Berta RojasGuitar Paquito D’RiveraClarinet
About This Performance
This Grammy®-winning “guitarist extraordinaire” (Classical Guitar) has “introduced new dimensions to the emotional reaches of the instrument” (El País). She has collaborated frequently with legendary 11-time Grammy winner Paquito D’Rivera. He told Latinousa.com, “My real awards are the people that I have the chance to work with, people that I have met during my life.” This is Berta Rojas’ SF Performances debut.
Artist Information
Performer Biographies
With the 2025 release of The Journey of the Strings, an ambitious multimedia exploration of the guitar's rich history in the Americas, Latin Grammy® winner Berta Rojas reaffirms her status as not only one of today’s foremost classical guitarists but also an influential force in the music world.
Hailed as a “guitarist extraordinaire” by the Washington Post, she is a global ambassador for the classical guitar, seeking to stretch boundaries and bridge cultural divides. In The Journey of the Strings, a soul-touching tale of musical transformation presented across multiple formats—vinyl, streaming, videos, app and augmented reality book—Berta continues that mission.
Paquito D’Rivera, winner of 16 awards between Grammys and Latin Grammys, and with numerous recognitions for his relevance in Latin Jazz and as a composer of classical music, was born on June 4, 1948, in Marianao, Havana, Cuba. Saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and writer, El Paq-Man – as he is known among his many friends, colleagues, and fans, is passionate about both jazz and classical music, Brazilian music, rumba, tangos, etc., and One of the main objectives of his work is to make them all an integral whole.