Leidenschaft & Samba

Description

Virtuosity with heart and humor. Connected by their love for South American and Southern European music, Paolo D’Angelo and Erika Lafosse come together to tackle the wonderful guitar concert by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. They were able to enlist the virtuoso and internationally renowned guitarist and Castelnuovo's compatriot, Alessio Nebiolo. The three musicians are united not only by their passion for Brazilian choros, Andean folklore, and Argentine milongas and tango nuevos, but also by their teaching positions at the Prova music school in Winterthur and the Geneva Conservatory. Starting from Castelnuovo-Tedesco's guitar concert in D major, which the Italian composed shortly before his emigration from a Jewish banking family and which premiered in Montevideo, the three musicians repeatedly set their musical foot on the South American continent. Just as the music influences each other across the Atlantic, this musical journey oscillates between the old continent and the southern, new world. The familiar follows the unknown, favorite pieces evoke memories, and new works astonish with unusual instrumentation and arrangements written by the trio themselves. With their captivating performance, they make the hearts of the audience resonate; the trio masters the entire spectrum of emotions. Alessio Nebiolo, guitar
Erika Lafosse, flute
Paolo D’Angelo, accordion