Masterworks Series: El Violin Latino
The idea of the El Violin Latino series developed some time ago in a café in New York during a session—and resulted in two CD releases and a 3rd one coming. Mappy Torres, a Cuban poet, described the “Latin Violin” with words, Gregor Huebner described it with his music. To him the violin is the common denominator of different genres. While his personal style slips in the compositions, too, Huebner was heavily influenced by Eastern European Folk and Gypsy music.
The result is a line-up of compositions of the most important Latin American composers and his own works written in the same unmistakable style. For Gregor Huebner, the influence of Eastern European music is clearly audible in the music of South America. He feels comfortable there. There he is at home. Huebner’s recipe for success is: “Absorb everything you experience, and then concentrate on the things that interest you. But never deny where you came from.” Thus his own roots and personal experiences play a central role in his music and in his playing. Gregor Huebner put together a band specifically for his concerts, because going on tour with three different bands would go beyond the scope of practicability.

Performers
Gregor Huebner, violin
Klaus Mueller piano
Veit Huebner, bass
Jerome Goldschmidt, percussion