las maldiciones in concert

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.