We are thrilled to present the outstanding international pianist Maria Martinova with this concert of passionate playing celebrating the great music of Tango
With a powerful, sometimes very raw, sometimes affectionate and loving, but always virtuoso piano playing, Maria Martinova interprets remarkably this music. Ö1 ORF
Martinova's playing is technically dazzling,...she must be commended for her uncompromising approach to this rich repertoire BBC Music Magazine
Born in Bulgaria, Maria Martinova trained at the Juilliard School in New York and then theRoyal Academy of Music in London. A multiple competition winner, she has performed in some of the most prestigious venues in Europe and beyond, including the Jahrhundert Halle, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, , the Barbican, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and Wiener Recital Hall A truly daring artist, she has also established herself as one of the most talked-about names on the international contemporary tango scene as the founder and artistic director of TANGUARDA. Her discography includes recordings for EMI Records, Delphian Records, LP Classics, the Bulgarian National Radio and Rubicon Classics. Her most recent release is "Tango, mon Amour!" - here’s a preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4TCw_oPzB0
Programme:
Claude Debussy:
Images, Book 2, CD 120, L. 111: Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
Images, Book 11, CD 105, L. 110: Reflets dans l’eau
Earl Wild:7 Virtuoso Etudes: No.5, The Man I Love (After Gershwin)
Claude Debussy:La plus que lente, L. 121
Anselmo Aieta,Arrangement Orlando Trípodi: Palomita Blanca
Maurice Ravel/M.Martinova: La Valse, M. 72 (Poème chorégraphique)
Agustín Bardi, Arrangement Orlando Trípodi Nunca: Tuvo Novio
Astor Piazzolla, Adaptation for piano M.Martinova: Pedro y Pedro
Astor Piazzolla, Arrangement Juan Esteban Cuacci: Romance del Diablo
Osvaldo Piro, Arrangement Juan Esteban Cuacci: Azul Noche
Astor Piazzolla, Arrangement Kyoto Yamamoto: Libertango
If you would like to attend the concert at the British Institute Library, please register here or write an email to bif@britishinstitute.it
The registration fee is 20 Euro per person.