José Cáceres

	Press Kit "The vivid rhythmic life of Latin music, with all its abrupt changes of mood and movement, lived in all the pieces he played, as did the love of bright coloring." "His best playing came in the Ginastera. From beneath the Sonata's hard surfaces, Mr. Cáceres drew up all the underlying influences of the street. These are energies most performers try to discipline. Here they gave Ginastera's dourness a new amiability." The New York Times
	" . . . first class piano technique . . . a star whose playing is exciting." The Washington Post
	" . . . fiery flair for Latin rhythms and coloration." The Miami Herald
	" . . . like a blast of dynamite. This was the most exciting, compelling, grab-em-by-the-throat "Appassionata" in my experience. The rest of the program revealed a consistently interesting musicality, a sense of what the music is about at its core, even when his technique wasn't tested." San Antonio Express News
	"Cáceres's playing was smooth, hot and strong, the musical equivalent of a Havana cigar and a cup of Cuban coffee. Malagueña, which he fiercely raged through, bounding at the keys and stamping at the stage floor, brought one of the loudest cheers of the recital from the audience." Kalamazoo Gazette
	"The evening's spotlight shone brightest on Cáceres, who chose the brilliant and witty G Major Concerto of Maurice Ravel. Cáceres displayed aplomb and control, always keeping the instrument reined in. It would be hard to imagine a more successful realization of this work than that we heard from Cáceres. All in all, Cáceres stole the show." The San Juan Star TOP OF PAGE