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
19 December 2025, Konzerthaus Freiburg / 21 December 2025, Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg / 22 December 2025, Philharmonie Berlin
A CUBAN CHRISTMAS
Sarah Willis, horn / Yuniet Lombida, saxophone / Harold Madrigal Frías, trumpet / Anabel Estévez & Amelia Febles, violin / Hugo Hidalgo, viola / Sarah Sofía Gutiérrez, cello / Carlos García, bass / Ernesto Oliva, piano / Adel Gozález, congas / Alejandro Aguiar, timbales / Jesús Estrada, bongos and percussion
special guest: Carlos Calunga, singer
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: Yuniet Lombida, Jorge Aragón, Edgar Olivero, Joshua Davis, Sarahbanda

12 March 2026, Alte Oper Frankfurt
SARAHBANDA – “THE YOUNG BUENA VISTA”
Sarah Willis, horn / Yuniet Lombida, saxophone / Harold Madrigal, trumpet / Amelia Febles, violin / Carlos García, double bass / Adel González & Alejandro Aguiar, percussion / Edgar Olivero, piano
Works by different composers