M A R I ANO C A S T R O
¨Muzician complex, pianist, chitarist, compozitor, orchestrator, solist sau membru în diferite formaţii, Mariano José Castro, argentinian din Buenos Aires s-a stabilit din 2013 în România. A adus cu el vasta sa cultură muzicală, un statut recunoscut la nivel mondial şi o mare bucurie de a cânta¨(Mioara Basca, Radio Romania)
¨Complex musician, pianist, guitarist, composer, arranger, soloist or member in different bands, Mariano Castro, from Buenos Aires, Argentina is established in Romania since 2013, bringing his vast musical culture, a statute recognized worldwide and a big joy to play.¨
(Mioara Basca, Radio Romania)
Latin Grammy nominee 2010 - Best Tango Album
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"Personalidad destacada de la Cultura", distinction given by the Congress of Buenos Aires, Argentina
LATEST PROJECTS 2018-2021
NARCOTANGO trio - Stockholm 2021
Narcotango Trio & Narcotango Quintet, playing neotango, the well known pieces by narcotango and new original neotango music. Touring Europe (Germany, Italy, Denmark, Spain, France, Romania, Sweden) in summer/autumn 2017, also in 2018, 2019 & 2021 +info
Berti Barbera & Mariano Castro
A spontaneous and experimental duet working on personal versions of well known pieces. CD live recorded at Brasov Jazz Festival 2015. +info
ArgEnTango, Tango Quintet presenting the music of Astor Piazzolla and some traditional tango at a high level of interpretation. All the arrangements for the quintet were written by Mariano. Argentango members are : Analia Selis, Razvan Suma, Omar Massa, Rafael Butaru and Mariano Castro +info
¨Fits canta Piaf", a concert created by Mariano Castro, Alexandra Fits (vocals) and Cristian Orosanu (conductor) playing with different symphonic orchestras of Romania, taking the well known songs by Edith Piaf to different concert halls like Sala Radio (Bucharest) or sala Patria (Brasov). Choosen as Best concert in 2017 at Brasov Cultural awards. All the musical arrangements were written by Mariano. +info
Mariano Castro & Strings Quartet
A concert with Tango, live music + live dance performance, already presented in different cities in Romania during 2015, 2016 and 2017, and have recorded a CD. Arrangements and musical direction by Mariano. +info
Rafael Butaru (violin) & Mariano Castro (piano)
Playing in duet for the first time, December 2018, at the great Romanian Atheneum in Bucharest. Astor Piazzolla and some other argentinian composers as repertoire +info
Mariano Castro & Rafael Butaru
Mariano Castro & Strings Quartet
¨Tango Simfonic¨, a concert created by Mariano Castro and Analia Selis (vocals), special guest : Omar Massa (bandoneon) using different symphonic orchestras, taking Tango to the classical concert halls l. All the musical arrangements were written by Mariano. More than 30 symphonic Tango concerts made between 2015 and 2020 in Romania, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Lithuania. +info
