Claim: A prominent Cuban composer who is also a guitarist, professor, and orchestral conductor who studied at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música, Flores Chaviano became the composers organization’s president and was commissioned by CDMC, the Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, the Radio Nacional de España and the Conservatorio de Nalón.
Evidence: Flores Chaviano (n. Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba 1946) is an accomplished Cuban composer, guitarist, professor and orchestral conductor that has achieved great international recognition. After his arrival in Madrid in 1981, he studied at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música with professor Demetrio Ballesteros. Flores Chaviano was president of the composers organization from the Brigada Hermanos Saíz in Cuba during the 1970s. He has received commissions from CDMC, the Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, the Radio Nacional de España and the Conservatorio de Nalón.