London Classical Guitar Festival
Thursday 9th July 2026, 7:30 PM at Instituto Cervantes, Sala Luis Cernuda, 15-19, Devereux Court, Temple, London, WC2R 3JJ.
Programme
Ernesto Lecuona – La comparsa | Danza lucumí | A la antigua (arr. Manuel Barrueco)
Nico Rojas – Guajira a mi Madre (tr. M Pedreira)
Eduardo Martín – Son del barrio | Mirándote | Rincones habaneros
Leo Brouwer – Rito de los Orishas | Toccata cubana
Manuel Saumell Robredo – Recuerdos Tristes (arr. Leo Brouwer)
Ignacio Cervantes – Los tres golpes | Adiós a Cuba (tr. Manuel Barrueco)
Aldo Rodriguez – Cancion y Danza
Performers
Nikos Baroutsakis – guitar
Programme Note
A la cubana’, is a live presentation of the eponymous debut album by guitarist Nikos Baroutsakis that pays tribute to Cuban music. Recorded at the the legendary Abbey Road Studios, it is the culmination of years’ worth of exploration of the Cuban guitar repertoire, inspired by the music of the Buena Vista Social Club. The album includes two new works by renowned composers, commissioned by (and dedicated especially to) Nikos: Toccata cubana by Leo Brouwer and Rincones habaneros by Eduardo Martin.
Born in Athens, Greece, Nikos Baroutsakis is a classically trained guitarist with a wide range of interests in different kinds of music.
This is an ILAMS event organised in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes and Pixaudio as part of the 2026 London Classical Guitar Festival.
Established in 1997, ILAMS is the first and only organisation dedicated to the study, performance and promotion of Iberian and Latin American classical music in the UK.