Poster Hector Del Curto
Hector Del Curto
Sergio R. Reyes
Performance Today®

Hector Del Curto

Hector Del Curto's great-grandfather and grandfather both played tango in Buenos Aires. Now, he carries on that tradition, as one of today's great masters of tango. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear Del Curto play the bandoneon in concert at the Aspen Music Festival.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Aaron Jay Kernis: Before Sleep and Dreams: 1. Before
Evelyne Luest, piano
Chamber Music of Aaron Jay Kernis
Phoenix 142

Isaac Albeniz: Evocation from Iberia
Joyce Yang, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Seattle, WA

Aaron Jay Kernis: Air
Lorna McGhee, flute; Andrew Armstrong, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: Movements 2-4
Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN

Hour 2

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in C: 1. Allegro
Hilary Hahn, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn - Bach: Violin Concertos / Kahane, La Co
DG 986

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata in D Major, K 576
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
The Cliburn, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX

Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Red Priest: Piers Adams, recorders; David Greenberg, violin; Angela East, cello; David Wright, harpsichord
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Astor Piazzolla: Bandoneon Concerto
Hector Del Curto, bandoneon; Piazzolla Special Orchestra; William Kunhardt, conductor
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO

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