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 2026

1, 2, 3 August 2026, Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival
CUBA EN EL NORTE
The Sarahbanda / Sarah Willis, horn

13 August 2026, LUCERNE Festival / 16 August 2026, Musikfest Bremen
MOZART Y MAMBO
Havana Lyceum Orchestra / Sarah Willis, horn / José Antonio Méndez Padrón, conductor

12 September 2026, Schloss Neuhardenberg / 13 September 2026, Schlosstheater Rheinsberg
FIESTA CUBANA
The Sarahbanda / Sarah Willis, horn

10 October, Fotografiska Berlin /  11 October 2026, OPUS KLASSIK GALA
MOZART Y MAMBO
The Sarahbanda / Sarah Willis, horn

9 December 2026, Musikverein Graz / 11 December 2026, Die Glocke, Bremen / 13 December 2026, NDR Konzerthaus Hannover / 14 December 2026, Philharmonie Essen / 15 December 2026, Tonhalle Düsseldorf / 16 December 2026, Philharmonie Köln / 17 December 2026, Staatstheater Braunschweig / 18 December 2026, Isarphilharmonie München / 20 December 2026, Philharmonie Berlin / 21 December 2026, Audimax der Universität Regensburg / 22 December 2026, Kurhaus Wiesbaden
CUBAN CHRISTMAS
The Sarahbanda grande / Sarah Willis, horn