Pablo Mainetti

As a bandoneon player he has formed part of important groups and tango ensembles such as: Leopoldo Federico, Julian Plaza, Emilio Balcarce, the Buenos Aires Tango Orchestra, Carlos García, Sexteto Mayor, Atilio Stampone, Osvaldo Berlingieri, Néstor Marconi, Rodolfo Mederos, Orquesta Juan de Dios Filiberto, Julio Pane, Daniel Binelli, among others.

He has accompanied world class singers such as Roberto Goyeneche, María Graña, Raúl Lavié, Rubén Juárez, Susana Rinaldi, Alba Solís, Amelita Baltar, Eladia Blazquez, Ute Lemper, Mercedes Sosa, Joan Manuel Serrat, among others. He has recently participated in the final album project of the renowned pianist and composer Luis Vidal.

As a soloist, he has performed with Symphony Orchestra of Teatro Liure (Barcelona), National Orchestra of Spain, BBC London, National Orchestra of the Capitol of Tolouse, Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisboa, Orchestra of Granada, Symphony Orchestra of Navarra, OCB (Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona), Symphony Orchestra of Praga, Orchestra of Poitiers, Orchestra of Niza, among others.

He has recorded the “Concierto para Bandoneón y Orquesta de Astor Piazzolla” for Harmonia Mundi, with the Chamber Orchestra of Teatro Liure, under the musical direction of Josep Pone.

Mainetti has also performed various arrangements of Piazzolla's tango works for bandoneon and symphony orchestra, conducted by Ernest Martinez Izquierdo, a co-production between OCB and Symphony Orchestra of Navarra.

He premiered “Three Movements for Bandoneón and Ensemble”, written especially for the Composer Conference of 2018 at the Brandeis University, directed by Mario Davidovsky and conducted by James Baker.

As a composer, he has had his work performed live during the screening of the silent film “La vuelta al bulín”, by José Ferreyra, at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival of 2017.

As a soloist, he has also performed with National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina under the musical direction of Pedro Ignacio Calderón, Facundo Agudin, Mariano Chiacchiarini, Jose Maria Sciutto and Luis Vacalov.

Some of his nominations and accolades include: Latin Grammys 2004 for his CD Album “Tres Rincones”, Premios Clarín for Tango Personality of the Year, Premios Ace for the opera “Ultramarina”, and the Premios Gardel for Best Tango Album with the Mainetti-Angeleri Duo.

He was distinguished and awarded with the Diploma of Merit in the category of Classical Music Instrumentalist by the Konex Foundation in 2019.

Currently, he leads his own ensemble, Pablo Mainetti Quinteto, and is part of the Mainetti-Angeleri Duet. Since the year 2019, he has formed part of the Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, taking on the role and responsibility of principal bandoneon, and has toured extensively promoting the music of the maestro Astor Piazzolla.

資料來源：Piazzolla Quintet ( Website )