Juan Antonio Mercadal

On April 27, 1940, Juan Antonio Mercadal participated in the inauguration concert of the Guitar Society of Cuba, founded by professor Clara Romero de Nicola where he played the "Fandanguillo" from Joaquín Turina and the "Variations on a Theme" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Fernando Sor.

Between years 1942 and 1943, Juan Antonio Mercadal offered concerts in the Hispanic-Cuban Cultural Institution (Institución Hispano-Cubana de Cultura) where he performed programs including pieces that comprised the most important styles from the 18th to the 20th Centuries.

In 1944 he presented at Club Atenas a program that included pieces by Haendel, Bach, Beethoven, Tárrrega, Albéniz, Moreno Torroba, Turina, Sor, Mozart and Chopin.

Juan Antonio Mercadal worked on numerous transcriptions of pieces for the guitar that included the "Sarabande" by George Frideric Haendel, "Orgía" by Joaquín Turina, "Rondino" by Fritz Kreisler and "Aires Bohemios" from Pablo Sarasate, among others.

After returning to Cuba in 1954, he performed the music of the Cuban film "Casta de Robles", from composer and conductor Félix Guerrero and participated in several TV shows.

Cuban guitarist Juan Antonio Mercadal playing in a group at a young age.