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Aspect Chamber Music Series Presents Phillipe Quint & the Quint Quintet in Astor Piazzolla: Betweem Angele & Demons on Thursday, October 28th at 7:30
ASPECT CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS
Phillipe Quint & the Quint Quintet in ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: BETWEEN ANGELS & DEMONS
on Thursday, October 28th at 7:30pm at the Bohemian National Hall
The Show Will Feature a Hybrid of Music, Images and
Newly Commissioned Poetry from Argentinian Poet Lila Zemborain
in Celebration of Astor Piazzolla’s Centennial
October 18, 2021: New York, NY: Aspect Chamber Music Series celebrates the landmark centennial of one of the most influential Latin American composers of the 20th century, Astor Piazzolla, on Thursday, October 28th at 7:30pm at the Bohemian National Hall [321 E 73rd St, New York]. Tickets are $50 general admission or $70 general admission and post-concert reception and can be purchased at www.aspectmusic.net.
Astor Piazzolla: Between Angels & Demons is the brainchild of Russian-born violinist Philippe Quint. The concert features several of Piazzolla’s most iconic works as part of a narrative tracing the musical and personal journey of an extraordinary musician who achieved international acclaim and whose life story was, in his own words, “one of both angels and demons.” Piazzolla’s music is punctuated by visuals of Buenos Aires, the composer and his contemporaries, and animated by the words of Argentinian poet Lila Zemborain, who was commissioned by the Aspect Chamber Series for this special program.
Quint will be joined on stage by his Quint Quintet (bandoneón player Rodolfo Zanetti, bassist Pedro Giraudo, guitarist Federico Diaz, and pianist Ahmed Alom) and vocalist Sofía Tosello. The commissioned poem by Zemborain will be paired with the composer’s Estaciones porteñas and read in between each of the movements by Tosello.
The single most important figure in the history of tango, Astor Piazzolla created a
whole new musical genre based on Argentina’s national dance. Breaking boundaries
and revolutionizing traditional tango, he introduced the world to “tango nuevo”: a fusion of
tango, jazz, klezmer and classical music. The Piazzolla style is bold, unique, immediately recognizable, and utterly irresistible. In Quint’s short video about the program, he notes that this is “the journey of Piazzolla from the king of tango to becoming one of the great composers of the 20th Century.”
About Philippe Quint
Russian-born violinist Philippe Quint is internationally recognized for his unique and insightful approach to standard repertoire, for rediscovering and championing neglected repertoire, and for embarking on imaginative, exciting journeys of exploration and collaboration with artists of different genres. He is in constant demand with leading orchestras, conductors, and chamber music collaborators at the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals, and his discography includes Grammy-nominated recordings of the Korngold and William Schuman violin concertos, and the highly acclaimed Chaplin’s Smile. He plays the 1708 ‘Ruby’ Stradivarius, on loan to him through the generous efforts of the Stradivari Society. For more information, please visit his website at philippequint.com.
About Pedro Giraudo
Bassist, bandleader and composer Pedro Giraudo leads his own jazz and tango ensembles and is an active cultural ambassador for the music of his native Argentina. In 2018, his album Vigor Tanguero won the Latin Grammy for Best Tango Album. He is principal bassist of Música de Cámara and has collaborated as performer and arranger with the New York Philharmonic. His compositions combine his love of classical forms, Argentine tango and folk music, and the spontaneity of jazz improvisation. For more information, please visit his website at pedrogiraudo.com.
