Next Concert
Tango
May 5, 2024
at 4 pm
The Argentine tango has long been part of the Classical repertoire. In Ridotto the traditional Tango is performed by two dancers (“daring, seductive”) and the Pedro Giraudo Quartet
(Grammy Winner Best Tango Album) After two decades performing with the most important interpreters of tango, Pedro Giraudo debuted his own Tango Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing and since then has become one of the most compelling tango artists worldwide. (Grammy Winner Best Tango Album)
“His arrangements have the feisty footwork of Astor Piazzolla’s up-tempo tunes.” –
The New York Times
Ridotto is a non-profit 501©3 was founded in 1992 in Huntington. Director and founder is Margaretha Maimone. Ridotto is supported by private donors and with public funds. From Suffolk County Ridotto receives funds via an Omni grant from the office of Economic Affairs. The concerts are also made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Huntington Arts Council.
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