miguel angel varvello born 1943 is an argentinian musician who plays and teaches the bandoneonmiguel angel varvello was born in 1943 in caada de gomez a small town in the province of santa fe argentina he was only six years old when he discovered the bandoneon it was love at first sight and his family was then faced with the difficult task of finding him a small instrument known as a bandoneon 34 so that he could begin his studies his first teacher was tito aparicio he never planned on a career as a musician it merely happened at the age of eight he appeared as a soloist on radio stations lt2 and lt8 of the city of rosario then he began to work as a freelance bandeoneonist he perfected his technique with jose bustamante and like anibal troilo and astor piazzolla before him he benefited from the influence of mythical rosario bandoneon player antonio rios he also studied harmony counterpoint and composition with titi rossi today he is a player with and exceptional technique combined with his natural gift for discovering and illuminating the natural spaces in music at 27 years old moved to buenos aires where he became one of the most soughtafter bandoneon players on the tango scene and played with many different groups including the jose basso osvaldo berlinghieri alberto di paulo carlos lazari osvaldo piro osvaldo requena francisco rotundo and hector varela tango orchestras he also established his own groups with which he performed extensively in the better known tango venues of buenos aires such as michelangelo cao 14 and la ciudad and toured all over the world he created ensamble trio bandoneon piano and bass played duos with guitarist jorge labanca and together with bandoneonist lisandro adrover set up the revolutionary nonet ensamble porteo flute clarinet two violins two bandoneons piano bass and percussion these groups mainly used varvellos own arrangements and played and recorded many of his works the albums despertar en buenos aires ensamble porteo 1978 momentos inestables ensamble trio 1984 and devenir duoo varvello labanca 1989 bear witness to his work of those years he is currently a member of the orchestra accompanying the highly acclaimed show forever tango which has been staged the world over including europe japan and de us in 2002 the famous company testigo published a magic instrument where this exceptional artist brings awareness of the uniqueness of this incredible instrument in classical music a unique feat of this kind he played bach schubert chopin brahms and also tango music in 2003 the company zaf records from argentina published tangos de vanguardia trio ensemble under his direction and arrangements also acts as musical director of the show tango dreams in appearances with the symphony orchestras of albuquerque new mexico and long beach california usa as well in the city of tokyo japanhis orchestra participated in the activities of the montreal international tango festival of 2006 2007 he also made recordings of bandoneon solos for universal studios us music division with participation in the project cafe de los maestros making presentations 2008 in paris and lyon buenos aires oman brussels and many more also participated in the festival de tango de buenos aires 2010 the nightly tribute to rovirahe interpreted as a soloist has performed in rooms buenos aires as the salons golden colon theater teatro san martin faculty of belgrano national radio in the college of music and at the museum castagnino the city of rosario mr varvello is extremely active as arranger and composer his works are published by editorial lagos srl warner chappell in argentina and by tonos musikverlag gmbh in germany mr varvello also teaches extensively he lives in buenos aires with his wife and children and receives students from everywhere in the world teaching the bandoneon is a way of being in contact with the music i love and it is very stimulating to see how students gradually discover that their relationship with the bandoneon is something personal and specific to each of themin 2012 mr varvello just released a new cd again in classical music with the famous company testigo concerto for bandoneon this album includes a concert for bandoneon with strings piano harp timpani and percussion in three movements and is accompanied by works of frdric chopin johann sebastian bach and achilleclaude debussy and tangos of agustn bardi eduardo rovira astor piazzolla also mr varvello has participated in a tribute to eduardo rovira conducted by national university of lanus in argentine and interpret among other works bandomania