Osvaldo Carlos Piro (1 January 1937) is an Argentine

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, and

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Life

Osvaldo Piro was born in the

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neighborhood of the city of

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. He began his bandoneon studies at the age of 10 with Professor Félix Cordisco (uncle of bandoneon player Alfredo Cordisco, who also taught piano). At the age of 11, he formed the children's musical trio OSMASI (Osvaldo, Mario, and Simón). At 12, he continued his studies with bandoneonist Domingo Mattio, who had been a member of

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's orchestra. He studied harmony with Pedro Rubione and Julio Nistal, and the philosophy of music with Juan Francisco Giacobbe. At the age of 15, he joined Ricardo Pedevilla's orchestra as a professional musician. At the age of 16, he joined

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's orchestra, at a time when Jorge Maciel and Carlos Almada were the vocalists. He also belonged, for a short time and simultaneously, to the orchestras of Víctor D´Armario, with Ángel D´Angostini and Celso Amato, among others. He returned to Gobbi's orchestra, with whom he stayed for six years. Then, a year before forming his own orchestra, he joined Fulvio Salamanca’s in 1964. He debuted with his own orchestra on February 16, 1965, at the Patio de Tango. His orchestra was composed of: * Osvaldo Piro (conductor and first bandoneon) * Raúl Salvetti, Oscar Malvestitti and Alejandro Prevignano (bandoneons) * Eduardo Salgado (soloist) * Mario Grossi and Ricardo Buonvincino (violins) * Néstor Panik (viola) * Enrique Gonzalez (cello) * Oscar Palermo (piano) * Osvaldo Aulicino (bass)

Awards

* Palma de Oro (Festival de La Falda, Córdoba, 1965). *

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(APTRA, 1966). *

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s 1985 (Conductor of ''

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'') and 1995 (Tango Ensemble). * Distinguished Citizen of the city of Buenos Aires, 1995.

References

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