Three World Premiere Recordings! The Boulder Philharmonic, conducted by Michael Butterman, performs exciting music by renowned Cuban pianist and composer Aldo Lopez-Gavilan. This new album contains these works: EMPORIUM for Piano and Orchestra, CONCERTO for Clarinet and Orchestra, and HECHIZOS (SPELLS) for solo piano. The soloists are Aldo Lopez- Gavilan on piano, and Ricardo Morales on clarinet. Praised for his "dazzling technique and rhythmic fire" in the Seattle Times and dubbed a "formidable virtuoso" by The Times (London), Cuban pianist and composer Aldo Lopez-Gavilan excels in both the classical and jazz worlds as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber-music collaborator, and performer of his own electrifying compositions. Recorded live in superb audiophile sound.