Piazzollazo: Concierto de Violín y Piano [] Teatro Santa Ana at La Biblioteca

Violin and Piano Concert

By: Ramón Islas

Trained at the prestigious Gnessin Music School in Russia, the violinist Natalia Riazanova and the pianist Uliana Akatova joined in this Duet in 2009 to perform a vast repertoire written by great composers for this chamber music format.

With two albums recorded, “Sonatas” and “Coahuila Romántica,” they have managed to quickly position themselves on the Mexican stages and enchant the public at their concerts.

“Piazzolazo” is named after the concert in which they perform works by the extraordinary Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, who redimensioned tango despite the initial resistance from lovers of the genre, introducing it to concert halls around the world.

Born in Buenos Aires in 1921, the virtuoso bandoneon player and composition student of Nadia Boulanger is admired and recognized throughout the world for his originality and the greatness of his prolific work.

It is a luxury to be able to listen to these Muscovites with whom the music acquires an unusual timbral touch thanks to their masterful command of their instruments.

The ensemble is amalgamated, they understand each other, allowing them a great flexibility of melodic lines and rich harmonic frameworks.

The Riazanova-Akatova duet is characterized by the cleanliness of the style that they imprint on their performances by the detailed work on the phrasing. This meticulous work on the style and accentuation that they achieve with the music of Astor Piazzolla is what allows the public to appreciate and enjoy the drama, virtuosity and lyricism of this Argentine giant. The duet makes the harmonic sounds of the bandoneon appear between the overtones.

“Piazzollazo” is made up of a careful selection of the composer’s most outstanding works, such as: the anthology “Historia del tango”, his famous “Milonga del ángel” and “Milonga en re”, the iconic “Escualo” and the requiem to his father considered a masterpiece “Adiós Nonino” among others, which make this concert an artistic event of great beauty.

We’d like you to attend this concert, you will surely enjoy an intelligent and expressive performance by Natalia Riazanova and Uliana Akatova; who will give life to the luminous music of Astor Piazzolla, framed with flashes of humor and a picturesque description of life in the port reflected in the waters that embrace the Río de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean at the foot of Buenos Aires, so dear to Astor Piazzolla. buy your tickets online https://teatrosantaana.org or at reception 50-A Reloj street.