Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla, a celebrated Argentine composer, film composer, and musician, has made a lasting impact on the realm of tango music. As a virtuosic master of the bandoneon, he has seamlessly merged traditional tango with elements of jazz and classical music, thereby creating the groundbreaking style of nuevo tango.
Throughout his illustrious and storied career, Piazzolla has consistently been a trailblazer, frequently performing his original compositions with a diverse array of ensembles. His extraordinary talent and profound contributions to the world of music have earned him the distinguished honor of being dubbed "the world's foremost composer of tango music" by American music critic Stephen Holden in 1992.
