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December 20, 2007
Binghamton Philharmonic Plays Music of Sibelius, Piazzolla and Ginastera
Concert Continues Season-Long Focus on Latin
America
Argentine Bandoneon Master Daniel Binelli Perfoms as Guest Artist
On Saturday, January 19, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.
in the Anderson Center at Binghamton University, the
Binghamton Philharmonic, José-Luis Novo music director and
conductor, continues its 2007-2008 Season: South of the Border, A Latin
American Festival with a concert titled Poles Apart: Music of
Finland and Argentina. The program includes Finnish
composer Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 1, the
tango-inflected Concerto for Bandoneón by
Astor Piazzolla and Alberto Ginastera's
Estancia Suite, based on his colorful ballet about life on an
Argentine ranch. Legendary Argentine bandoneón virtuoso Daniel Binelli, one of
the world's foremost exponents of the music of Piazzolla, will be the soloist in
the concerto.
Tickets range from $29-$40 for adults, $26-$37 for seniors (over 60) and $10 for
students and children. Call 607-723-3931 for tickets and information. Tickets
may be purchased online at
www.binghamtonphilharmonic.org. The Binghamton
Philharmonic has recently improved its website so patrons can now choose their
seats online.
This concert is sponsored by Partners Trust Bank. The
Binghamton Philharmonic's 2007-2008 Classical Series is sponsored by M&T
Bank.
The Binghamton Philharmonic will also present a pre-concert talk by
composer-in-residence Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez at 7:00 p.m. in
the Anderson Center Chamber Hall. The pre-concert talk is free to all
ticket holders and is sponsored by The Golub Foundation of Price
Chopper.
Also, a pre-concert dinner will be held in the Anderson
Center Reception Room at 6:00 p.m., presented by Sodexho Catering Service at
Binghamton University. Call 607-777-2925 for dinner reservations and
information.
This performance is made possible with public funds from
the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. General Operating
Support is provided to the Binghamton Philharmonic by a grant from the United
Cultural Fund, a program of the Broome County Arts Council. The Binghamton
Philharmonic's 2007-2008 Season is also made possible by a grant from The New
York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
For more information on the Binghamton Philharmonic's 2007-2008 Season visit:
www.binghamtonphilharmonic.org.
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Daniel Binelli
Internationally renowned master of the bandoneón, Argentine Daniel Binelli
tours extensively in concert and recital. This unique and sensuous instrument is
showcased in a wide range of compositions, many of which have roots in the Tango
of Binelli's native land, where he is known as a dedicated researcher and
profound expert of the form.
A seasoned composer in his own right, Binelli is also widely acclaimed as the
foremost exponent and now torchbearer of the music of Astor Piazzolla, with whom
he has collaborated. The torch was passed naturally after the two toured
together in Brazil, Chile, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Holland and
Switzerland before Mr. Piazzolla's death in 1992. Mr. Binelli's late
spring 1998 appearance in Japan with the National Symphony of Argentina, a
shared program with Martha Argerich, was an unqualified success. In the fall of
2001, he again shared a program with Ms. Argerich at Carnegie Hall with the
Montréal Symphony. Mr. Binelli recorded Piazzolla's Double Concerto and other
works with Charles Dutoit and the Montréal Symphony, on the Decca label. Another
recent recording for Decca teamed Binelli with tenor Juan Diego Florez.
Orchestras with which Mr. Binelli has appeared as guest soloist include the
Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Montréal Symphony Orchestra, Dallas
Symphony, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, New World Symphony, Calgary Symphony
Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina in Buenos Aires and Spain,
Teatro Colon Orchestra of Buenos Aires, Mexico City Philharmonic, Buffalo
Philharmonic, Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of
Caracas, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Symphony and the Fort Worth
Chamber Orchestra. Conductors with whom Binelli has worked include Charles
Dutoit, Robert Spano, Sinón Blech, Gisèle Ben-Dor, José Carli, Herrera de la
Fuente, Francisco Rettig, Isaiah Jackson, Pedro Ignacio Calderón, Carlos Miguel
Prieto, JoAnn Falletta, Michael Christie and Franz Paul Decker. In addition to
several European and Asian tours (where he performed with Charles Dutoit and the
NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo), past seasons included an appearance on the Van
Cliburn Concert Series with pianists Andre Watts and José Feghali.
In the worlds of modern jazz and contemporary music, Mr. Binelli has played
with Paquito de Rivera and the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, Andreas Vollenweider
(with whom he recorded Kryptos), Lalo Schifrin, Michael Brecker and Gary Burton.
Mr. Binelli frequently collaborates with guitarists Cesar Angelieri and Eduardo
Isaac and/or pianist Polly Ferman in recital and concert. He is widely
known for his contributions to film music and his many recordings.
Daniel Binelli also collaborates with Orchestango and Tango Metropolis, a
complete tango ensemble for which Binelli is one of the creators and the
showcased artist. Their recent tours of Japan, France, Germany, Portugal and
Australia were highly acclaimed
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