TANGUARDA

TANGUARDA is that rare place where extraordinary musicianship meets with the irrepressible love for Tango - an ensemble with the power of dynamite, which has become a symbol of uncompromising quality. It has secured a place on today’s international music scene as the top contemporary Tango ensemble. The line up of outstanding and versatile musicians who form the TANGUARDA constellation is one of its unmistakable trademarks. 

The founder of the group is the pianist Maria Martinova, who is the nucleus of the ensemble. Maria’s dream to create a platform where contemporary Tango fuses the rebellious spirit of Tango nuevo with the exquisite qualities of the tradition gives birth to this ambitious project. Having dared to combine international careers in two different worlds - the one of classical music and the other of Tango - Maria has invited some of the most exciting and inspiring musicians of today to join her in this ensemble. 

TANGUARDA has become a synonym for artistic exploration and rare musical inspiration of unprecedented quality. Amongst the exceptional musicians who have been featured in the ensemble are

Marcelo Nisinman, Winfried Holzenkamp, Daniel Rowland, Cyril Garac, David Nuñez, Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne, Igor Semenoff, Matthew Midgley, Juanjo Mosalini, Victor Villena and Leonardo Teruggi.

The members of TANGUARDA have collaborated with some of the most celebrated artists in classical music, jazz and tango: Ivry Gitlis, Roby Lakatos, Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Gary Burton, Richard Galliano, Julia Migenes, Renaud Capuçon, Toots Thielemans, Ute Lemper, Elvis Costello, Liza Minnelli, Fernando Suarez Paz, Paquito D’Rivera, the Vogler Quartett, Pablo Agri, Juan José Mosalini, Gustavo Beytelmann, Cristian Zárate and many others.

Consistently sold out performances have brought TANGUARDA to some of the most prestigious festivals in Europe, such as the Stresa Festival, the Gergiev Festival, Barbican-Blaze, March Music Days International Festival, European Music Festival, Varna Summer International Music Festival amongst many others.  The ensemble has been broadcast numerous times on the Bulgarian National Television as well as on the Dutch, Polish, Argentinean  and Bulgarian Radio networks.