SYMPHONIC TANGO
Classically sophisticated expression of the Nuevo Tango
in the modern style of Suarez Paz
in the modern style of Suarez Paz
Leonardo Suarez Paz is a visionary artist who redefines tango as a complex, contemporary genre - a legacy that was passed on to him by family friend and mentor, Astor Piazzolla. A composer, choreographer, vocalist and a "virtuoso extraordinaire on the violin" (Wynton Marsalis) Leonardo's "knowledge of the tango violin playing conveys a century of individual styles" (The STRAD Magazine). He has been featured as a soloist on scores of GRAMMY winning recordings including those of Placido Domingo, Luis Miguel, Carlos Franzetti and Ruben Blades and is sought out world wide as a Nuevo Tango specialist and the "torchbearer of Argentine Tango and the legacy of its greatest composer, Astor Piazzolla" (All About Jazz, UK).
Dancers of Nuevo Tango Ballet with soloist Olga Suarez Paz's "beautiful" (Fox 5, Good Day NY) expression and "sensual tangos" (goFasano) accompany the program's "superb" and "harmonically sophisticated" compositions and arrangements by Leonardo Suarez Paz in - "an unlikely yet happy marriage of Prokofiev and tango nuevo." (GRAMOPHONE, UK)
PROGRAM 1
4 guest soloists (violin, violoncello, bandoneon, tango dance)
full program evening for chamber or symphonic orchestra
PROGRAM 2
3 guest soloists (violin, violoncello, bandoneon) and Nuevo Tango Ballet
full evening program for chamber or symphonic orchestra
PROGRAM 3
3 guest soloists (violin, violoncello, bandoneon) - music only program
full evening or partial programfor chamber or symphonic orchestra
EDUCATIONAL & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Master Classes & Lecture - Demonstrations
SYMPHONIC TANGO ignites the audience’s passion on a grand scale with musically sophisticated repertoire, heartfelt songs, elegant Tango dance and moving contemporary choreographies. The programs feature violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz and original arrangements and compositions by A. Piazzolla and L. Suarez Paz that demonstrate the virtuosic qualities of the orchestra and the genre’s classical influences. The repertoire includes the tango violin concerto Nuevos Aires (L.Suarez Paz) with bandoneon and cello concertante, a special arrangement of Escualo, composed by A. Piazzolla in dedication to Fernando Suarez Paz, among other compositions for chamber and symphonic orchestras. Symphonic Tango offers three distinct programs, instrumental, instrumental with tango dance and instrumental with Nuevo Tango Ballet, under the direction of Olga Suarez Paz.
“Leonardo Suarez Paz - Tango Master of the 21st Century” (LATINA, Japan) has appeared as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Spoleto and Umbria Jazz Festivals in Italy and arranged and composed for numerous artists including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Many classical musicians have relied on this fierce authentic style and expertise in the genre for their own tango projects, including virtuoso violinist Augustin Hadelich (Historie du Tango), Neave Trio (Celebrating Piazzolla), Carlos Franzetti (Piertot et Colombine, Circo de Arrabal, violin concerto Reflexiones, Tangos) among others. Leonardo Suarez Paz and choreographer Olga Suarez Paz have performed and brought their productions to the Teatro Colon Opera House, CCK (Sala Ballena Azul, Sala Argentina) and Teatro Alvear in Buenos Aires, the Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Latin Grammy Awards Ceremony for a live performance.
The harmonically sophisticated arrangements by Leonardo Suárez Paz are superb, as is his sardonic Milonga de los monsters – an unlikely yet happy marriage of Prokofiev and tango nuevo. |
Paz's singing voice is gorgeous, so his song was a special treat that brought loud cheers from the audience. |
POWERFUL AND SENSUAL. The art and music of Leonardo Suarez Paz: Because tango is music for dancing. It is classical music. It is dance and poetry and song. It is about the free, creative expression of the soul. It's about life - or rather what it can be. |
TANGO ROYALTY. |
Piazzolla's tango once again seduces Fasanomusica..... accompanied by the voice and sensual movements of Olga Suarez Paz ... proved to have excellent virtuosity and an incredible ability to convoke the unique timbre of the tango. |
Original and rather operatic piece of modernism composed by Suárez Paz .. opens with a kind of minty cadenza for violin and cello, and goes on to pay tribute to the great Astor Piazzolla... |
Video - sneak peak of the tango violin concerto, Nuevos Aires (L. Suarez Paz) at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Guest conductor, Salomon Lerner
Guest conductor, Salomon Lerner
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
APRIL 15, 2023 7:30 PM
APRIL 16, 2023 3 PM
Leonardo Suarez Paz with the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
Leonardo Suarez Paz performs his violin concerto Nuevos Aires with the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra. The concerto features cello concertante Danny Miller and bandoneon concertante Rodolfo Zanetti, both PIAZZOLLA 100 artists and members of Cuartetango. The program will also include Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Copland's Appalachian Spring. Guest conductor, André Raphel.
