Joseph White (José White Lafitte)

1836 - 1918

Cuban

Biography

Joseph White (José White Lafitte) was a Cuban violinist and composer.

White gave his first concert in Matanzas, Cuba, in 1854. He was accompanied by the visiting American pianist-composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, who encouraged White and raised money to fund his violin studies at the Paris Conservatory.

From 1877 to 1889 White directed the Imperial Conservatory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he served as court musician for the Emperor Pedro II, before returning to Paris to spend the rest of his life. His most famous work is La Bella Cubana, an habanera. White's virtuosic violin concerto from 1864 can be heard on Spotify with soloist Aaron Rosand and the London Symphony led by Paul Freeman.

News

Performances

14th October 2023

SOLOISTS
Rachel Lee Priday
PERFORMERS
New York Repertory Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
David Leibowitz
LOCATION
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York, NY, United States of America

14th October 2023

SOLOISTS
Rachel Lee Priday
PERFORMERS
New York Repertory Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
David Leibowitz
LOCATION
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York, NY, United States of America

18th October 2023

SOLOISTS
James Ehnes violin
PERFORMERS
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Gustavo Gimeno
NOTES
Performing movement III only for Concerto in F-Sharp minor.
LOCATION
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada

19th October 2023

SOLOISTS
James Ehnes violin
PERFORMERS
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Gustavo Gimeno
NOTES
Performing movement III only for Concerto in F-Sharp minor.
LOCATION
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada

21st October 2023

SOLOISTS
James Ehnes violin
PERFORMERS
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Gustavo Gimeno
NOTES
Performing movement III only for Concerto in F-Sharp minor.
LOCATION
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada