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Video: Bandoneon Bonanza of Simone Marini and Filippo Arlia - New Zealandby Harley Jones |
Italians Simone Marini (bandoneon) and Filippo Arlia (piano) made two concerts in Auckland City on the 28th an 30th November and received a standing ovation at the concert I attended. Filippo Arlia is also a highly regarded symphony orchestra conductor and has worked with accordion and bandoneon players extensively including performing several times at the Strumenti Musica Festival in Spoleto. Filippo Arlia normally works in duo with Cesare Chiacchiaretta but for this tour, Simone Marini was available and made his first tour to New Zealand. Simone has performed extensively in Europe. The tour was organised by noted pianist Flavio Villani (picture right), Artistic Director, St Heliers Music Centre. Enjoy the videos. We will run two more videos from the concert next week. |