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 () is a historic 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 acoustics expert Leo Beranek among leadin ...
. In 1943 he began his relationship with the tango. Worked as first violin with
Osvaldo Fresedo,
Miguel Caló and Argentino Galván, he joined the orchestra for 23 years of
Héctor Varela and made recordings with
Juan d'Arienzo
Juan d'Arienzo (December 14, 1900 – January 14, 1976) was an Argentine tango musician, also known as ''"El Rey del Compás"'' (''King of the Beat''). He was a violinist, band leader, and composer.
He was the son of Italian immigrants and used ...
and
Aníbal Troilo
Aníbal Carmelo Troilo (11 July 1914 – 18 May 1975), also known as Pichuco, was an Argentine tango musician.
Troilo was a bandoneon player, composer, arranger, and bandleader in Argentina. His orquesta típica was among the most popular wit ...
.
In 1987, Abramovich performed on
Bryan Ferry
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's solo album ''
Bête Noire''. 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