Orquesta típica · founded 2001
Orquesta Típica
Silencio
10 musicians from Argentina, Cuba, France, Spain and the USA, living across Europe, playing tango in the tradition from Di Sarli to Piazzolla.
The record
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4 albums and 2 singles between 2005 and 2026, 28 reviews in 7 languages, and a season of orquesta típica workshops in Berlin, Basel, Paris, Leipzig. The records
“Keine Frage: Tango-Europa verfügt über aussergewöhnliche Musiker”
Also written
- “... Silencio para bailar el tango”
- “... enfin l'album tant attendu de l'orchestre le plus réjouissant du moment”
- “...'Overweldigend' is het eerste woord dat bij me opkomt als ik de nieuwe cd Silencio en…”
- “Orkestar Silencio tango probudio Zagrepčane”
The orchestra
The international Tango Orchestra SILENCIO was founded in 2001 in Europe. After just a few years the group gained a great reputation playing at tango festivals throughout Europe, and is now one of the most famous tango orchestras founded on the European continent. In its early years it performed together with the beloved bandoneonist Alfredo Marcucci.
The profound quality of SILENCIO has been inspired by very pure styles, from Carlos Di Sarli to Alfredo Gobbi: the bases of Silencio’s authentic sound. The group has developed its own and very personal sound, performing for more than twenty years together.
SILENCIO consists of musicians from around the world, all of them living in Europe: Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Germany, Italy and the USA. The members live in eight different cities across the continent: Basel, Zurich, Lyon, Freiburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Madrid and Stockholm. The diversity and quality of their interpretations has gained the admiration of tango musicians and professionals, and SILENCIO is recognised as one of the three best large tango formations in Europe.
During 2013 Silencio performed at the most important venues of the tango-musical scene of Buenos Aires: Almagro Tango Club, Oliverio Girondo, La Casa del Tango, C.C. Torquato Tasso, Milonga El Canning and La Viruta. It found its place there among the Argentinian youth orchestras.
The group has published four albums: silencio (2005), SILENCIO en las almas (2009), Todo, menos la canción (2014) and Placer y locura (2020). Two singles followed, RARO (2025) and MILONGUERO VIEJO (2026).
Programme
A concert in two halves with an interval, a milonga set played through for dancers, or a workshop week that ends in a concert, as at Basel and Paris.
Formations
The full orquesta típica, or the septeto and the cuarteto for smaller rooms. Who plays in each