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About Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992)

See 50 performances with music by Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992)
Country of birth: Argentina
Period: Modern

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Date and venueTitle
16-May-2013
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Earthy tango from Mr McFall's Chamber in Piazzolla's María de Buenos Aires
Image credit: Victor Villena playing bandoneon in Maria de Buenos Aires © Andy CatlinMr McFall’s Chamber has a reputation for bringing surprise and delight to audiences, with a track record of unusual and compelling repertoire, often collaborating with both local and international artists. For this one-off concert performance of Astor Piazzolla’s “tango operita” María de Buenos Aires at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, McFall’s forces were augmented with special South American guests to bring us an authentic Argentinian experience.
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24-Mar-2013
Institut Français (French Institute): Library
Traversing the globe: Ferenc Vizi at the Institut Français
Image credit: Ferenc Vizi © Adrien AlleaumeIn a quiet backstreet just a couple of minutes’ walk from South Kensington underground station stands the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni. It is one branch of a global network that exists to promote cross-cultural dialogue and to showcase the best of French culture, be that through food, media, or music. The Art Deco building boasts a ciné lumière and a wood-panelled library, and it was the latter that formed the venue for an intimate piano recital given by the pianist Ferenc Vizi as part of the Institut’s recent festival It’s all about Piano!
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22-Nov-2012
Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus)
A somewhat Spanish evening with the Oslo Philharmonic
Image credit: Per Arne GlorvigenLast Thursday’s concert with the Oslo Philharmonic featured four pieces with little or no connection to each other, other than three of the pieces being either written by Spanish-speaking composers or actually being about Spain. Yet, apart from one piece, it all came together into a rather coherent whole.
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22-May-2012
Galapagos Art Space
Anderson and Roe: A Dazzling Duo
Image credit: Anderson and Roe © Brent ClineBelieve all the hype: Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe—more famously called Anderson and Roe—are electric. At Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, this piano duo did more than celebrate the launch of their new album; they fashioned an entirely new concert experience.
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