When Michael Barrett went to Havana as a guest conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba in 2000, all he knew about Jorge Luis Prats was that he was the orchestras artistic director. Then Mr. Prats sat down at the piano and began to play. "My jaw dropped, said Mr. Barrett, now chief executive and general director of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, in Katonah, N.Y. Oh, my God, I thought, this guy is a wonder.
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