Pianist Rubens Askenar plays at the Kitchen as part of the MATA Festival.

Gig Alert: Rubens Askenar

Music Hub | Apr 17, 2014

ARTIST: Rubens Askenar

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GIG: Thursday night at The Kitchen ($20)

The MATA Festival, held annually here in NYC, highlights promising young composers from around the world. It’s taking place this week, at the Chelsea venue The Kitchen. Tonight’s program features the Spanish pianist and composer Rubens Askenar Garcia Hernandez. He’ll be performing his dark, sometimes unsettling piece "El Puerperio."

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