Adolfo Pichardo (born October 1939, Havana) is a Cuban pianist, conductor, arranger, and composer. Pichardo studied piano at the , and in 1954 joined the band Conjunto Casino Juvenil as a pianist. He later came to direct the Orquesta Juvenil de Música Moderna. The Cuban Orchestra of Modern Music was founded on April 23, 1967, and was one of the most famous of the time. Already in 1966, a group of young musicians had organized the Youth Orchestra of Modern Music, under the direction of pianist Adolfo Pichardo.