Tribute concert to Astor Piazzolla to be held in Cuba

Havana, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) A tribute concert with the most relevant of the vocal work of Argentine musician Astor Piazzolla will take place in this capital, the artistic director of the show, Helson Hernandez, said.

Piazzollada en La Habana, the title of this unique presentation, will be held this Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. local time at the Basílica Menor del Convento de San Francisco de Asís, in Old Havana, and will bring together Argentine and Cuban artists on stage. Soprano Lola Barrios and pianist Leandro Marquesano, both from Argentina, will perform along with Cuban singers Anais Abreu, Anabell Lopez, Beny Luis, Samantha Correa and Merlyn Cruz.

The concert is sponsored by the Argentine Embassy in this country, the Astor Piazzolla Foundation presided over by the composer’s widow Laura Escalada, CMBF Radio Musical Nacional, the Cuban Ministry of Culture and the Office of the Historian of Havana.

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was an Argentine bandoneon player and composer, considered by critics as one of the most important musicians of the 20th century and one of the most relevant tango composers in the world.