Octavio Brunetti

Octavio Brunetti (May 12, 1975 – August 29, 2014) was an Argentine pianist, arranger and composer. He was best known for his participation in the album Te amo tango (Soundbrush Records SR 1009) by Raul Jaurena, which won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album in 2007, and was one of the most sought after tango pianists.

Biography Octavio Brunetti was born on May 12, 1975, in Rosario, Argentina. From early childhood, Brunetti was trained in classical piano, and before he even finished his studies at the National School of Music in Rosario he was already playing in concerts discovering his passion for the music from his country, the tango. In no time, he played with many important musicians such as famous singer Alberto Castillo, Eladia Blázquez, Rubén Juárez, Domingo Federico, Rodolfo Mederos and Osvaldo Piro, and he has shared the stage with Horacio Salgan-De Lio and Atilio Stampone. His talent earned him many awards and took him to perform at the famous Teatro Colón, Teatro San Martín, Buenos Aires, Teatro San Martín in Córdoba, Argentina, still at a very young age. and in 2012 the trio Los Varones del Tango with Sergio Reyes (violin) and Pedro Giraudo (bass).

Brunetti performed with luminaries of the concert world, including world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Cuban jazz saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera, and violinist Cho-Liang Lin. In addition, he participated in numerous music festivals throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, and performed in venues such as Symphony Space, Blue Note, Rose Theatre (Jazz at Lincoln Center), Belleayre Music Festival, Ojai Music Festival, La Jolla Music Fest, New York Chamber Music Festival, Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Japan), Teatro San Martín (Buenos Aires), and Teatro Colón (Salón Dorado).

Discography Inquietudes with the Omar Torres Quintet and Octet (Europhone, 1996) Orquesta Juvenil de Tango de la U.N.R. with Domingo Federico (EMR, 1997) Tierra y Asfalto (duo with guitarist Román Carballo, 2003) Te amo tango with bandoneonist Raúl Jaurena (Soundbrush Records, 2006) Soledad by Astor Piazzolla with cellist Yo-Yo Ma (Sony Classical, 2007) Tetro by Osvaldo Golijov (soundtrack of the film by Francis Ford Coppola, Deutsche Grammophon, 2009) Tango Conversations with guitarist Adam Tully (2009) Oscar e Familia with saxophonist Oscar Feldman et al. (Sunnyside Records, 2010) El Violin Latino with violinist Gregor Huebner (Peregrina Music, 2010, EAN 4012116506020) Tango & Obsession with violinist Nick Danielson (CD Baby, 2010, ASIN B004FNBY80) Urban Tango Trio with violinist Machiko Ozawa and bassist Pedro Giraudo (Cantaloupe Music, 2010) Twixt by Osvaldo Golijov (soundtrack of the film by Francis Ford Coppola, 2011) Adiós Nonino and other great Tangos by Piazzolla with violinist Elmira Darvarova (Delphinium Records, 2011) Marioneta with singer Noelia Moncada (MTT, 2011) Tango Distinto by Astor Piazzolla with trombonist Achilles Liarmakopoulos (Naxos Records, 2011) Masters of Bandoneon with Leonardo Suarez Paz’s Cuartetango String Quartet (Azica, 2012) Hard Tango with J. P. Jofre Quintet feat. Pablo Aslan, Nick Danielson, Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin Paquito D' Rivera & Fernando Otero (Round Star Entertainment, 2012, ASIN B00B5OUY8I) Piazzolla: desde estudios a tangos with violinist Elmira Darvarova (Urlicht AudioVisual, 2014, UAV-5991) Tango For Import with Importango (violinist Machiko Ozawa and guitarist Adam Tully) (Panoramic Recordings 2015) Adiós Nonino and other great Tangos by Piazzolla with violinist Elmira Darvarova (Affetto Records, 2016)

Awards 2004: Best Solo Pianist of the New York City International Tango Competition 2004: Best Duo of the New York City International Tango Competition (with saxophonist Bernardo Monk) 2007: Grammy Award: best tango album (Te amo tango)