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Tango Festival, TANGO on ICEland, Reykjavik 1.-4. sept. 2005
>>Orchestras<<
>Silencio
Silencio,
cuarteto tipico de Tango
JOSÉ-LUIS BETANCOR - 1st Bandoneon
Born in Montevideo, José-Luis was for many years an active member of
the tango scene of Uruguay, performing with orchestras such as
Orquesta Típica Raul Novelli and Los Reyes del Ritmo. At the age of
30, he moved to Sydney, Australia, where he continued his career as
a soloist, participating in CD and film recordings. Since 1998, he
has lived in France and continues to perform all over Europe.
ROGER HELOU - Piano, Arrangements
Roger Helou founded Silencio and works as director of the group. He
grew up in Buenos Aires, where he experimented with different kinds
of popular styles: tango, bossa-nova and jazz. Later, his interests
turned to the study of traditional tango music, and he focused on
writing arrangements for orchestras and smaller ensembles. He played
in Europe with tango-ensembles like Trio Miguel De Caro, Miguel
Fernandez, Alfredo Marcucci and Sexteto Veritango and Ensamble
Hyperion. Since 2003, he has lead regular courses and workshops in
Paris on tango music performance.
GIOVANNI BARBATO - 1st Violin
Born in Naples, Giovanni Barbato studied at the "Conservatorio di
Musica San Pietro a Majella di Napoli". Since 1996, he has won
national and international competitions. He completed master courses
with Corrado Romano, Salvatore Accardo and Franco Gulli (Indiana
University - Bloomington, USA). He finished his studies with a
Soloist Diploma at the "Musik Akademie der Stadt Basel" with Adelina
Oprean. He has often been invited to play solo-concerts with
orchestras in Argentina and Uruguay. Today, he works with several
ensembles in Europe, including the "Marcelo Nisinman Trio".
WINNIE HOLZENKAMP - Double Bass
Winnie earned his diploma as soloist in the "Kölner
Musikhochschule", Germany. He received a scholarship from the
"German Academic Exchange Service" to live one year in Buenos Aires,
where he became very deeply involved in tango playing, meeting
musicians of the highest level (Ramiro Gallo, Hector Console,
Horacio Cabarcos, Oscar Giunta). He studied at the "Escuela de
música popular de Avellaneda", and was a member of the "Orquesta
Escuela de Tango", directed by maestro Emilio Balcarce. He plays
today with groups like "Marcelo Nisinman Trio", "Quinteto Rosario",
"676 Nuevo Tango", "Puro Apronte" and "Sabor a Tango".
www.tangosilencio.com
Riku Kotrianta
 Riku
Kotrianta is an avid tango dancer and DJ, rooted in tradition
and always looking for new possibilities. Most recently he played at
the Malmö and Copenhagen tango festivals.
The Icelandic Tango Orchestra
The Icelandic Tango
Orchestra was formed in 2004 to play for the monthly Milonga at
the Idno theatre.
The musicians are:
Hjörleifur Valsson -Viola
Tatu Kanomaa -Bandoneon
Ástrádur Traustason -Accordion
Gunnlaugur T. Stefánsson -Double Bass
Vignir Þór Stefánsson -Piano
The orchestra's repertoire
comes from various countries, such as Argentina, Finnland, Russia
and Middle European countries.
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