Fishtown Salon Concert Series

The Fishtown Salon series at the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School presents concerts in a range of genres from classical to world music, and from tango to jazz. After an amazing first season, we are pleased to present an ambitious and exciting plan for our second season. ### Fishtown Salon | 2019-2020 Season **STILL TO COME:** **Concert 3 | Saturday, February 22** **Vera String Quartet plays Beethoven & Ravel** 8 pm Concert, followed by a milonga (separate admission) **PROGRAM:** Beethoven: String Quartet in C Minor Op.18 No.4 Ravel: String Quartet in F Major **TICKETS** We are very happy and grateful to announce that we have received sponsorship for the Fishtown Salon series from **Penn Treaty Special Services District**. As a result, these concerts are now pay-what-you-can for residents of zip codes 19122, 19123, 19125, 19133 and 19134. Please bring your ID! For others, we offer these ticket options: Subscription to the last 2 concerts of the 2019-2020 season: $40 Single Concert: $25 [Buy tickets for the Fishtown Salon](https://secure.yogareg.com/philadelphiatango/pub?action=shopOfferingsByDate&searchText=salon&offerTypeFilter=Drop%20In%20Class,Workshop) **About the Vera Quartet:** The Vera Quartet shares the uniquely democratic dynamic of a string quartet with diverse audiences within and beyond the concert hall. Winners of the 2018 Astral Artists National Auditions, the Vera Quartet is currently the String Quartet in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music. The quartet received Grand Prizes at the Chamber Music Yellow Springs and Plowman Chamber Music Competitions, top prizes from the M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet Prize from the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. Highlights of this season include collaborations with pianist Peter Serkin and violist Hsin-Yun Huang, and residencies at the San Juan Music Academy in Argentina, Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland, Intimacy of Creativity Festival in Hong Kong, and Rockport Chamber Music Festival. The Vera Quartet has held residencies at the Aspen Music Festival, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Beethovenhaus in Germany, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and McGill International String Quartet Academy. In 2017, they were selected as one of five Young Artists in Residence at NPR’s Performance Today. Recent seasons have included international tours to Argentina, Hong Kong, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and Vietnam. Formed in 2015 at Indiana University, the Vera Quartet was mentored by the Pacifica Quartet as Graduate Quartet in Residence at the Jacobs School of Music. The quartet has also worked with members of the Brentano, Guarneri, and Orion quartets, as well as Pamela Frank, Atar Arad, and Shmuel Ashkenasi. The ensemble firmly believes in the power of chamber music to transform people, and to ultimately contribute towards a just, egalitarian, and inclusive society. **Concert 4 | Saturday, April 25 - 8 pm** **PIANIST PABLO ESTIGARRIBIA: TANGO & LOVE** Solo piano recital **ALREADY PASSED** **Concert 1 | Saturday, October 26 - 8 pm** **TANGO DUELING PIANOS** Emiliano Messiez & Pablo Estigarribia This year, it's a fairer duel, since both pianists will have a grand piano! **Concert 2 | Saturday, December 14 - 8 pm** **MISA CRIOLLA AND OTHER MUSIC OF ARGENTINA** Featuring Classical, folk and tango music from Argentina Julia Zavadsky & Emiliano Messiez, musical direction Choir & vocal soloists Federico Díaz, guitar and charango Franco Pinna, percussion Emiliano Messiez, piano and keyboard