An artistic proposal by Martín Alvarado, tenor, composer, guitarist (Argentina) 'One of the most renowned voices in tango in the world' Daniel Pedercini, La Radio 2x4, Buenos Aires

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“One of today’s

great voices

in tango”

La 2x4 Radio,

Buenos Aires

2015: 30th 31st and 32nd international tours, including an extensive tour of Russia, and also Spain, England and Finland, including several performances with major orchestras and at prestigious venues, including the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, the Auditorio de Zaragoza and Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall in St Petersburg. Hwpe also in Argentina including concerts at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival.

2014: 27th, 28th and 29th international tours, taking in various philharmonic halls in Russia, and for the first time, Sibe-

ria, Finland, England, Scotland, including the Edinburgh Fringe, and Spain.

2013: 24th, 25th and 26th international tours of Russia, Finland, England and Belgium and for the first time Wales and

Germany. Winner of a Latin UK Award for Concert by International Artist of the Year. Starring roles in Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires in Finland. Had his album Más Allá re-released as Guitar Tango: Más Allá by World Music Network’s Riverboat Records label.

2012: 21st, 22nd ad 23rd international tours, taking in his Ecuador debut, Russia, Finland, Spain, England and debuts in

Ireland at the National Concert Hall in Dublin and in Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Starred in “María de Buenos Aires” at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and at the Sibafest at Helsinki’s prestigious Music House where he also performed for a second time with Fin-nish pop and rock stars and for the third time at the Shostakovich Philharmonic Hall in St Petersburg.

2011: 18th ,19th and 20th tours of Finland, Russia, where he headlined at the Shostakovich

Philharmonic Hall, Latvia, Spain with renowned Finnish quintet Otra Vez, Czech Republic and Poland. Performed “Las sombras del Desamor” as the official song for the “Tangomarkkinat” festival and “Cumbre Mundial del Tango” 2011. The song, unusually for a tango song anywhere in the world, became a TV and radio hit after his performances on national Finnish YLE TV. Performed for part of the tour with the successful Midnight Tango show in the UK, with Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing fame.

2010: Starred in “María de Buenos Aires” at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. Released his fourth album Más Allá.

Completed his 15th, 16th and 17th tours of Europe including Finland, Russia, Latvia and Estonia, and Sweden.

2009: Starred in “María de Buenos Aires” on its first version in Poland. 12th , 13th and 14th tours of Europe including

Poland, Slovenia, Finland and Russia, Hungary, Norway, Austria and Italy.

2008: Starred in “El concierto Del Nuevo Tango” with internationally-acclaimed conductor and flautist Patrick Gallois, Otra Vez and symphony orchestras at Jyväskylä City Theatre and, separately, with Finland’s renowned UMO jazz orchestra. Released his third album, Tango Norte Tango Sur, in Finland with Otra Vez. 10th and 11th tours of Finland, Russia, Hungary and Estonia.

2007: Performed with Otra Vez for YLE TV programme in Finland “Martin Alvarado: mi tango”. 8th and 9th tours of

Finland, Russia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Spain and Holland.

2006: Released his second

album, Así es mi Tango, with guest performer Leopoldo Federico. 6th and 7th tours of Europe including Finland, Russia, Poland, and Estonia.

2005: 4th and 5th tours including

Finland, Russia, Estonia and Latvia.

2004: Released his first album Martín Alvarado. Completed 3rd tour of Europe including Finland, Belgium and Holland.

2003: Performed with the

Tampere Filharmonia in Finland. Completed 2nd tour of Europe including Spain, France and Finland.

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Martín Alvarado is Argentina’s

most significant contemporary

tango singer who is increasingly

being acknowledged as one of

the finest vocalists in tango’s history.

“With his high ranged and

sensitive voice, Martín Alvarado

turns on its head the tango model

created by Carlos Gardel.”

