"text":"Desde el FAJ","link":"https:\/\/artejoven.org\/en\/category\/noticias\/desde-el-faj\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Concurso Nacional de M\u00fasica. 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