About Rodolfo Zanetti
A native of Argentina, Rodolfo Zanetti plays the bandoneón, a key instrument in most tango ensembles. In the US, he has performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, and as soloist with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, Lisner Auditorium of George Washington University, Embassy of Argentina, and other notable venues. He won the 2017 Che Bandoneón International Competition at the Stowe Tango Music Festival and appeared on Pedro Giraudo’s 2018 album Vigor Tanguero. For more information, please visit bareopera.org/rodolfo-zanetti
About Federico Díaz
Born in Mendoza, Argentina, Federico Díaz has established a multi-faceted career as a guitarist, arranger and composer in the classical and Argentinian music worlds. He has performed at distinguished festivals and concert halls across the US, Europe, and Latin America and, as a passionate chamber musician, has collaborated with artists such as Lionel Cottet, Daniel Binelli, Juan Falú, Bruno Cavallaro and Juan Pablo Navarro. He gives regular masterclasses and has recorded for Sony Classical and Epsa Music. For more information, please visit www.bareopera.org/federico-diaz
About Ahmed Alom
Cuban-born pianist Ahmed Alom is a versatile, classically trained musician who, since coming to New York, has become one of the leading young figures in piano performance. A jazz and Latin jazz pianist too, in 2018 he joined the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet, with whom he has performed at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, City College of New York, and Brooklyn Public Library, among others. He also appears on the Quartet’s latest album, Impulso Tanguero. For more information, please visit his website at ahmedalom.com.
About Sofía Tosello
Born in Córdoba, Argentina, and now based in New York, singer Sofía Tosello is acclaimed for her mastery of an array of vocal genres, from tango to jazz. She has appeared in Mariela Franganillo’s Tango Connections: A Love Story, toured internationally with Polly Ferman’s Glamour Tango, and performed and recorded with artists such as Pedro Giraudo, Tatum Greenblatt, Guillermo Klein, and Franco Pinna. Her most recent album, Lluvia Fué, is a celebration of tango songs past and present. For more information, please visit her website at sofiatosello.com.
About Lila Zemborain
Lila Zemborain is an Argentine poet and critic who has lived in New York City since 1985. She is the author of the poetry collections Abrete sésamo debajo del agua (1993), Usted (1998), Guardianes del secreto (2002), Malvas orquídeas del mar (2004; published as Mauve Sea-Orchids [2007]), Rasgado (2006), and the chapbooks Ardores (1989), and Pampa (2001). Her work has been included in the anthologies Mujeres mirando al sur. Poetas sudamericanas en USA (2004) and Final de entrega. Antologíade poetás contra la violencia de género (2006).
Zemborain's poems, translated by Rosa Alcalá and Mónica de la Torre, have also appeared in several English-language anthologies, including The Light of the City and Sea. An Anthology of Suffolk County Poetry (2006), and Corresponding Voices (2002); in the art catalogues Alessandro Twombly (2007) and Heidi McFall (2005); and in publications such as Ecopoetics, Rattapallas, The Brooklyn Rail, A Gathering of the Tribes, The Poetry Project Newsletter, and Mandorla. In addition, she has authored the book-length essay Gabriela Mistral. Una mujer sin rostro (2002).
Lila Zemborain is the director and editor of the Rebel Road series, and the curator of the KJCC Poetry Series at New York University, where she teaches creative writing in Spanish. In 2006 she taught in the Summer Writing Program at Naropa University. To learn more, please visit poetryfoundation.org/poets/lila-zemborain.
About Aspect Chamber Music Series
Aspect Chamber Music Series was established to introduce and promote a novel concert format – ‘Music in Context’. It’s aim is to transform a traditionally auditory experience into a fusion of various art forms, creating a thought-provoking amalgam of performance, lecture, and discussion, so as to present not only a recital, but an inspiring synthesis of music, art history and social culture. The central objectives of the series are to support and promote artists, to enlighten and inspire audiences through intellectually charged collaborations between musicians and speakers, and to forge meaningful and lasting connections between artist, audience and repertoire. For more information, please visit aspectmusic.net
Philippe Quint, violin and narrator
Rodolfo Zanetti, bandoneón
Pedro Giraudo, bass
Federico Diaz, guitar
Ahmed Alom, piano
Sofía Tosello, vocalist and narrator
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA CENTENNIAL: BETWEEN ANGELS & DEMONS
Al-Piazzolla Program:
Michelangelo ’70
Milonga del Angel
Muerte del Angel
‘Yo soy María’ from María de Buenos Aires
Siempre se vuelve a Buenos Aires
Estaciones porteñas: Verano, Otoño, Invierno, Primavera
(Featuring Aspect Chamber Music-commissioned poems by Lila Zemborain narrated by Sofía Tosello)
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