Piazzolla

This irresistible season opener led by Richard Tognetti is driven by the rhythms of South America, and features longstanding friend of the ACO, classical accordion virtuoso and arranger James Crabb.

The tango was already a melting pot of influences before Piazzolla snatched it from boozy dives and put it into concert halls. Some Argentinians called him an assassin, but he was really a visionary. Piazzolla added a classical sensibility and cosmopolitan sophistication to the all-enveloping sensuality of the tango, as you will hear in his popular Libertango and the Angels and Devils Suite.

We honour Piazzolla’s passion for the Baroque with a concerto by Handel and a tribute to Bach by Villa-Lobos. Then back to the 21st century where Gabriela Lena Frank’s South American-inspired Leyendas makes its Australian premiere and local treasure Elena Kats-Chernin makes a welcome return. Give yourself over to this intoxicating and immersive experience.

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• Program

  Piazzolla

  Libertango

  Antonio Agri/José Carli 

  Desde Adentro

  Handel

  Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6 No.11 

  Elena Kats-Chernin

  Torque 

  Gardel

  Por Una Cabeza 

  Gabriela Lena Frank 

  Leyendas - An Andean Walkabout: VI. Coquetos (Australian Premiere) 

  Villa-Lobos 

  Bachianas Brasileiras No.9

  Piazzolla 

  Angels and Devils Suite: Milonga del Ángel, Vayamos al Diablo, Romance del Diablo, La Muerte del Ángel

• Artists

  Richard Tognetti

  Director and violin

  James Crabb

  Classical accordion

  Australian Chamber Orchestra