Pianist Polly Ferman to Perform 'Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos' in NYC Concert

New York-based Uruguayan-American pianist Polly Ferman will be in concert, presenting Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos on Tuesday, September 19 @ 7:00 PM at Marc A. Scorca Hall of National Opera Center, 330 7th Avenue, 8th Floor in New York, NY.

This will be a multimedia solo piano recital, with commentary, showcasing Tango from its African roots to the New Tango. Projections, film and music will take the audience on a journey through Tango's history before, during and after the emergence of the well-known Tango for dancing. It will also show how difficult it was for women to enter this Rio de la Plata (Argentina and Uruguay) city-style world.

Repertoire will include works by Louis M. Gottschalk, Emmanuel Chabrier, Isaac Albeniz, Luis C. Mortet, Luis Mattos Rodriguez, Ernesto Nazareth, Alberto Ginastera, Pintin Castellanos, Anibal Troilo, Astor Piazzolla and Daniel Binelli.

Hear Ms. Ferman perform Chabrier's Habanera below!

Polly Ferman says about the performance, "I would like to share with you my excitement about the upcoming performance of my Habaneras, Milongas Tangos program, in honor of the tango classic La Cumparsita's 100 anniversary. I've already performed the program in Montevideo, at the same Sala Verdi I had my piano debut at 7, in Buenos Aires and am truly looking forward to the event in New York City."

Tickets are $20, available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2921318.

Polly Ferman has been called "musical ambassador of the Americas" by the Japan Times. One of the leading interpreters of the music of the Americas, her extensive tours as a soloist have included performances with the Symphonies of San Francisco, Colorado, Vancouver, and Indianapolis, as well as orchestras in Japan, Ukraine, Philippines, Brazil, in addition to recitals in New York, Tokyo, Washington D.C., London, Munich and Buenos Aires. She has performed in Cuba with the all-female chamber orchestra Camerata Romeu and is the Creator and Music Director of GlamourTango (www.glamourtango.com). Her recordings are available on 4Tay, Music Masters, Musical Heritage Society, PAMAR, EPSA Music and Sondor. She is a Steinway Artist, and Founder/CEO of Pan American Musical Art Research (PAMAR) and New York City's Latin American Cultural Week. Visit her at www.pollyferman.net.