Toomai joins clarinetist/singer Kristen Mather de Andrade and a band of stellar Brazilian musicians to celebrate the release of her new album, Sem Fim. https://5bmf.org/toomai-string-quintet/ Toomai makes a special appearance in a tribute to renowned Cuban guitarist and composer Leo Brouwer. With a catalog of more than 700 works that cover almost all genres and musical forms, Maestro Brouwer, now in his 80s, will be awarded the Ignacio Cervantes Medal, the Cuban Cultural Center of New York’s highest recognition for lifetime excellence in classical music. Presented by the Cuban Cultural Center of New York. Concert will take place in Weill Recital Hall https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/05/20/Tribute-to-Leo-Brouwer-0700PM Toomai will perform original arrangements of works by by some of the most celebrated Cuban composers of the past and present. This concert features works by Tania León, Leo Brouwer, Gisela Hernández, and Ernesto Lecuona; as well as Yosvany Terry’s recent work Soñando despierto (2024).
Chappaqua Library with Kristen Mather de Andrade & Brazilian orchestra
https://www.chappaqualibrary.org/event/concert-brazilian-chamber-orchestra-15206Five Boroughs Music Festival at Bronx River Arts Center
This concert features music from Toomai's recent Brazilian album, Passos Brasileiros, with original arrangements of popular songs by Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, and Dona Ivone Lara (the “First Lady of Samba”); jazz-influenced works by Hermeto Pascoal and Léa Freire; and classical selections by Chiquinha Gonzaga, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Paulinho Nogueira.Tribute to Leo Brouwer at Carnegie Hall
Cuban Cultural Center of NY Presents: Toomai String Quintet at Instituto Cervantes
Educational Workshop with Chamber Music Center of New York
