Romano Viazzani Ensemble
Sat 07 May
|Brockham
An evening of wonderful Argentinian food, wine and music, featuring a programme of works by Astor Piazzolla.
Time & Location
07 May 2022, 19:00 – 23:00
Brockham, Brockham Ln, Brockham, Betchworth RH3 7JJ, UK
About the Event
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Nocturne Supper Club is a unique and sumptuous classical music dinner event, each with a theme taken from the work of a great composer.
About this event
The theme for our 6th Nocturne Supper Club at Brockham Village Hall, Brockham, Surrey on the 7th May 2022 is Astor Piazzolla - King of Tango.
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina to Italian parents. From ages 3-16 he lived in New York City, where he was exposed to Bach and Rachmaninoff (from his Hungarian piano teacher), traditional tango and Gershwin (from his bandoneon teacher, with whom he began studying at nine), and Ellington and Calloway (from the ‘hood). At 13 he met the dashing French/Argentinian singer, Carlos Gardel, who had made tango into a craze in the US. Astor was so proficient on the bandoneon that Gardel invited him to join…