100 YEARS OF TANGO KING ASTOR PIAZZOLLA. SONICO

World in an Amber / Belgium

INFORMATION FOR ATTENDEES:

We will ask all attendees to present a Covid-19 certificate at the entrance, confirming vaccination or recovery from Covid-19. We will also ask you to present personal identification and an event ticket. You must wear a face mask during your visit to the Concert Hall. Assigned seats will be spread out to observe a 2-meter distance.

It is not possible to provide a separate sector for families with children to prevent colliding flows of attendees, therefore children with negative test results will not be permitted at the event.

• Attendees younger than 12 years of age must present a certificate confirming recovery from Covid-19.
• Attendees aged 12 and up must present a certificate confirming the completion of a vaccination course or recovery from the infection.

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“Piazzolla - Rovira: The Edge of Tango”. Album release tour

During the 21-22 season, the Brussels ensemble SONICO will pay tribute to 'tango nuevo' inventor Astor Piazzolla, who would have been 100 years old this year, with their third album, “Piazzolla-Rovira: The Edge of Tango”. Piazzolla was not the only pioneer and SONICO is happy to offer a broader perspective through the revolutionary compositions of Eduardo Rovira.

The title of this double portrait was not chosen at random. Astor Piazzolla and Eduardo Rovira are usually presented as the two pioneers of avant-garde tango. It has been claimed that there was a certain rivalry between them, and it is a subject of debate which of the two was the first to modernize tango. The cornerstone in the creation of modern tango was laid by Piazzolla in 1955 with the Octeto Buenos Aires. The following year, Rovira joined Octeto La Plata, but did not leave behind any commercialized recordings. 

While nothing clear or definitive has emerged from this apparent controversy, it is a good starting point to understand the necessity felt by the group SONICO to create their third album, “Piazzolla-Rovira: The Edge of Tango”. The album simultaneously presents the music of both octets, the initial exponents of the avant-garde of tango. With these ensembles, Piazzolla and Rovira traveled, for the first time, to the edges of the genre.

SONICO has been hailed by the Argentine press as "the savior of the tango nuevo". For the group’s  2 previous albums ‘Eduardo Rovira: La Otra Vanguardia’ (2018) and ‘Eduardo Rovira: Inedito e Inconcluso’ (2020) as well as their South American tours, SONICO has been hailed as one of the top 10 most essential tango ensembles of today in the magazines Billboard and Rolling Stone. 

The event is intended for an adult audience. Children under the age of 5 may be denied attendance to events for adult audiences.

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Organized by: Great Amber

Supported by: Liepāja City Council and State Culture Capital Foundation

Tickets: from 10.00 euros. Ticket prices may change approaching the event.

Place: Great Hall

Discounts:

• Students, teachers, seniors – 25%
• Persons with group I and II disabilities and their companions – 50%
• Family tickets: 1 or 2 adults + 2 (or more) children – 25%

NB.  Upon attending a concert, the attendee must show personal identification.

 Group tickets:

• 10–30 persons – 20%
• 30 and more persons – 25%