Martha Argerich will hold a series of concerts at the Teatro Colón in August

From Friday 12 to Saturday 20 August, teacher Martha Argerich will be the protagonist of a series of concerts that will evoke the spirit of her legendary festivals at the Teatro Colón.

Special guests will be present, including prestigious conductor Charles Dutoit, actress Annie Dutoit-Argerich, their daughter, actors Peter Lanzani and Joaquín Furriel, and pianists Sergei Babayan and Dong Hyek Lime, among others.

A cycle of luxury

The opening night will be held on Friday 12 August at 8pm. The prestigious pianist will be accompanied by Charles Dutoit, who will perform a repertoire consisting of pieces by Ravel and Berlioz at the helm of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra.

On Saturday 13th August at 8pm and Sunday 14th August at 5pm there will be a program that will see Martha Argerich playing the Match no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 by Bach.

Then, in a second part, it will be the turn of The story of a soldier by Stravinsky, in a version that will have the musical direction of Charles Dutoit, direction and dramaturgy by Rubén Szuchmacher and special performances by Annie Dutoit, Joaquín Furriel, Peter Lanzani and Cumelén Sanz.

On Sunday 14th August at 8:30 pm the Armenian-American pianist Sergei Babayan will give a recital consisting of pieces by Bach, Busoni, Zlabys, Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninov and Schumann.

On Tuesday 16 August at 8 pm, Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan will offer a two-piano presentation led by works by Prokofiev and Mozart.

Dong Hyek Lim, the South Korean pianist, will be the protagonist of the evening scheduled for Wednesday 17 August at 8 pm, where the works of Franz Schubert predominate.

Enrique Arturo Diemecke will conduct the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday 18 August, again at 8 pm, with the presence of Dong Hyek Lim again, this time as a soloist. The music program will have the Concert n. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23 by Tchaikovsky and the Symphony n. 8 in G major op. 88 by Dvorak.

The big closing of this series of concerts will be on Saturday 20 August at 20:00. There, the Stable Orchestra of the Teatro Colón will participate under the direction of Luis Gorelik along with Martha Argerich and Dong Hyek Lim as soloists and Annie Dutoit as narrator.

Where to buy tickets

Tickets for the concert are on sale and can be purchased online through www.teatrocolon.org.ar.

Also in person at the ticket office of the Teatro Colón (Tucumán 1171) from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 20:00 and on Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00, and at the Tu Entrada office which operates in Calle Viamonte 560 (Local 5) from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:00

The details of each concert

concert 1

Friday 12 August, 20:00 Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Charles Dutoit Soloist: Martha Argerich, piano

• Maurice Ravel Concerto in G major Hector Berlioz Fantastic Symphony Op.14

Concerts 2 and 3

Saturday 13th August, 8:00 pm and Sunday 14th August, 5:00 pm

• Johann Sebastian Bach Match no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 Martha Argerich, piano.
• Igor Stravinsky The soldier’s story. Musical director: Charles Dutoit Direction and dramaturgy: Rubén Szuchmacher Annie Dutoit / Joaquín Furriel / Peter Lanzani / Cumelen Sanz Translation: Gabriela Massuh Ambience: Jorge Ferrari Lights: Gonzalo Córdova

concert 4

Sunday 14 August, 8:30 pm Sergei Babayan, piano

• JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH / FERRUCCIO BUSONI Ciaccona from the Partita for solo violin no. 2 in D minor BWV 1004
• ANDRIO ZLABYS echoes of light (2019) First in Argentina
• FRANZ SCHUBERT / FRANZ LISZT Der Müller und der Bach de Die schöne Müllerin D. 795 Gretchen am Spinnrade de Die schöne Müllerin D. 795 Ständchen D. 889 Aufenthalt de Schwanengesang D. 957 Auf dem Wasser zu singen D. 774
• SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Étude-Tableau in E flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5 From the six moments musicaux Op. 16 No. 2 in E flat minor No. 6 in C major FRANZ LISZT Ballad No. 2 ROBERT SCHUMANN Kreisleriana Op. 16

Concert 5 Tuesday 16 August, 20:00 Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan Recital for two pianos

• SERGEI PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Op.64 (12 movements) Transcription by Sergei Babayan
• WA MOZART Sonata for two pianos in D major, K. 448
• SERGEI PROKOFIEV Set music for Hamlet, Op. 7 Transcription by Sergei Babayan. The ghost of Hamlet’s father Stage music for Eugen Onegin, Op. 71 Transcription by Sergei Babayan Mazurka, Polka The Queen of Spades, Op. 70 Arranged by Sergei Babayan. Pushkin Polish Waltz, Op. 120 Arrangement by Sergei Babayan Pushkin Waltz In C Sharp Minor War and Peace, Op. 91 Arrangement by Sergei Babayan Valse by Natasha and Andrei The Queen of Spades, Op. 70 Arrangement by Sergei Babayan Idée fixe

concert 6

Wednesday, August 17, 20:00 Dong Hyek Lim, piano

• Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major D. 959 Piano Sonata n. 21 in B flat major D. 960 Concerto 7

Thursday 18 August, 20:00 Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Enrique Arturo Diemecke Soloist: Dong Hyek Lim, piano

• PIOTR ILICH TCHAIKOWSKY Concert n. 1 in B flat minor, op. 23
• A. DVORAK Symphony n. 8 in G major op. 88 Concert 8

Saturday 20 August, 20:00 Teatro Colón Stable Orchestra Conductor: Luis Gorelik Soloists: Martha Argerich and Dong Hyek Lim, pianos Annie Dutoit, narrator

• S. PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 26 Work to be determined (orchestral)
• C. SAINT SAËNS The Carnival of the Animals