Los Angeles, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) US newspapers described today the Cuban pianist Frank Fernandez as a virtuoso with a comprehensive mastery of the keyboard and a great power of communication, after performing at the famous Ravinia Festival, in Chicago.

The most important specialized critic in music of that city, John von Rhein, praised the choice of the works for the concert, as according to him, the program reflected his grounding both the standard classical repertory and in Cuban and Latin American vernacular music.

The selected pieces will allow Fernandez to demonstrate his strong technique and penchant for kicking up floods of Lisztian bravura, especially in his native music, stated the expert on the Chicago Tribune.

"His Chopin group, consisting of three Waltzes and the Ballade No. 1 in G minor, was by turns impressive and idiosyncratic", stated von Rhein.

"His swashbuckling accounts of the ballade and the "Grand valse brillante" in E flat reached into the sonic depths of the Steinway grand piano, while the lilting rubato he applied to the C sharp minor waltz (Opus 64, No. 2) was complemented by a bell-like tone", added the expert.

Fernandez, with a hand on his heart, threw kisses to an effusive audience showing his appreciation throughout the concert, affirmed the Chicago Tribune.