You won't find Pedro Alfonso's name listed on the bestselling music charts... yet. But many of the artists topping those charts, from Gloria Estefan to Shakira to Bacilos, depend on the Cuban-born violinist, pianist, composer, arranger and musical director when recording their award-winning works or performing at prestigious venues around the world.

Less than two years after arriving in the US in October 1998, the violin virtuoso's distinctive talents were heard on Estefan's Alma Caribeña (Caribbean Soul), which was honored with the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album and the Billboard Latin Music Award for Female Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year. That same year, he recorded with Shakira on her MTV Unplugged CD, which won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rock Album of the Year; it also was among the Latin Grammy nominees for Album of the Year. Most recently, he worked with Bacilos, which took home the Latin Grammy for Best Album by a Pop Duo or Group for its CD Caraluna. Numerous tracks on the CD, including its single Mi Primer Millón (My First Million), also honored with a Latin Grammy as Best Tropical Song, feature Alfonso's signature violin sound.

With a discography of more than 80 major-label CDs, Alfonso has recorded and toured with many of the biggest names in Latin music, including Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Bacilos, Julio Iglesias, Alejandra Guzmán, Luis Enrique, Gianmarco, Franco DeVita, Ednita Nasario, Alexander Pires, José Feliciano, Thalia, and Jon Secada. The multi-talented musician, who had a career in theater as well as music before arriving in the US, also has performed as a pianist in many projects, like the soundtrack of the Meryl Streep film Music of the Heart.

From 1992-1998, Alfonso lived in Chile, where he worked as violinist, pianist, arranger and musical director in collaboration with such artists as Carmen Prieto and Alberto Plaza; he also performed at the International Festival of the Song in Viña Del Mar in 1994 , 1996, 2004 and 2007. In his native Cuba, Alfonso was a violinist in the Symphonic Orchestra of Matanzas; created the quartet Adagio, in which he served as violinist, pianist, composer and director; participated as actor, composer, and musical director in the theatrical comedy troupe La Seña; and co-founded the literary/humor magazine Seña.

Today, as Pedro Alfonso continues his recording and touring career with the top stars in Latin music, Talent Beach Records proudly presents to you his newest CD album "Strings to your heart", a must to have CD for your collection, full of original compositions and standards performed by this talented musician. Energetic and imaginative, Strings To Your Heart is a well crafted CD jazz that shows the sensitivity and soulful heart of this amazing violinist in hits songs like “La Comparsa”, “Here We Are”, “My Funny valentine”, among many others.  This CD features two icons of the Jazz scene, big name musicians playing along with Pedro Alfonso: Paquito D'Rivera and Al di Meola.