Under the title "Moving Sounds", Chemnitz is focusing on tango as the European Capital of Culture 2025. Throughout the year, milongas, as tango dance events are called, and concerts will be held in the city and region, as well as themed guided tours. On 8 July, a specially commissioned composition entitled "Tango Pur!" will be performed on Theaterplatz and the MDR promises a "program characterized by South American sounds" to kick off its music summer (8 August). This includes works by Astor Piazzolla.
The background to this is that the roots of the bandoneon lie in Chemnitz. It was here in the 19th century that Carl Friedrich Uhlig invented the concertina, which was further developed into the bandoneon. In addition, the construction of these instruments was once perfected in Carlsfeld in the Ore Mountains and tens of thousands of these instruments were exported from there to South America. Saxon instrument makers still produce bandoneons today.
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