Ancient Music Festival Set to Kick Off

Ars Longa in concert.

HAVANA TIMES, Feb 2 — The ninth annual Esteban Salas Early Music Festival will take place in Havana from February 14 to 25 with the participation of artists from France, Italy, Germany and Cuba, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.

Like every year, the Cuban group Ars Longa is organizing the event that assembles Renaissance, Baroque and pre-classical musicians on Havana stages.

Performances have already been confirmed by the Compagnie Outre Mesure group from France and virtuoso instrumentalists such as Italy’s Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba), Pascale Boquet from France (on lute and guitar), and Germany’s Martin Rost (organ).