happy birthday piazzolla!
sonico and gwen cresens celebrate piazzolla’s centennial
programme - sonico
eduardo rovira (1925-1980)
selection of works performed by Rovira's Octeto La Plata
astor piazzolla (1921-1992)
selection of works performed by Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires
programme - Orquesta Tanguedia
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Concierto para Quintet
Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Decarissimo
Escualo
about
Astor Piazzolla, the grandmaster of the tango, was born exactly a century ago. Using elements of classical music, Argentine folk music, the jazz, pop and rock scenes, he revolutionised the traditional tango in the 1950s. His passionate, erotic and dramatic music also demonstrates an unprecedented compositional ability.
On the occasion of Astor Piazzolla’s hundredth birthday, the renowned Brussels tango ensemble SONICO previews its latest album at Klarafestival. Piazzolla – Rovira: The Edge of Tango reconstructs the music of the first avant-garde tango group: Astor Piazzolla’s mythical Octeto Buenos Aires. As the tango nuevo was not a revolution of one, SONICO also performs music by the Argentine composer Eduardo Rovira and his Octeto La Plata.
Next, the Belgian accordion and bandoneon player and composer Gwen Cresens performs some Astor Piazzolla classics with his own Orquesta Tanguedia. The programme includes Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas: four tango compositions inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.
find out more
extra information and full programme
sonico's album: piazzolla - rovira: the edge of tango
watch now
Watch Happy Birthday Piazzolla! on 27 March at 21:00 for the premiere via Podium 19. Or watch the performance when you like via on demand until the end of April.
Watch via Proximus Pickx on 25 March at 19:00 or on demand until the end of March.
podium 19 on your television
On Proximus Pickx channel 19 or channel 269 from Brussels or Wallonia (attention: only available for the Proximus Pickx subscription) or on Telenet TV channel 99 (attention: only available for Telenet digital TV) or on Orange TV channel 20.
credits
coproduction
Klarafestival, BOZAR
streamed from
BOZAR (the M hall)
image © Griet de Cort
