The next event of the educational cycle Orchestra Formula will take place at the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre on April 8. It’ll be called The History of Tango and dedicated to this vibrant music genre, which has become a cultural phenomenon, regardless of dance.

A significant part of the works included in the concert programme were written by the Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. Piazzolla made a real revolution in this genre: having studied the essence of the Argentine tango, this composer and musician effaced the boundaries between dance and classical music by adding the achievements and discoveries of composers of various eras to the popular music. “Tango was very boring until I came along,” Astor Piazzolla said about himself. On April 8, the spectators will hear the famous Libertango (soloist - Dmitri Kosolapov, violin), Oblivion (soloist - Polina Sablina, oboe), and other works by Piazzolla. Among his works, there’s also The History of Tango - a piece that consists of four parts illustrating various eras of tango. An unusual version of one of these parts - Cafe of the 1930s - for harp and flute will be performed by Kira Lagozinskaya and Pavel Studennikov respectively.

The concert programme includes the most popular tangos - Por una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel (this piece was often used in films and is especially known for the bright dance sequences in the movies Scent of a Woman and True Lies) and La Paloma (The Dove) by Sebastián Iradier performed by a string quartet. But Coffee Tango by the Norwegian composer Robert Rønnes (for bassoon (Andrey Kholomkin) and piano (Svetlana Mikhaliova)) may be new to Krasnoyarsk residents.

The highlight of the concert will be the tango from the films: the Goran Bregovic’s one from the film Underground and Gennady Gladkov’s from the mini-series The Twelve Chairs known to millions of Soviet TV viewers thanks to the performance of Andrei Mironov.