The Band
QUARTETO TANGO FIRE

QUARTETO TANGO FIRE
The Tango Fire Company assemble, four of Argentina's finest young musicians give their interpretation of traditional and contemporary tangos. All virtuosos in their own right, their music enlivens and enriches the audiences experience of Tango Fire. The musicians are an emotive element in an intricate and symbiotic relationship between music, sensuality of dance and poetry of songs, which is Argentine Tango.

Clemente Carrascal- Bandoneon

Estefani Corsini - Violin

Matias Feigin - Piano

Facundo Benavidez - Contrabass

CLEMENTE CARRASCAL - Bandoneon

Clemente studied at the Manuel de Falla Conservatory under the tutoring of the great Rodolfo Daluisio-- teacher and old vanguard music artist and with many of the most important teachers including Nestor Marconi and Julio Pane. He was a member of the prestigious Tenth Formation of the Emilio Balcarce Tango School. Clemente has worked at venues with major International reputation in Tango & amongst his first teachers were Ernesto Franco, Victor Lavallen, Osvaldo Piro, Mauricio Marcelli. He has performed in several distinguished orchestras  “Juan Darienzo”, “Bien Pulenta Quartett”, “Julian Hermida Quintett”, “Alejandro Ziegler Quartet” and ‘’Typical Orchestra Sans Souci’’ and featured as a guest artist in numerous tango houses in Buenos Aires; Michelangelo, Gala Tango, La Ventana and the mythical Tortoni Café. Clemente has participated at the Patagonian Festival of Tango in Bariloche (Argentina) and the International Tango Festival of Porto Alegre (Brazil).

ESTEFANI CORSINI – Violin

Estefani studied violin at the Conservatorio Provincial de General San Martin with Andres Espina, Norberto Garcia and Curt Bartkowski. She has been a member of many orchestras; Sinfonietta Martha Argerich and Camerata of Mercosur (performing in Argentina and in other countries), Theatre Margarita Xirgu´s Camerata, Junior Symphonic of Hurlingham, Junior Symphonic of Gral. San Martín, String Orchestra Humberto Carfi and Chamber Orchestra “Jaume Pahissa” of Casal de Cataluña. At present she is a member of the Symphonic Orchestra of General San Martin, Orquesta Tipica Criolla, De Rojo Carmesi Sextet and Tango Mas Tango Quintet. She performs in renowned Tango houses Taconeando and El Viejo Almacen, and in tango shows Tango Seduction and Buenos Aires Pasion de Tango. She has also performed in many different countries such as Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Cyprus and Israel.

MATIAS FEIGIN – Piano

Pianist, arranger and composer. Matias started his piano studies in popular music with Gabriel Mourelos, he then studied classical music with Antonio De Raco and Nilda Somma. Presently he is studying piano at the Beethoven Conservatory under the direction of the legendary Pia Sebastiani. He has been Musical Director of different bands in Argentina including Tangabile. He isa member of Estacion Gotan a government cultural project. Matias performs at the most important theatres & Tango Houses in Buenos Aires Cafe Tortoni, Piazzolla Tango, Taconeando, Lola Membrives Theatre, Broadway Theatre and with renowned artists as Alberto Podestá, Juan Carlos Godoy and Virgina Luque.. He has toured internationally including USA, Spain, Chile and Uruguay.

 

 

FACUNDO BENAVIDEZ - Contrabass

Facundo was born in Buenos Aires in 1981. He trained at the Conservatory "Manuel de Falla" and "Juan José Castro" and studied composition and arrangements with Roberto Pansera and bass with Daniel Cucci and Pablo Chaile.
He has served as music teacher for the General Directorate of schools of the province of Buenos Aires.
Facundo performed in Buenos Aires emblematic rooms "La Cumparsita", "Boca Tango", "Esquina Tango" “Candilejas” and "Bar Sur".
He accompanied artists such as Alberto Podestá, Roberto Pansera, Juan Carlos Godoy, Enrique Dumas, María Garay, Abel Cordoba and Alberto Bianco.
He has toured with various formations and tango orchestras of Argentina (with the group "Silvio Soldan and the Stars of Tango"), Chile, Bolivia (under the direction of maestro Adolfo Gomez), Colombia (Tango Orchestra Medellin) and Japan (Hugo Pagano Quartet).