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SOLD OUT: Chamber Concert: Argentine Tango

»Dance is the art that moves the human soul the most«. This is already what Plato was convinced of – and our chamber concert offers captivating sounds to support this. First, our musicians will feel the pulse from our Bohemian roots with a popular work: Dvořák was regarded as a musician who liked to play for the dance – he was also seen as an artist about which no-one could argue. His quintet op. 81, first performed in Prague in 1888, is a wonderful testament to this. It was composed during a happy period in his life and, according to an anecdote, by coincidence: Dvořák was digging for his first piano quintet op. 5, but couldn't find it and instead of searching much longer, he simply composed a new one – a supremely folkloric work for just five instruments as a burst of symphonic dimension. Then it‘s off right into the musical heart of Argentina and with it the diversity and depth of a genre about which it was once said: »The tango – that is two serious faces and four feet enjoying themselves.« It was Astor Piazzolla who turned the initially infamous dance of his homeland into »perfumed chamber music« for the concert hall, saying: »My music is for reflection and happiness.« Other Argentine composers have also dedicated themselves to this typical spirit in their works – for the tango stands for a rollercoaster of emotions: it is not only a celebration of colours and rhythms, but often full of sadness and melancholy. The effect of sensual expression and passionate energy was accentuated by the famous tango teacher Ricardo Vidort in just as philosophical words as Plato: »The tango is a therapy that liberates the soul!«

Guest performance Tango

Tango Late Night

Due to the high demand, we are organising an exclusive Tango Late Night following the chamber concert "Argentinian Tango"! The Argentinian tangos from the first concert will be supplemented by further tangos in a varied line-up.

Quinteto Nuevo Tango

Accordionist Félicien Brut with four musician friends of his generation form an apt quintet for this tribute to nuevo tango, a style sparked by Piazzolla in the 1960s.

Viva el Tango

Hardly any other dance is so sensual, melancholic and at the same time full of joie de vivre – this concert, titled »Viva el tango«, is devoted entirely to the »Tango argentino«. In the spotlight: Carlos Gardel, one of the most brilliant tango composers of the 1930s, and Astor Piazzolla, who decisively developed the virtuosic Tango Nuevo of the 1950s. The highlight of the evening: a thrilling dance performance by renowned artists Karin Solana and Andres Sautel.

Tango meets Jazz

Viva el Tango

Hardly any other dance is so sensual, melancholic and at the same time full of joie de vivre – this concert, titled »Viva el tango«, is devoted entirely to the »Tango argentino«. In the spotlight: Carlos Gardel, one of the most brilliant tango composers of the 1930s, and Astor Piazzolla, who decisively developed the virtuosic Tango Nuevo of the 1950s. The highlight of the evening: a thrilling dance performance by renowned artists Karin Solana and Andres Sautel.

Guest performance Misa Tango

Flamenco y Tango Pasión

Flamenco and Tango Argentino united in one poetic night... Both arts – at the same time light and difficult, comprehensible and enigmatic, modern and timeless – alternate, touch each other, merge with each other. The thirteen artists seduce their audience with the raw beauty of flamenco and touch their innermost being with the yearning melodies of Tango Argentino. Authentic and very personal, they take their audience on a journey through the two centuries-old and yet eternally young arts of flamenco and tango.