Tango! with the Peninsula Symphony and Quartet San Francisco

Peninsula Symphony and Music Director Mitchell Sardou Klein welcome the New Year with a colorful program of tango music. All of the passion and magic of Tango! comes to our stage, with Quartet San Francisco (and its founder, violinist Jeremy Cohen), colorful tango dancers Sandor & Parissa, and the Symphony all combining for an electrifying evening of classic and new tangos.

Tango began in the working class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, blending African rhythms with instruments and techniques from Europe. Composers such as Astor Piazzolla further influenced the tango by introducing jazz rhythms and classical music, creating a Tango Nuevo. Around this time, the tango was forced to go underground in Argentina, with a conservative government deeming it publicly unacceptable. An eventual change in government led to the resurgence of tango in the 80s, and since then, it has enjoyed new popularity, with composers such as Arturo Marquez and dancers such as Sandor & Parissa keeping it alive on the international stage.

Internationally acclaimed performers & Tango Masters, Sandor & Parissa are the principal dancers in Magique Tango Vivo !, a show created, directed, & choreographed by Sandor, which has toured with outstanding reviews. Sandor was the coach for the GoldMedalist Argentine Tango Duet on NBC's Superstars of Dance, & with Parissa assisting he choreographs many of the Argentine Tangos on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.