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Film Screening: Special Offer!
View a special free screening of Los Hermanos/The Brothers, a new film that powerfully captures the story of Harlem Quartet violinist and founder Ilmar Gavilán and Aldo López-Gavilán — two brothers who were separated by politics, but united by music. Free digital access with registration!
This engagement of Harlem Quartet with Aldo López-Gavilán is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
About the Film
Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers — violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo — live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.
Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score, composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.