Following the passing of the renowned Argentine composer and bandoneon player, Laura Escalada Piazzolla founded the Astor Piazzolla Foundation with the mission of preserving and promoting the maestro’s artistic legacy. The Quinteto Astor Piazzolla was formed in 1998 with five outstanding virtuoso musicians who can aesthetically unify under the musical landscape of Piazzolla and Buenos Aires.

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Quinteto Astor Piazzolla

Barbican Centre

Few musical forms are as identified with a nation as tango is with Argentina, and no person did so much for the passionate music worldwide as Astor Piazzolla. The prolific composer advanced traditions, also incorporating jazz and classical music. Since his death in 1992, the Astor Piazzolla quintet officially represents his music and the sounds of Argentina.

Quinteto Astor Piazzolla

Mar 21, 2026