Ignacio Varchausky
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Ignacio Varchausky is a double bass
player, music producer and founder of Orquesta El Arranque
(1996). He is also the creator and artistic director
of Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce.
Varchausky is the founder of TangoVia Buenos Aires
, a non profit organization, which aims at preserving, spreading and developing tango
culture throughout the world.
in New York
with Wynton Marsalis
and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the concert at the Carré Theatre in Amsterdam
, at Orchard Hall in Tokyo
, at Grieg Hall in Bergen
, Norway
and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
, and the series of concerts at the 2007 Hong Kong Arts Festival
.
and Vale Tango.
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
player, music producer and founder of Orquesta El Arranque
Orquesta El Arranque
Orquesta El Arranque is an Argentine tango orchestra formed in Buenos Aires in 1996.-History:Founded by double bassist Ignacio Varchausky and bandoneonist Camilo Ferrero and starting off as a quintet, El Arranque developed a repertoire that was readily embraced by the tango community, and by the...
(1996). He is also the creator and artistic director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
of Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce.
Varchausky is the founder of TangoVia Buenos Aires
TangoVia Buenos Aires
Founded in 2002 by its artistic director Ignacio Varchausky, TangoVia Buenos Aires is a non-profit organization for progressive arts - focused on preservation but dedicated to creation - that brings together artists, researchers, producers and cultural institutions for the preservation,...
, a non profit organization, which aims at preserving, spreading and developing tango
Argentine tango
Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
culture throughout the world.
Orquesta El Arranque
With this group Varchausky has recorded six albums and has performed as a double bass player in over 150 cities throughout the USA, Europe, Japan and China. His most significant shows include the cycle at the Lincoln CenterLincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
with Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences...
and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the concert at the Carré Theatre in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, at Orchard Hall in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, at Grieg Hall in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and the series of concerts at the 2007 Hong Kong Arts Festival
Hong Kong Arts Festival
Hong Kong Arts Festival , founded in 1973, is a focus programmes for the Culture of Hong Kong, in order to provides a wide range of art programmes from all over the world....
.
Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce
The documentary "Si sos brujo: A Tango Story", which sees Ignacio Varchausky as the lead character together with maestro Emilio Balcarce, records the birth of this orchestra-school for young tango musicians in Buenos Aires. Following Balcarce's retirement, the Orquesta Escuela is directed by maestro Néstor Marconi.Music production
Varchausky has produced over twenty albums with artists such as Leopoldo Federico, Gustavo Beytelmann, Julio Pane, Néstor Marconi, Bibi Ferreira, Lidia BordaLidia Borda
Lidia Borda is an Argentinian tango singer.Lidia Borda whom the “Rolling Stone Magazine” described as “the best tango singer of the present” is regarded as the best female voice in the last decades, and she has been widely acclaimed...
and Vale Tango.
Special productions
- Creation and artistic production of the Gran Orquesta TangoVia Buenos AiresGran Orquesta TangoVia Buenos AiresGran Orquesta TangoVia Buenos Aires is an orchestra made up by many of the most prominent musicians of the new generation of tango. Created by the non-profit organization TangoVia Buenos Aires in 2003, the orchestra's main goal is to celebrate the art of tango by means of special productions to...
, formed by the most important tango musicians of the new generation (2003) - "Tango en Vivo" concert cycle, in collaboration with radio "2x4" 92.7 FM in Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. Over 100 tango concerts were performed, each of which was recorded in digital multitrack and broadcast to a weekly audience of over 300,000 listeners. The cycle was subsequently published as a boxed set of 5 CDs produced by EPSA Music. - Production of the documentary "Si sos brujo: A Tango Story" (2005) by Caroline Neal, TangoVia Buenos Aires.
- Tango Week, December 2004, at the Coliseo Theatre in Buenos Aires, with the participation of musicians Gustavo Beytelmann, Quinteto Ventarrón, Nicolás Ledesma, Orquesta El ArranqueOrquesta El ArranqueOrquesta El Arranque is an Argentine tango orchestra formed in Buenos Aires in 1996.-History:Founded by double bassist Ignacio Varchausky and bandoneonist Camilo Ferrero and starting off as a quintet, El Arranque developed a repertoire that was readily embraced by the tango community, and by the...
with Julio Pane, Mauricio Marcelli, Néstor Marconi, Raúl Garello among others. - Latin Tinge, Orquesta El Arranque + LCJO with Wynton Marsalis, May 2001 (local and artistic production).
- Buenos Aires Tango Festival in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Théâtre national de ChaillotThéâtre national de ChaillotThe Théâtre national de Chaillot is a theatre located in the Palais de Chaillot at 1, place du Trocadero, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Close by the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro Gardens—the Théâtre de Chaillot is among the largest concert halls in Paris. It has long been synonymous with...
, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008. - Buenos Aires Tango Festival in RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Auditorium Parco della Musica, 2006, 2008. - Tango Festival in GenoaGenoaGenoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
and LilleLilleLille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, European Culture Capitals of the year 2004. - Musical production of the show "Efecto Tango", LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, 2005. - Madero Tango, artistic direction, 2004-2006.
Record productions
- Cabulero, Orquesta El Arranque, Epsa Music (2001)
- Clásicos, Orquesta El Arranque, Epsa Music (2002)
- En Vivo, Orquesta El Arranque, Epsa Music (2003)
- Maestros, Orquesta El Arranque, Epsa Music (2004)
- Nuevos, Orquesta El Arranque, Epsa Music (2008)
- Tal vez será su voz, Lidia Borda, distributed by Epsa Music (2002)
- De contra punto, Orquesta Escuela de Tango, Epsa Music (2001)
- Bien compadre, Orquesta Escuela de Tango, Epsa Music (2004)
- Gran Orquesta TangoVia Buenos Aires, Gran Orquesta TangoVia Buenos Aires, Epsa Music (2003)
- Tango en Vivo, AA.VV, boxed set of 5 CDs, Epsa Music (2003)
- Sigamos!, Gustavo Beytelmann, Epsa Music (2004)
- Bardi, Vale Tango, Epsa Music (2005)
- Tango, Bibi Ferreira y Miguel Proeça, Biscoito Fino (Brazil, 2006)
- Cada vez que me recuerdes, Sayaca Ohsawa, Epsa Music (Japan, 2007)
- Instantáneas, Julio Pane, Epsa Music, Colección TangoVia Buenos Aires (2007)
- Tiempo esperado, Néstor Marconi, Epsa Music, Colección TangoVia Buenos Aires (2008)
- Mi fueye querido, Leopoldo Federico, Epsa Music, Colección TangoVia Buenos Aires (2008) -- Winner of the 2009 Latin Grammy AwardLatin Grammy AwardsA Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...
- Tren, Diego Schissi doble cuarteto, Epsa Music (2008)
- Tangos cantados, Tangos instrumentales, Tangos bailables, boxed set of 3 CDs published with the Italian weekly L'EspressoL'Espressol'Espresso is an Italian newsmagazine. It is one of the two most prominent Italian weeklies, the other being Panorama. Since the latter has been acquired by right-wing tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi, l'Espresso enjoys the reputation of being the main politically independent newsmagazine...
, production and artistic direction (Italy, 2008) - A tiempo, Noelia Moncada, Epsa Music (2008)
Awards and prizes
- 2009 Latin Grammy AwardLatin Grammy AwardsA Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...
for Best Tango Album with My Fueye Querido, Leopoldo Federico - "Francisco CanaroFrancisco CanaroFrancisco Canaro was an Uruguayan-Argentine violinist and tango orchestra leader.His parents, Italians emigrated to Uruguay, and later - when Francisco Canaro was less than 10 years old, they emigrated to Buenos Aires in the late nineteenth century. Canaro was born in San José de Mayo, Uruguay,...
" Prize awarded by da SADAIC, 2007, Tango revelation of the last decade, Orquesta El Arranque - Diploma of Merit, Konex, 2005, Best tango group of the last decade, Orquesta El Arranque
- Gardel Prize for the best album by a tango orchestra, 2004, "En Vivo", Orquesta El Arranque
- Latin GrammyLatin Grammy AwardsA Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Unlike the regular Grammy Award which primarily honors music produced in the United States, the Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the...
Nomination for Best Tango Album 2004, "En Vivo", Orquesta El Arranque - Award by SADAIC for the spreading of Argentinian music through the world, Gran Orquesta TangoVia Buenos Aires, 2003
- Award by the Head of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Tango Festival 2003
- Member of the jury of the Clarín Prize and of the Gardel Prize since 2003
- 4 Nominations to the Gardel Prize - Cabulero (2001), Clásicos (2002), Tal ves será su voz (2003), Maestros (2005)
- ClarínClarín AwardsThe Clarín Entertainment Awards is an award program that have taken place in Argentina since 1998. They are more commonly known as the Clarín Awards....
Prize, Revelation of the year, El Arranque, 1998 - Honorary Godfather of the sixth Tango Festival in Buenos Aires
- International delegate at the 2003 and 2004 Arts MidwestArts MidwestArts Midwest, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is one of six not-for-profit regional arts organizations created to “encourage development of the arts and to support arts programs on a regional basis.” Arts Midwest's mission is to "promote creativity, nurture cultural leadership, and engage...
Conference, invited by the Ohio Arts CouncilOhio Arts CouncilThe Ohio Arts Council is an agency serving the U.S. state of Ohio.Established in 1965, its mission is to "foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage." Each year it awards grants to arts organizations and individuals throughout the state...