The Cuarteto Ornati, founded in 2003, performs and teaches, with its members also playing in the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria and teaching at its academy.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of all the string quartets by Juan Manuel Marrero.
Composer Biography
Juan Manuel Marrero settled in France in 1995 and became part of the Parisian music scene centered around the famous Ircam, initiated by Pierre Boulez.
Composer Biography
Juan Manuel Marrero, born in 1970 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, is a European composer with a PhD in Aesthetics, Sciences, and Technologies of the Arts.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Juan Manuel Marrero, the composer, believes a composer should demonstrate a diverse compositional language and engage with opposing aesthetics and techniques.
Composer Biography
Juan Manuel Marrero has received numerous international awards, including the First Prize for Composition of the City of New York in 2003.
