DANIEL BINELLI, bandoneon

Internationally renowned master of the bandoneon, Argentine Daniel Binelli tours extensively in concert and recital. This unique and sensuous instrument is showcased in a wide range of compositions, many of which have roots in the tango of Binelli’s native land.

A seasoned composer in his own right, Binelli is also widely acclaimed as the foremost exponent and torchbearer of the music of Astor Piazzolla. In 1989 Daniel Binelli joined Astor Piazzolla´s New Tango Sextet, touring with them Brazil, Chile, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Holland and Switzerland before Mr. Piazzolla’s death in 1992.

Conductors with whom Binelli has worked include Charles Dutoit, Lalo Schiffrin, Franz Paul Decker, Isaiah Jackson, Germán Gutiérrez, Simón Blech, Herrera de la Fuente, José Carli, Luis Gorelik, Jamil Maluf, Alfredo Rugeles and Francisco Rettig. He has developed a long-term collaboration with Maestro Charles Dutoit, appearing in October 2001, as a solo artist with the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, in New York; in September 2003, playing four concerts with the Sydney Symphonic Orchestra at the Sidney Opera, Australia; and in February 2004 with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

Binelli conducted Piazzolla´s operita: "María de Buenos Aires" in Sicily (Italy) with Italian singer, Milva. He was chosen "Year 2000 Guest Artist" at T.C.U of Fort Worth, Texas.

POLLY FERMAN, Pianist

One of the leading interpreters of the music of the Americas, Polly Ferman continues to captivate audiences with her outstanding performances of works by Gottschalk, Nazareth, Gershwin, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera and Piazzolla. Her mastery of the literature prompted The Japan Times to recognize her as "a Musical Ambassador of the Americas."

Ferman's extensive tours as a soloist have included performances with the Symphonies of San Francisco, Colorado, Vancouver, and Indianapolis, as well as the Tokyo Philharmonic, Jarkow Symphony Orchestra (Ukraine), Philippines Philharmonic, Sâo Paulo State Symphony and the National Symphony of Argentina in addition to recitals in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Tokyo’s Suntory and Takemitsu Halls, Virginia’s Wolf Trapp, London’s St. Martin in the Fields, Koncert Halle of Munich, and the Buenos Aires Colon Theatre. Ferman was the only soloist selected to play at the Pan American Games of 1992, where she performed Villa-Lobos with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She recently performed to great acclaim in Cuba with the all-female chamber group Camerata Romeu.

Polly Ferman's numerous recordings constitute one of the most extensive collections of solo Latin American repertoire and are available on Music Masters, Musical Heritage Society, PAMAR, Talent Romeo Records, EPSA Music and Sondor.