Nuevo Tango Arts presents

PIAZZOLLA100: THE NEW YORK TANGO FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT CONCERT

 2x Latin Grammy nominated Cuartetango & Guests at the DiMenna Center, JUNE 12, 2025, 7 PM

Leonardo Suarez Paz, Artistic Director of Nuevo Tango Arts following in the footsteps of his mentor, the revolutionary composer Astor Piazzolla, the Argentine-born and New York raised composer who created new tango.  A tango choreographer, composer and a “virtuoso extraordinaire on the violin” (Wynton Marsalis), Leonardo brings forth a new artistic vision with PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival - a multidisciplinary celebration which unites people through the art and culture of tango and includes concerts, milongas (social dances), music workshops & dance workshops.

The Festival's opening night is a unique multidisciplinary program featuring 2xLatin GRAMMY nominated Cuartetango string quartet with GRAMMY-winner Rodolfo Zanetti on bandoneon, instrumental, vocal and dance repertoire from Gardel and Le Pera to Piazzolla. This special evening concludes with "The Rites of Love," a new string quartet composition with poetry by L. Suarez-Paz, which celebrates the freedom of expression.  Featured artists: Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin/voice/dance), Francisco Salazar (violin), Jon Weber (viola), Danny Miller (cello), Rodolfo Zanetti (bandoneon), Olga Suarez-Paz (dance/poetry).