Mario Abramovich (31 October 1926 – 1 December 2014) was an Argentine violinist and composer, considered an important figure linked to the music of tango.
He acted from a young violinist with excellent figures of tango integrating prestigious ensembles dedicated to the genre and has composed pieces.
He was a member of the group
Sexteto Mayor since its founding in 1973, until his death in 2014.
Career
When Abramovich was six years old, he studied violin performance with Martin Llorca and later won a contest and became a violinist in the
Teatro Colón
The Teatro Colón (Spanish: ''Columbus Theatre'') is the main opera house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is considered one of the ten best opera houses in the world by National Geographic. According to a survey carried out by the acousti ...
. In 1943 he began his relationship with the tango. Worked as first violin with
Osvaldo Fresedo
Osvaldo Fresedo (May 5, 1897 - November 18, 1984), nicknamed ''El pibe de La Paternal'' ("the kid from La Paternal") was an Argentine songwriter and director of a tango orchestra. He had one of the longest recording careers in tango history, fro ...
,
Miguel Caló Miguel Caló (October 28, 1907 – May 24, 1972) was a famous tango bandoneonist, composer, and the leader of the ''Orchestra Miguel Caló''.
He was born in Balvanera, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Early years
Born in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of ...
and Argentino Galván, he joined the orchestra for 23 years of
Héctor Varela and made recordings with
Juan d'Arienzo and
Aníbal Troilo.
In 1987, Abramovich performed on
Bryan Ferry's solo album ''
Bête Noire
''Bête noire'' ("black beast" in French, meaning something that is an object of aversion or the bane of one’s existence) may refer to:
* ''Bête Noire'' (album), an album by British singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records in November 1 ...
''. He appeared on the Selección Nacional de Tango album ''
En Vivo'' in 2005.
References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20140726224241/http://www.lamilongaargentina.com.ar/FEB07/notadetapa.php
* http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2007/01/09/espectaculos/c-00601.htm
* http://www.todotango.com/
External links
"Celos" Contiene un solo de violin de Mario Abramovich.
Historias de oro Entrevista en la 2x4 a Mario Abramovich,
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1926 births
2014 deaths
Argentine violinists
Argentine tango musicians
Jewish Argentine musicians
20th-century violinists