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Tango Silencio

Orquesta típica · founded 2001

Orquesta Típica
Silencio

10 musicians from Argentina, France, Germany, Italy and the USA, living across Europe, playing tango in the tradition of Di Sarli, Biagi and Gobbi.

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The record

Musicians
10
Records
5
Reviews
21

Four albums and a concert DVD since 2005, 21 reviews in 6 languages, and a season of orquesta típica workshops in Berlin, Basel, Paris. The records

The orchestra on stageBandoneónWuppertal Tango Festival

“Keine Frage: Tango-Europa verfügt über aussergewöhnliche Musiker”

Magazine "Tango-Danza" 2006 Nr. 4 · Germany

Also written

  • “... Silencio para bailar el tango” — Newspaper "La Nación", Argentina
  • “... enfin l'album tant attendu de l'orchestre le plus réjouissant du moment” — Magazine "Tout Tango", January 2006, France
  • “...'Overweldigend' is het eerste woord dat bij me opkomt als ik de nieuwe cd Silencio en…” — Tango magazine "La Cadena", Netherlands
  • “Orkestar Silencio tango probudio Zagrepčane” — Newspaper "Večernji List", Croatia

All 21 notices


The orchestra

The international Tango Orchestra SILENCIO was founded in 2001 in Europe. After just a few years the group gained a great reputation playing at tango festivals throughout Europe, and is now one of the most famous tango orchestras founded on the European continent — performing in its beginnings together with the beloved bandoneonist Alfredo Marcucci.

The profound quality of SILENCIO has been inspired by very pure styles, from Carlos Di Sarli and Rodolfo Biagi to Alfredo Gobbi: the bases of Silencio’s authentic sound. The group has developed its own and very personal sound, performing for more than ten years together.

SILENCIO consists of musicians from around the world — Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Germany, Italy and the USA — all residing in Europe. The members live in eight different cities across the continent: Basel, Zurich, Lyon, Freiburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Madrid and Stockholm. The diversity and quality of their interpretations has gained the admiration of tango musicians and professionals, and SILENCIO is recognised as one of the three best large tango formations in Europe.

During 2013 Silencio performed at the most important venues of the tango-musical scene of Buenos Aires — Almagro Tango Club, Oliverio Girondo, La Casa del Tango, C.C. Torquato Tasso, Milonga El Canning and La Viruta — finding its place also among the Argentinian youth orchestras.

The group has published four albums — silencio (2005), SILENCIO en las almas (2009), Todo, menos la canción (2014) and Placer y locura (2020) — and a DVD, Live in Berlin (2007).

Who plays in it

Programme

Concert set, two halves with an interval; a milonga set played through for dancers; a workshop week ending in a concert, as at Basel and Paris.

Formations

  • Orquesta típica10
  • Quinteto5
  • Cuarteto4

Enquiries

info@silenciotango.com

Fees and technical needs on request. Roger Helou, direction.