| WALTER EDGARDO CASTRO | Bandoneon |
He started studying bandoneon with
professor Domingo Mattio, later he continued with
professors Julio Pane and Nestor Marconi.In 1985 he created The Sexteto Menor later known as Sexteto Sur. At the beginning of 1990 he plays in Osvaldo Pugliese´s Orchestra and in that same year participates in the Orchestra of Horacio Salgan in a Show called "Images" in the Plaza Center (Complejo La Plaza). He starts touring through the interior of Argentina and abroad.
In 1993 he wins the contest for Bandoneon Professor and Group practices assistant of the "Popular Music School of Avellaneda" (working as such as Assistant of Orlando Tripodi, Rodolfo Mederos and Rodolfo Alchourrón. He participates in different Music Shows in which he occasionally plays with Atilio Stampone, Osvaldo Berlingieri, Virginia Luque, Raúl Lavié, etc.
In 1995 he participates of the quintet that plays for the singer Adriana Varela. In the same year he joins the Pablo Ziegler´s Quintet for New Tango".
In 1996 he performs in the Luna Park with Liza Minelli and Julio Bocca.
In the same year he forms part of the quintet 5/4 (cinco cuartos) and with this group he records a CD with singers from Brazil.
In 1998 he records with Pablo Ziegler and The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra a CD called "Tango Romance" with BMG/RCAVICTOR New York.
In 1999 he records another CD called "Pablo Ziegler Quintet for New Tango" for the same record label.
In that same year he played as first bandoneon in a Show in "Armenonville" in The Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires.
He also has made several recordings with several performers and in October same year a CD of the instrumental group formed in 1996 with three friend musicians came out by Melopea label. This group is called "Presencia Tanguera" and its members are Angel Bonura, Hernán Posseti and Germán Martinez.
In January 2000 he participates of "Tango Sinfónico" in Sydney (Australia) together with Miguel Angel Zotto and Pablo Ziegler playing in the "Sydney Opera House Concert Hall". Later he plays with Tango x 2 in Europe. In April tours by Italy, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Austria as a guest of The "New Tango Duo" Pablo Ziegler and Quique Sinesi.
He later plays in Buenos Aires (Argentina) at El Club del Vino with singer Julia Zenko.
He then
plays with the Royal Philharmonic of London in San Pablo,
Brazil, and later plays at the Jazz festival “De los
7 Lagos” in Bariloche, Argentina and then at
different places in Buenos Aires as The Teatro San
Martin, La Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y
Sociales, Opera Prima, and National Radio all with Pablo
Ziegler.
On the 28th and 29 December plays with Ziegler´s Quintet
at Orvieto (Italy) in The Festival Umbria Jazz Winter in
a show called Tango "Swing and Passion", on the
30th with Ziegler, Ragazzi and Paquito D´Rivera and on
the 31st with Ziegler and Ragazzi.
January 2001 participates with Ziegler´s Quintet in Jazz
festival in Punta del Este, Uruguay and in February
together with Miguel Angel Zotto and Pablo Ziegler plays
in Sydney (Australia) three concerts with the soloists of
The Sydney Symphonic Orchestra at “The Sydney Opera
House Concert Hall”. He then participates with
Ziegler´s quintet in “The Buenos Aires Tango
Festival “ on March 4th and plays in The Terrace of
the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
On March 15 and 16 he plays with the Stavanger Symphonic
Orchestra in “The Stavanger Concert Hall”, in
Bjergsted Music Center in Stavanger, Norway with Ziegler
.
At the end of the month he starts a tour with The New
Tango Duo as guest with Pablo Ziegler and Quique Sinesi
by several cities in Europe such as: "Jazzhouse"
in Copenhagen, (Denmark) "Musikföreningen Piektrum"
in Lund and "Nefertiti" in Göteborg (Sweden)
"Alter Schiachthof" in Soest, "Passionskirche"
in Berlin, "Waschhaus" in Potsdam, "Domicil"
in Dortmund, "Hotel Bayerischer Hof-Night Club"
in München and "Karistorbahnohof" in
Heidelberg (Germany) "Moods im Schiffbau" in
Zurich (Switzerland), "Printemps Musical Festival de
Luxembourg " (Luxemburg), "Scen Wien" in
Wien, (Austria) and "Teatro Sociale" in Cremona
(Italy)
Then on July, Friday 6 and 13th he plays with Ziegler´s
“New Tango Trio” at “Tobago Cigar &
Arts Cafe”. . He then travels to Israel performing
with Ziegler´s Quintet, at “The Rappaport Hall”
in Haifa, at The Opera House Performing Center in Tel-Aviv,
and at “The Jerusalem Theatre” in Jerusalem.
He returns to Buenos Aires to perform with Ziegler´s New
Tango Trio (piano, bandoneon and guitar) at Notorius in
what was called "Música Notoria" on December,
Friday 6th and Saturday 7th.
2002 He
participates of the 4th Tango Festival held in Buenos
Aires were he plays also with Ziegler at The Teatro
Presidente Alvear. He then starts a tour as a guest with
The New Tango Duo through Potsdam, Berlin, Munich,
Heidelberg, Puchheim, Neuburg, Frankfurt and Bonn (Germany)
and through Graz and Salzburg in Austria.
He travels to Italy in the month of May for rehearsals
and Presentations at Ravenna Festival (Alighieri Theatre)
Three Performances of "Operita María de Buenos
Aires with Ziegler as Maestro Concertatore and Musical
Director on June 13, 14 and 15. Also at the Teatro
Comunale de Bologna on June 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd,
26th and 28th with the same Play. After these successful
shows he starts a tour with Ziegler´s Quintet on June 30th
by Schauspielhaus in Zurich, Switzerland, then in July at
Kassel Kulturzelt, and Kiel Jazzbaltica, both in Germany,
then he presents himself at Jazz house (Copenhagen Jazz
Festival) in Denmark, then at (Jutters Festival) in wijk
Aan Zee in Holland, at the London Tate Modern in London
England, at the Klaversommer in Munich and at the (Jena
Festival), both in Germany.
In October and November plays with Ziegler at El
Argentino and Teatro Hindú Club in Buenos Aires ,
Argentina.
2003 Starts
playing with Ziegler at the Lapataia Jazz Festival in
Punta del Este, Uruguay, then The Tango Festival at
Teatro Metropolitan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, then also
with Ziegler´s Quintet in Manchester, England, and a
tour with Ziegler and Sinesi through Germany ,
Switzerland and Austria.
Goes on playing with Esteban Morgado Quartet, Adriana
Varela, and Juan Dhartes.
Then travels to Rosario, Santa Fe Province in Argentina
to play with the Orquesta de Cámara Municipal de
Rosario, with Ziegler, at El Teatro “El Círculo”