TRIO AGORA – three charismatic musicians, laureates of various prestigious international competitions, regularly performing in European concert halls, but not forgetting Lithuania. At the concert on 21 July, the audience will hear the programme of the ensemble’s latest album “Hotel Tango”, which will be released in 2023 with the German record label Accentus Music.

Trio Agora presents a brand new, original version of Ástor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons by trio clarinettist Žilvinas Brazauskas, as well as a piece dedicated to the ensemble by Canadian-American composer Joel Hoffman, “Foxtrot Romeo Juliet Hotel Tango”, and other original arrangements, including the roots of the tango: mazurkas, waltzes and contra dances, as well as works by academic composers.

The Trio’s mission is to share their fascination with tango music, which has been thriving for a century and a half and has not stopped shaping us, as we have it. Where did tango come from and how many people and cultures have been captivated by the rhythms, songs and dances of this genre? Trio Agora seeks to express the vast scope of tango music by selecting pieces that each have a unique history and have contributed to the evolution of the style. “Hotel Tango” is a kind of international tango manifestation, taking listeners from the salons of Paris to the small streets of Buenos Aires, through the United States, Latin America, West Africa and Eastern Europe. Many of the works presented are like narratives that pay homage to the original compositions in the form of arrangements and transcriptions.