Karin Eckstein - Bandoneon

After studying music (piano and organ) she studied the bandoneon with Peter Reil (Berlin).

She subsequently undertook six years of studies at the conservatory of Gennevilliers / Paris with one of the world’s most famous bandoneon-players, Juan José Mosalini. In 2003 she passed her examination with distinction.

Her wide repertoire covers traditional Argentinian tango, Tango Nuevo and contemporary music as well as jazz. Her studies in Paris have enabled her to present the major works written for bandoneon solo.

Various journeys to Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina and Uruguay have brought her into contact with legendary bandoneon-players and the roots of Argentinian music.
She is a member of various tango groups and performs regularly in concerts and milongas, amongst others with guests from Argentina and Uruguay,  . (see Ensembles)

From 2003 to 2006 she performed as the bandoneon soloist in Piazzolla’s „Maria de Buenos Aires“ at the “Staatstheater Wiesbaden”.

She performed the bandoneon solo part in Piazzolla’s „Aconcagua – concerto for bandoneon and orchestra“ with the „Cappella Villa Duria“ (Düren“) and she has given various concerts as a soloist with the Heilbronn Symphony Orchestra.
She also interpreted the soundtrack for the film „Tango del aire“ starring Monica Bleibtreu and has taken part in various TV-productions.