In the organizer's words:

While winter hangs over the city of Vienna and the anticipation of the ball season grows, the summer nights of Buenos Aires are spent dancing outdoors at milongas. As different as the climate is, so different are the musical cultures. Conducted by Nicolás Pasquet, the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra combines the lively music of the Viennese Strauss dynasty and Franz von Suppè with the rousing pulse of South and Central America - represented by works by Arturo Márquez, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez and Alberto Ginastera. Buenos Aires-born bandoneon virtuoso Omar Massa presents his own composition "Buenos Aires Resonances" and interprets Astor Piazzolla's concerto "Aconcagua". A contrasting and passionate end to the year full of musical discoveries, in which the bandoneon - a manifestation of the accordion, which was named Instrument of the Year 2026 - plays a leading role.

Program

Franz von Suppè:
Overture to the comic opera "Isabella"

Omar Massa:
"Buenos Aires Resonances" for bandoneon and string orchestra

Johann Strauss (son):
Melodies Quadrille op. 112

Astor Piazzolla:
"Aconcagua", concerto for bandoneon and small orchestra

Arturo Márquez:
Danzón No. 2

Emmanuel Chabrier:
"España", rhapsody for orchestra
(Arr. by Simon Parkin)

Eduard Strauss:
"Wer tanzt mit?", Polka fast op. 251

Josef Strauss:
"Plappermäulchen! Musikalischer Scherz", Polka fast op. 245

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez:
"La Cumparsita" ("Little Street Parade"), tango
(Arr. by Merle John Isaac)

Johann Strauss (son):
"In Praise of Women", Polka-Mazur op. 315

Jacob Gade:
"Jalousie", Tango Tzigane

Johann Strauss (son):
"Postillon d'amour", Polka française op. 317

Alberto Ginastera:
Four dances from the ballet "Estancia" op. 8a,
from it No. 4 Danza final. Malambo

Performers

Omar Massa, bandoneon
Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicolás Pasquet, conductor