Squares, theaters, schools, penitentiaries and public places in this eastern Cuban province will be the scenarios for the 31st Provincial Music Fest—April 12-14—with works and performances attended in-person and online.

As part of an artistic and academic exchange project between the Lyceum Mozartiano of Havana and Germany’s Balthasar Neumann Chor & Ensemble, a unique performance of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem, conducted by the renowned German director Thomas Hengelbrock, will take place on April 15 at 8:00 pm at the Havana Cathedral as part of the activities for the Month of European Culture in Cuba and the Sacred Music Days organized by the Father Felix Varela Cultural Center.

On April 15, the Havana Cathedral will host a unique performance of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s famous Requiem as part of the activities for the Month of European Culture in Cuba and the Sacred Music Days organized by the Father Felix Varela Cultural Center.

The Fidel Castro Ruz Center in Havana hosted the premiere of the documentary film Proyecto Experimental Nazareno, by Cuban filmmaker Juan Carlos Travieso Fajardo, about the Commander in Chief’s involvement in Mayabeque province’s smallholding Nazareno, intended to engage scientists in the development of agricultural and cattle production.

As a tribute to the cultural and friendship ties between Cuba and Mexico, two nations twinned in history, the province of Holguín’s Banda de Conciertos (BPC) gave a major open-air concert called “Colors of Mexico”, dedicated to that country.

A delegation of the Vietnam People's Army and a Vietnamese film crew are making the documentary "Two hearts with the same heartbeat", on the 60 years of military relations with Cuba.

The 28th International Encounter of Ballet Academies will take place in Havana, April 2-12, with the attendance of provincial ballet schools, and 300 foreign guests from 14 countries.

As part of the commemorations of the centenary of the 1st National Congress of Women in Cuba, Havana hosted the colloquium Galician Women in Cuba - Legacy and significance to review the contribution of this sector of Spanish origin to Cuban history and culture.

The Filipino-Spanish painter Camilo Jose Salaya del Toro, a graduate of the San Fernando Academy in Madrid, left his mark on major structures of Cienfuegos in the 19th century, including the Garcia de la Noceda Palace, one of this city’s most relevant local buildings and exponents of domestic architecture from that time.

The prominent Cuban actor Ruben Breña, who was hospitalized in ICU at the Hermanos Amejeiras Clinical Surgical Hospital, passed away on Thursday at 69 in Havana.

Alpidio Alonso Grau, Cuban minister of culture, congratulated today all Cuban poets, on the celebration of World Poetry Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO).

The launching of the book Fidel, by Katiuska Blanco, marked the end of the 31st International Book Fair held in the city of Santiago de Cuba.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, congratulated today the outstanding Cuban pianist and composer Frank Fernandez, 2005 National Music Prize, on the celebration of his 79th birthday.

Authorities of the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education (MES) met with Mario Oliva Suarez and Jeronimo Domingo Ricardez Jimenez, head of the General Division of International Relations (DGRI) and director of the School of Accounting and Administration, respectively, of the University of Veracruz (UV) in order to develop cooperation based on the strategies of the Mexican government.