Hector Del Curto and Family Perform in New York City

February 1st 2024
Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor Accordion USA News
Del Curto

Hector Del Curto, family and friends performed for Voice of América, one of the largest News Network in the US on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at the Red Pavillion in Brooklyn, NY.

Musicians included:
Santiago Del Curto, his son, on clarinet
Jason Ok, his wife, on cello
Gutovo Casenave on piano
Hector Del Curto on bandoneon.

Buenos Aires-born Del Curto is a fourth-generation bandoneonist who won the title “Best Bandoneon Player Under 25” in Argentina at age 17, and was subsequently invited to join the orchestra of the legendary Osvaldo Pugliese, the “Last Giant of Tango”. In 1998, Mr. Del Curto became music director of Forever Tango, a Broadway hit that continues to tour the world. Soon after, he founded the Eternal Tango Orchestra, a ten–piece ensemble that debuted at New York’s Lincoln Center, as well as the Hector Del Curto Tango Quintet. Both are featured on his self-produced albums, Eternal Piazzolla and Eternal Tango, which were profiled by BBC News and Public Radio International.

Mr. Del Curto has appeared on recordings with such artists as Osvaldo Pugliese, Astor Piazzolla, Paquito D’Rivera, Tito Puente, and Plácido Domingo. As part of the Pablo Ziegler Trio, he received a 2018 Grammy award for Jazz Tango.