Called by an Italian review the “Paganini of the castanets”, Lucero Tena has marked a personal, unmistakable style to her performance of the castanets, creating the concept of Castanets Soloist.
She has performed as soloist in concert halls around the five continents, under the baton of conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Rafael Frübeck de Burgos, Jesús López Cobos, Sergiu Comissiona, Peter Guth, Oliver Diaz among others. She also has performed as soloist with the most prestigious International Orchestras. Her last engagements includes Hannover opera house, La Folle Journée Festival in Nantes, Tokio and Warsaw, and concerts under the baton of Plácido Domingo at the Philarmonie of Berlin and at Teatro alla Scala in 2017, as well as guest soloist with the most important Spanish Orchestras.
On 2017 she recorded a new CD for the label Sony with Xavier de Maistre, Serenata Española, and started tours with this project all over the world. On 2018 she performed at the Hollywood Bowl with Plácido Domingo, MITO and Ravenna Festivals with Xavier de Maistre and debuted at the Philarmonie of Paris.
Her latest engagements include recitals with Xavier de Maistre in Germany, France, China, and Japan and in festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein and Spanish summer Festival, besides her soloist appearance in the Spanish Theaters and Opera Houses.