My first encounter with composition came early. As a child, I watched my mother write small piano pieces for me to play, and without realizing it, I was already participating in the creative process. At nine years old, I performed what might have been my first collaboration with a composer—my own mother. A few years later, in 1997, I received First Prize at the Cuban National Habanera Composition Competition, an early encouragement to continue exploring that path.
During my formative years in Cuba, I had the opportunity to perform and engage with the music of many living composers, including Leo Brouwer, Magaly Ruiz, Harold Gramatges, Alfredo Diez Nieto, José María Vitier, Guido López-Gavilán, Andrés Alén, Félix Guerrero, Carlos Valera, and Carlos Fariñas. Each possessed a distinct musical language, yet all shared something unmistakably Cuban. Their work left a deep imprint on my creative imagination.
Years later, in Germany, he studied with Prof. Stephan Winkler and composition became a more deliberate practice. While continuing to experiment with different influences, I wrote the cycle Five Cuban Fantasies, originally conceived for solo piano and later recorded in the album Classic Vibrations in collaboration with improvising musicians.
Alongside original works, I have created numerous arrangements for projects connected to Cuban music, including music featured on the Grammy-winning album in the category of Best Musical Theater Album. I have also composed scores for documentary films such as El Gran Impaciente by director Carlos Arenal, an award-winning production, and more recently my music has appeared in films by director Hugo Pérez. At present, I am working on the orchestration of new compositions.