Video: “La última curda”
Composer: Aníbal Troilo
Arranged by: Rodolfo Mederos

Alex Roitman has been named as a finalist for the 2022 Che Bandoneon International Competition which will be held in Stowe, Vermont, USA from August 14th to 21st, 2022 as a part of the 2022 Stowe Tango Music Festival. Alex also recently released “Tango Arrangements for Solo Bandoneon”

Born and raised in Moscow, Russia, Alex Roitman began playing the piano when he was seven years old. He has studied accordion with Peter DiBono, San Francisco’s premier accordionist. During his accordion years, he enjoyed playing Klezmer, Italian, French musette and Russian music. His playing has been featured in Pure Piaf, a musical about the life of Edith Piaf.

Mr. Roitman’s passion for Argentine Tango led him to study the bandoneon, first on his own, then with Ville Hiltula, and finally with Hector Del Curto. As a bandoneonist, he performed locally in San Francisco with his band Tangonero. He is also a member of a Stowe Tango Music Festival tango orchestra, and a bronze medalist in the 2018 and 2019 Che Bandoneon International Competition. Mr. Roitman shared the stage with legendary tango musicians as Victor Lavallen, Horacio Cabarcos, Pablo Estigarribia, Jose Colangelo, Pablo Agri, Nicolas Ledesma, Humberto Ridolfi, Julio Pane and Nestor Marconi, as well as the members of Héctor Del Curto’s quintet. In addition to his bandoneon work, Mr. Roitman has composed several tango pieces, made original arrangements and continues to work on transcribing and arranging great tango music of the past. In the fall of 2020, he relocated to the East Coast, and is currently performing with Boston Tango Orchestra as well as forming his own group ARTE in Sarasota, FL.

“Tango Arrangements for Solo Bandoneon” is a collection of seven tango arrangements: Aníbal Troilo, Lágrimas de arrabal, Gigoló, Chau Paris, La beba, Maipo, Amurado. Some of these are reductions of orchestral versions, and others are completely original arrangements from the start. The book is an attempt to find a good balance between expressiveness and simplicity, with the focus on a tanguero feeling.The book is available for sale, both as a paperback and an eBook (PDF).

For further information: alex@roitman.org