ACCORDION TANGO – Royal Academy of Music – Concert – Thursday 2nd December 2021 at 7.30pm

Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi bandoneon
Elise Quartet:
Miles Ames and Maria Reinon Roig violin
Luca Wadham viola
Gloria Kim cello

Accordion and string students combine to celebrate the allure of the tango.

The first half of the programme features tangos by Jukka Tiensuu, Ishii, Stravinsky, Uroš Rojko and Graciane Finzi.

The second half of the concert will feature world-renowned bandoneon player Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi joining the students to celebrate the centenary of Piazzolla, whose work grew to define the genre.