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Born in Mendoza, Argentina, he studied at the Escuela Superior de Música at the Facultad de Artes at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Mendoza), studying piano with Maestro Jorge Urbay and Mónica Rizzo. He studied bandoneon with Maestros Jorge Puebla and Alberto Hilario Iribarne, and since his teens he has been a member of numerous Tango ensembles.

In 2003 he directed the Operita María de Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer under the auspices of the Astor Piazzolla Foundation.

He has also collaborated with numerous Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, performing on important stages in the United States, such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Birdland, etc. He has shared the stage with artists such as Ann Hobson, Pablo Ziegler, Emilio Solla, Leo Genovese, Daniel Binelli, Martin Palmeri, Fabian Veloz, Savion Glover, among others. He has been awarded the First Prize of the International Bandoneon Competition “Che Bandoneón”. In 2018, the album “Vigor Tanguero” recorded with the Cuarteto Giraudo won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album. Until recently he was President of the Pan American Music Art Research.

Praised for her “versatility” and “splendid vocalism”, Colombian soprano Sasha Gutiérrez is a distinguished opera performer, soloist, recitalist, and impresario. Her roles include Mimì in La Bohème, Micaëla in Carmen, the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Helena in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Ms. Gutiérrez was honored with the International Advisory Board Scholarship. She has made guest soloist appearances with prestigious ensembles such as the United Nations Symphony Orchestra, Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, and Bogotá Philharmonic. She has graced renowned venues including the Kaufmann Center, Lincoln Center, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, the Met Museum, and Symphony Space.

Sasha founded The Opera Next Door (TOND), an independent opera company based in Brooklyn. TOND’s mission is to foster community engagement through free, site-specific opera productions in collaboration with local groups and leaders in diverse, working-class neighborhoods. The company's debut production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte in May 2021 was met with acclaim. For her efforts in creating opportunities for fellow musicians during the pandemic, Sasha was named one of Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year 2021.

A prominent Argentine baritone who has gained international recognition for his vocal versatility and his performances in traditional operatic repertoire, Veloz has performed in major opera houses worldwide, such as the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, San Carlo di Napoli, Opera in Rome, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Parma, Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile, Sao Paulo, Bogotá, and Lima, among others. In the USA he sang at the Chicago Lyric Opera, Atlanta Opera, Opera Omaha, and at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. He is particularly known for his interpretations of roles in Verdi operas where his powerful baritone voice and stage presence have been critically acclaimed. His musical training began in Argentina before jumping into an international career. Fabián Veloz has been awarded the Premio Konex among other awards, and remains a prominent figure on the most prestigious stages of classical music.