MUSICIANS

Fernando Bruguera, pianist, composer and musical arranger is known internationally for his expertise in Tango music. He began playing the piano at a very early age and soon discovered his passion and fascination for the Tango. His many years of experience in the local Tango scene of Buenos Aires make him one of the most renowned connoisseurs of the genre and a specialist in the complete range of Tango styles. Fernando was born in the Argentine province of La Pampa, but soon moved to Buenos Aires to start his academic career as a musician at the “Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda“. He gained significant professional experience by being member of the „Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce“, conducted by Emilio Balcarce personally and, among others, also by Julián Plaza, Néstor Marconi and Raúl Garello. In Buenos Aires Fernando performed as a pianist at the most traditional and well-known tango houses, among them "La Esquina Carlos Gardel" and "El Viejo Almacén". He accompanied distinguished singers like Alberto Podestá, Rúben Juárez and Maria Graña and was pianist of the "Orquesta Carlos Galván". Furthermore, he participated in numerous recordings of Tango albums. Fernando performs on many international stages: Japan, USA, China, Australia, Russia, Mexico and Brazil are only some of the countries he toured with various virtuosic tango ensembles, like “La Esquina Carlos Gardel" and "Señor Tango”. As pianist and music director he performed throughout Hongkong with “Complejo Tango” as well as throughout the United States with Tango Buenos Aires, presented by Columbia Artist Management.

Winner of several international awards, Lysandre Donoso is a leading soloist and is frequently called upon to perform with the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Gulbenkian Orchestra, the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, etc… He regularly performs in the greatest halls in Europe like the Royal Albert Hall (London), the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), the Salle Pleyel (Paris), the Bozar (Brussels), the Cité de la Musique (Paris) and the Berlin Konzerthaus. ​ He started his studies at the age of 6 years old at the Conservatoire de Lyon. Nourished by its diverse origins, including Latin-American folk music by his Chilean father and the bandoneon he inherited from his Polish grandfather, he began to be passionate about Tango and Argentinian music and quickly became a specialist of the genre. He studied at the Conservatory of Rotterdam (Codarts) under the teaching of Gustavo Beytelmann and Víctor Villena. In parallel of his studies, he has been multiplying the professional experiences: the Silbando orchestra, the Emedea quintet, the Sónico ensemble, the Caliente quartet and Juan José Mosalini’s grand orchestra among others. ​ Lysandre is now a reference in tango and one of the most requested bandoneonists in Europe. He is a leading expert in the music of Astor Piazzolla thanks to an important effort of research, transcription and editing of his lost or forgotten work. He’s been rewarded the prize of best bandoneon player in the competition organized by the Fundación Astor Piazzolla in 2021. His discography is extensive, with recordings of various styles: classical music (« Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich » with the violinist Michael Guttman), French song (forthcoming discs with the singer Juliette and the band Les Ogres de Barback), jazz (Lalo Zanelli, Jean-Michel Proust), besides tango. He has been invited to travel to festivals with international dimension: Odessa Classics, Martha Argerich Festival (Hamburg), Week-end Tango à la Philharmonie (Paris), Tango BA Festival y Mundial (Buenos Aires), Trans-Siberian Art Festival (Novosibirsk), Pietrasanta in Concerto, Crans-Montana Classics. He also performed in South Korea, Colombia, Canada, etc…

Maja Hunziker was born in Switzerland. She began her studies with Alexander van Wijnkoop at the Basel University of Music and later studied with Prof. Marco Rizzi at the Detmold University of Music and with Christoph Schickedanz in Hamburg. Master classes with Stephan Picard, Valery Gradov, Christian Tetzlaff and others complemented her musical education. She is particularly interested in chamber music. She received important impulses from outstanding artistic personalities such as Andras Schiff, the Auryn Quartet, Vermeer Quartet and Guarneri Quartet. Maja Hunziker has been 2nd violinist of the Nathan Quartet Hamburg since 2007. During her studies, Maja also explored other musical styles such as Balkan and klezmer music and tango. She is a founding member of the “Ensemble vinorosso”, with whom she performs successfully internationally, as well as the tango ensemble Sexteto Cristal in Hamburg. Maja also dedicates herself to baroque music and performance practice with historical instruments. She is a permanent member of the ensemble “barockwerk”, which was founded in Hamburg. She is also a member of the ensemble of the Hamburg Chamber Opera and has been a member of the “dogma chamber orchestra” for over 10 years.

Lucas Eubel-Frontini was born in Argentina, the son of a jazz singer and a piano enthusiast. Growing up in a musically eclectic environment, he began playing the electric bass as a self-taught musician on an instrument he built himself at the age of 15. A few years later, at the age of 23, he started his studies in double bass with Roberto Tormo, a renowned Argentine double bassist and student of François Rabbath. The following year, he joined the Orquesta Típica Imperial, with which he toured Europe and performed in some of the continent's most prestigious concert halls and milongas. He also recorded an album with this ensemble titled "Concentracion Troileana" and the soundtrack for the documentary film "El Último Aplauso," directed by Germán Krall. In 2006, Lucas moved to France to continue his musical studies at the Regional Conservatory of Toulouse under the guidance of Valérie Petite, the principal double bassist of the National Orchestra of Bordeaux. Simultaneously, he pursued an advanced program at the Music'halle school of contemporary music and jazz in Toulouse. He graduated with top honors in 2008 from the Conservatory of Toulouse.​ After further studies at the "Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance" in London, where he obtained his Bachelor with Honours in Classical Double Bass in 2013, he settled in Paris, where he currently resides. Lucas regularly works as an independent musician in Paris and performs with ensembles such as Quinteto Emedea and Orquesta Silbando, Cuarteto Lunares, TaXXI (Tango XXI). He also collaborates regularly with Orquesta Silencio, Orchestre Tanguísimo, Collective Roulotte Tango, Juan José Mosalini, and William Sabatier, among other formations dedicated to Argentine music.

Diego Romero is one of the most outstanding guitarists, singers and composers of the new generation of Argentinian musicians. This is appreciated by the world-class musicians with whom he shares the stage in Argentina and around the world, including Raul Lavie, Nacha Guevara and Adriana Varela. Diego knows his way around Argentinean musical genres such as tango, milonga and folklore as well as many other genres of the Latin American musical tradition like few musicians of his stature. The successful fusion of rhythms, the perfection of the sound aesthetics and the dynamics of his interpretations (well-known masterpieces and original compositions) bear witness to his talent as an interpreter, arranger and composer.