El Universo, Ecuador

Since then, blessed with his fine vocal and emotional range and

married to a commanding and charismatic stage presence, he has

performed in major venues in Europe and Argentina more than 500

times, often to sell-out audiences, and had TV performances in Finland,

Russia, Slovenia and Argentina, where his music has daily

airplay on tango radio stations in Buenos Aires.

Alvarado’s highly acclaimed and carefully chosen repertoire

features work by Argentina’s most celebrated poets and

composers, including rare work by Astor Piazzolla, new

tangos, all-time classics and some of his own compositions.

In 2013 he won a Latin UK Award for Concert by International Artist of

the Year and had his last album Guitar Tango: Más Allá released by

one if the leading world music record labels, UK-based

World Music Network. He is currently working on a number of different

recording projects.

He first discovered his talent to sing at the

age of 19 while studying guitar in Buenos Aires and has been touring

internationally constantly since 2002 when his talent was spotted as he

sang in the streets of Barcelona for tourists and was invited to perform in

Finland. News of his talent quickly spread in Finland and within weeks of

arriving, he was performing with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.

From busking

in Barcelona to

the world stage

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Orchestra soloist option

Martin Alvarado is fast becoming the first soloist tenor of choice for orchestras around the world wishing to present a tango or Piazzolla programme.

His has performed with a number of symphony and philharmonic orchestras including La Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid and the Auditorio de Zaragoza; the Pacific Symphony Orchestra in Vlladivostok and Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and Jyväskylä Symphonic Orchestra in Finland, the latter under the conductor/flautist Patrick Gallois.

Martin can perform a varied repertoire, including rarely heard Piazzolla songs as well as traditional and classic tangos, and other Latin American genres such as boleros and zambas.

His commanding stage presence and warm powerful tenor voice combined with his authentic tango style make him the ideal choice for orchestras considering this kind of programme.

In addition Martin has also sung the part of the Cantor in Piazzolla’s operita, Maria de Buenos Aires, which he has performed twice ay the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.

Repertoire includes Piazzolla Chiquilin de Bachin (Piazzolla/Ferrer) La Vida Pequeña (Piazzolla/Expósito) New composition

Tango Norte Tango Sur (Laukkanen/Elgland/Alvarado) Classics Sur (Troilo/Manzi) Uno (Mores/Discépolo) Caminto (Filiberto/Peñaloza) Volver (Gardel/Le Pera)

Finnish tangos

Liljankukka (Toivo Kärki/Mustonen/Alvarado)

Las Sombras Del Desamor (Siks oon mä suruinen, comp T.Kärki/Laukkanen/Elgland/

K. Mustonen/M. Alvarado).

Martín Alvarado with world class Finnish quintet Otra Vez who combine exceptional musicianship, the Finnish tango sound with a Piazzollean slant, some jazz influences and the more romantic Argentine tango

sound in the vocals. They regularly perform in Finland and Spain, often selling out. Otra Vez qualify for Finnish government support to help them tour abroad.

Chamber music option

Repertoire includes: Piazzolla Milonga del Trovador (Piazzolla/Ferrer) Chiquilin de Bachin (Piazzolla/Ferrer) La Misma Pena (Piazzolla/Expósito) Los Pájaros Perdidos (Piazzolla/Trejo)

Las Rosas Golondrinas (Piazzolla/Expósito) Finnish tangos Liljankukka (Toivo Kärki/Mustonen/Alvarado) Las Sombras Del Desamor (Siks oon mä suruinen, comp T.Kärki/Laukkanen/Elgland/K. Mustonen/M. Alvarado).

