Hugo Satorre & Emiliano Faryna
Latin-Grammy-Nominee Hugo Satorre was born in Buenos Aires on the July 15, 1977. He began his music education at the Juan José Castro Conservatory in 1993. He studied with the most remarkable bandoneonists of our times including Walter Rios, Carlos Lazzari and Juan José Mosalini.
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He has shared the stage with legends of the bandoneon world such as Leopoldo Federico, Emilio Balcarce and Jose Libertela. In 1998 he finished his undergraduate course in Argentine Music at the prestigious Universidad de San Martín. He also obtained a Law Degree in the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 2004.
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Hugo has performed in the most prestigious theatres and concert halls throughout the world, such as the Sydney Opera House (Australia), The Esplanade (Singapore), the Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles, US), Harris Theatre (Chicago, US), Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (Malaysia), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires, Argentina), the Shanghai Oriental Art Center (Shanghai, China). In March 2012, he was the solo accompanist for Tenor Placido Domingo on stage set up in the widest avenue of the world in Buenos Aires, 9 de Julio Avenue, in front of 120,000 people.
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In 2016 he released his first solo album, dedicated solely to the works of the world-renowned arranger Maximo Mori. Hugo is the 2013 Latin Grammy nominee with his "Duo Ramírez-Sattorre, Piazzolla de Camara”. He is also a member of these international tango projects: Quatrotango (2003-2011), Orquesta Victoria (2008-2020), Duo Ramirez Satorre ( 2005-present), Otros Aires (2004-2013), Latin grammy winer Tanghetto (2003-2006), La Tubatango (2004-2011) and “Tango Fire” (2005-2016). He also has a Duo with guitarist Emiliano Faryna.
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Hugo is a dedicated pedagogue in bandoneon education. He has compiled and written 10 books (more to be released soon) free for download for the international bandoneon community in multiple languages in his website http://hugoSatorre.com.ar/. He currently teaches bandoneón, tango history and musicality for dancers all over the world.
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Emiliano Faryna was born in Buenos Aires in 1980. He is a composer, arranger and performer, who plays popular music on classical guitar, electric guitar and on guitarron.
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Emiliano plays and arranges a wide range of Argentine rhythms for diverse groups. Some of his main projects include:
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Trio de Guitarras - Tango: Classic & new works
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Faryna/Satorre Duo - Tango: A bandoneon-guitar duo, playing danceable music
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Rudi Flores Trio - Chamame: A guitar trio
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Ventarron & Varela - Tango: Playing tango in a modern style
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Colacho Brizuela Quartet - Tango & Folklore: An instrumental group, including guitars and double bass
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Alejandro Brittes - Chamame: A tipical chamame group, playing music from Corrientes
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Luisa Calcumil - Patagonian Folklore: Playing music from the South of Argentina
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Un Vagon de Tango - Tango: A Piazzolla-style Quintet
Hugo will be our host at his amazing "Casa Azul," an idyllic house / venue on the delta in Tigre, which is only accessible by boat.
Juan Villarreal & Patricio Crom
Juan and Patricio met on stage at the Milonga del Moran in 2010 in Buenos Aires.Patricio had come to play with his quintet "Malo Conocido" and Juan went to sing as a guest with Hernán "Cucuza" Castiello.​
Shortly afterwards they met again at the Club Atlético Fernández Fierro and decided to meet with the excuse of rehearsing some tangos, especially the tango "Marión" with which Patricio was very enthusiastic.​
From that meeting the Duo Villarreal Crom was born and they started a long journey performing in Festivals, Milongas and halls of Buenos Aires and different countries of South America and Europe, sharing stages with great musicians and dancers such as Chino Laborde & Dipi Kvitko, Osvaldo Peredo, Pablo Rodriguez & Corina Herrera, Rodrigo Fonti & Majo Martirena, Hernán "Cucuza" Castiello and others.
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Juan Villarreal and Patricio Crom released in 2012 their first album "De corte romántico" in which they include versions of some of the most romantic tangos and waltzes recorded by the great orchestras in the golden age.
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In 2015 they released a second album called "Cinco Otoños" with milonguero classics and their own compositions.
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In 2019 they presented "En la luna de Valencia", an album that was recorded in Valencia, Spain with guest artists such as Maestro Raúl Kiokio and the singers Nelson Scarlatto and Gavión.
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In 2022, they released "D'arienzo en guitarras" their new album dedicated to the King of Compás, Juan D'arienzo and with stellar guests such as the singer Pablo Ramos, son Osvaldo Ramos (the last great singer of D'arienzo), Trio Malamado and the guitarist Guido Iacopetti. They have already toured Europe and the United States, presenting this album with amazing audience feedback.​
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In 2023, they released an album of 100% new music, entitled "Moderno Trovador." It is already a modern tango classic.