FIESTA CUBANA!

Cuban rhythms and Mozart harmonise in small and large ensembles: Sarah Willis, hornist player at Berlin Philharmonic, delights with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra and her very own salsa band – The Sarahbanda.

Sarah Willis’ passion project Mozart y Mambo began just a few years ago with concerts in Cuba and an album recording. At the time, no one expected worldwide tours to the most prestigious concert venues. Yet the unique fusion of music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Cuban rhythms quickly proved to be a winning combination—captivating music lovers around the globe. Today, Sarah Willis, the young musicians of the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, conductor José Méndez and the Sarahbanda, are welcomed with open arms at top concert halls from Hamburg to Taipei!

Dates & venues
20 September 2025, Fratopia, Alte Oper Frankfurt / 21 September 2025, Musica Sacra, Maastricht / 22 September 2025, Kölner Philharmonie
MOZART Y MAMBO
Sarah Willis, horn / José Antonio Méndez Padrón, conductor / Havana Lyceum Orchestra
Works by different composers

12 October 2025, Teatro Sergio Secci / (Terni) / 14. October 2025, Mozarteum Salzburg (season opening) / 16. October 2025, Meisterkonzerte Würzburg (season opening)
SARAHBANDA
Sarah Willis, horn / Yuniet Lombida, saxophone / Harold Madrigal, trumpet / Amelia Febles, violin / Edgar Olivero, piano / Carlos García, double bass / Alejandro Aguiar & Adel González, percussion
Works by R. Egües, E. Olivero, C. Segundo, C. Valdés, E. Lecuona and others

19 December 2025, Konzerthaus Freiburg / 21 December 2025, Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg / 22. December 2025, Philharmonie Berlin
A CUBAN CHRISTMAS
Sarah Willis, horn / Yuniet Lombida, saxophone / Aylín Pino, violin / Jorge Aragón, piano / Carlos García, double bass / Adel González & Alejandro Aguiar, percussion
Works by J. S. Bach, G. Bizet, R. Egües, W. A. Mozart, P. Tschaikowsky, M. A. Banquela & M. Guerra, O. Farrés, M. T. Vera, S. Siaba, F. X. Gruber, J. Feliciano
Arrangements by Yuniet Lombida, Jorge Aragón, Edgar Olivero, Joshua Davis, Sarahbanda