New tangos/songs Magia de malvón (Pizzo-Rassetto)

Bohemia Buenos Aires (Bertero/Rossi) Caricias de Nácar (Pazo/Lamborghini)

Cuanto Más Dolerás (Alvarado) Classic tangos/songs Volver (Gardel/Le Pera)

Alfonsina y el Mar (Ramírez/Luna) Gracias a la Vida (Violeta Parra)

Caminito (Filiberto/Peñaloza) Malena (Demare/Manzi)

Martín Alvarado (tenor, Arg) accompanied by Mikko Helenius (Finland) and/or Claudio

Constantini (Peru) on piano and bandoneón and (optional) UK-based tango or string quartet or

quintet. This has been a popular option at major venues and festivals in Russia and Finland

Cutting-edge tango nuevo option

Martín Alvarado with the Horacio Avilano guitar quintet from Buenos

Aires for the first time outside of Argentina performing a repertoire of early tango music (known as estilos)

together with some new songs and the South American classics and

some lesser known Argentinian music styles such as zamba,

chacarera, and candombe

With dancing option

World music option

Martín Alvarado solo accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and performing his repertoire from four albums as well as some of his own compositions and some other unrecorded material. His repertoire includes rare Piazzolla, new tangos, classics and various Argentinian styles including tango waltzes and milongas, zambas and candombe. This has been a popular format in the UK and Russia.

Tango troubadour option

This show, Martín Alvarado - Tango de Amor, has been a popular option for arts

centres in the UK and sees Martín joined on stage for some of his repertoire by two award-winning UK-based dancers, and

performing songs that leave the audience in no doubt as to tango’s romantic and

sensual nature but still presents the genre at its artistic and unclichéd best

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“Tango is lucky not to have lost Martín Alvarado

to opera” Aamulehti, Finland

Martín Alvarado performing at the Grand Hall of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Hall in 2012

Technical requirements Martin is quick to take on repertoires and requires a minimal

amount of rehearsal even when working with unfamiliar

orchestras and ensembles.

His technical requirements are straightforward:

one good vocal microphone and a stage monitor.

The rest he will bring with him

- including his mesmerising voice

and commanding stage presence...

Martín Alvarado performing at the October Concert Hall in the St Petersburg in 2015

“completely

beguiling tenor...” Mary Ann Kennedy

(BBC Radio 3)

Other performances at: Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid Auditorio de Zaragoza Oktyabrskiy Concert Hall ,St Petersburg The Music House, Moscow Vladivostok Philharmonic Hall Music Hall Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia Murmansk Philharmonic Hall, Russia Petrozavodsk Philharmonic Hall, Russia Bashkir State Philharmonic Hall, Ufa, Russia Pskov Philharmonic Hall, Russia Yaroslavl, Philharmonic Hall, Russia St Petersburg Music Hall Borodino Palace of Culture, Russia Yeniseisk Palace of Culture, Russia Ed

Dostoevsky Theatre, Novgorod , Russia Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland

Teatro Cervantes, Buenos Aires, Argentina National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, UK

Birmingham Hippodrome, UK Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Rich Mix, London

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Reviews, links and contacts 'The best voice Buenos Aires has'

Héctor de Rosas, former singer for Astor Piazzolla

“completely beguiling tenor...” Mary Ann Kennedy, BBC Radio 3

“Totally mesmerising … it was a truly remarkable gig, a tango epiphany… the

world needs to experience this extreme form of aural pleasure.”

Max Reinhardt (BBC Radio 3 presenter)

“The most significant Argentinean tango singer of our age, the Carlos Gardel of

modern times…” Rich Rainlore, Rainlore’s World of Music

“Glorious … a masterclass in vocal expression.” Derby Telegraph

“He has an extraordinarily beautiful voice.” Helsingin Sanomat, Finland

“… a certain Latino charisma mesmerises his audiences … stunning vocals…

pure class!” Nottingham Post

“Incredible sets ... What a show! A really wonderful revelation. Martin Alvarado’s

voice has range, power, feeling and charm. A gifted, very technical singer and

superb showman.” Negracha Tango Club, London

“A voice to melt a thousand hearts.”

DJ Ritu SOAS Radio

“I believe I have been given a gift to play and sing

and reach people’s hearts. So giving it all whenever

I have the chance to perform is my way to honour

that gift I have been given.”

Interview in Nottingham Post (July 2011)

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