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Tango Quartet Debut Concert – New Zealandby Christine Johnstone |
Auckland Tango quartet Milonga de Cuatro will perform their debut concert at The Pumphouse, Killarney Park in Takapuna, Auckland on February 24th. The quartet includes accordionist and teacher Lian Jones, Natalia Meyta (piano), Irina Lgotkina (violin) and Marija Dimitrijevic (double bass). Their program will consist of The Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) which are a set of four tango compositions written by Ástor Piazzolla. Verano Porteño (Buenos Aires Summer) written in 1965, originally as incidental music for the play 'Melenita de Oro' by Alberto Rodríguez Muñoz; Invierno Porteño (Buenos Aires Winter) written in 1969; Primavera Porteña (Buenos Aires Spring) written in 1970, contains counterpoint; and Otoño Porteño (Buenos Aires Autumn) written in 1970. In addition the quartet will play a variety of other works such as Libertango, Oblivion and Ave Maria to name a few. |