WHERE: GH Auditorium, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT
DETAILS & TICKETS
JUNE 30, 2022 7:00 PM
Leonardo Suarez Paz's PIAZZOLLA 100: Symphonic TANGO
Featuring North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Max Lifchitz, violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz, flute soloist Lisa Hansen, bandoneon and cello concertante - Rodolfo Zanetti and Daniel Miller.
The program includes works by Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Ginastera, Leonardo Suarez Paz, and Max Lifchitz. Special guests, dancers of Nuevo Tango Ballet - Mathilde Guerrero, Leslie Anne Kilpatrick and Olga Suarez Paz (direction & dance).
WHERE: Streaming with Interactive chat via our YouTube Chanel as part of "Una Noche de Jeeves" "A Thursday Night" digital series. Available for replay for 24 hours.
FREE
WATCH LINK
DIGITAL PROGRAM
JUNE 14, 2022 7:30 PM
Leonardo Suarez Paz's PIAZZOLLA 100: Symphonic TANGO
Featuring North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Max Lifchitz, violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz, flute soloist Lisa Hansen, bandoneon and cello concertante - Rodolfo Zanetti and Daniel Miller.
The program includes works by Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Ginastera, Leonardo Suarez Paz, and Max Lifchitz. Special guests, dancers of Nuevo Tango Ballet, Mathilde Guerrero and Leslie Anne Kilpatrick and Olga Suarez Paz (direction & dance).
WHERE: The Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 543 Main Street, New York NY 10044
TICKETS FREE, reservation required
DIGITAL PROGRAM
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 7 PM - DATE POSTONED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
Leonardo Suarez Paz with the North South Consonance Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz
Featuring violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz) and members of Nuevo Tango Ballet
Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 543 Main Street, New York City 10044
FREE TICKETS
JUNE 16, 2020 8PM - DATE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
North South Consonance Orchestra featuring violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz
performing violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz)
120 West 69th Street (between Broadway & Columbus), New York City
TICKETS
NOVEMBER 21st, 2020 7:30 PM DATE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra featuring violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz
performing violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz)
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT
TICKETS
NOVEMBER 22nd, 2020 3:00 PM DATE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra featuring violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz
performing violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz)
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT
TICKETS
APRIL 16, 2023 3 PM
Leonardo Suarez Paz with the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
Leonardo Suarez Paz performs his violin concerto Nuevos Aires with the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra. The concerto features cello concertante Danny Miller and bandoneon concertante Rodolfo Zanetti, both PIAZZOLLA 100 artists and members of Cuartetango. The program will also include Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Copland's Appalachian Spring. Guest conductor, André Raphel.
WHERE: GH Auditorium, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT
DETAILS & TICKETS
JUNE 30, 2022 7:00 PM
Leonardo Suarez Paz's PIAZZOLLA 100: Symphonic TANGO
Featuring North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Max Lifchitz, violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz, flute soloist Lisa Hansen, bandoneon and cello concertante - Rodolfo Zanetti and Daniel Miller.
The program includes works by Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Ginastera, Leonardo Suarez Paz, and Max Lifchitz. Special guests, dancers of Nuevo Tango Ballet - Mathilde Guerrero, Leslie Anne Kilpatrick and Olga Suarez Paz (direction & dance).
WHERE: Streaming with Interactive chat via our YouTube Chanel as part of "Una Noche de Jeeves" "A Thursday Night" digital series. Available for replay for 24 hours.
FREE
WATCH LINK
DIGITAL PROGRAM
JUNE 14, 2022 7:30 PM
Leonardo Suarez Paz's PIAZZOLLA 100: Symphonic TANGO
Featuring North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Max Lifchitz, violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz, flute soloist Lisa Hansen, bandoneon and cello concertante - Rodolfo Zanetti and Daniel Miller.
The program includes works by Astor Piazzolla, Alberto Ginastera, Leonardo Suarez Paz, and Max Lifchitz. Special guests, dancers of Nuevo Tango Ballet, Mathilde Guerrero and Leslie Anne Kilpatrick and Olga Suarez Paz (direction & dance).
WHERE: The Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 543 Main Street, New York NY 10044
TICKETS FREE, reservation required
DIGITAL PROGRAM
FEBRUARY 14, 2022 7 PM - DATE POSTONED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
Leonardo Suarez Paz with the North South Consonance Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz
Featuring violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz) and members of Nuevo Tango Ballet
Chapel of the Good Shepherd, 543 Main Street, New York City 10044
FREE TICKETS
JUNE 16, 2020 8PM - DATE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
North South Consonance Orchestra featuring violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz
performing violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz)
120 West 69th Street (between Broadway & Columbus), New York City
TICKETS
NOVEMBER 21st, 2020 7:30 PM DATE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra featuring violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz
performing violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz)
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT
TICKETS
NOVEMBER 22nd, 2020 3:00 PM DATE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, please check back for future concert dates
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra featuring violin soloist Leonardo Suarez Paz
performing violin concerto NUEVOS AIRES (comp. L. Suarez Paz)
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT
TICKETS