BIOGRAPHY
Diego Romero
Guitar player, composer and music professor born in the city of Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied at the Conservatorio de Música Isaías Orbe. He stands out for his musical versatility that embraces different rhythms and styles of Argentinian and Latin American music. He currently lives in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany.
2023 – Now
Works as guitar teacher at the Kreismusikschule Fürstenfeldbruck (KMS FFB) and the Musikschule Schondorf.
2022 – Now
Is part of the Tango Pianissimo Quintet. They presented the show “Tango Nuevo de los 60” playing music from Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Salgán. They toured different important venues in Germany such as Nikolaisaal Potsdam, Internationales Theater Frankfurt, and Konzerthaus Berlin.
2022
Played at the Filharmonia Szczecin together with Oana Catalina Chitu (voice) and Dejan Jovanovic (acordion).
2022
2021 – 2024
Was part of “Trio Del Sur” together with Carly Quiróz (piano) and Daniel “Topo” Gioia (percussion).
2021 – 2022
Played at the “Jazz im Kloster Jerichow” Festival together with “Trio Del Sur” and “Daniel Gioia Quartet”.
2021
2020 – 2024
Played together with Oana Catalina Chitu (voice) and Dejan Jovanovic (acordion), presenting the show “Bucharest – Buenos Aires”. Together they have performed in several cities in Germany and Poland.
2020 – 2021
Released the album “Serendipia”, together with guitar player Naoufal Montassere, with their own compositions. The album brings together Latin American and Moroccan music. They presented the album at different concerts in Germany.
2020 – 2022
Toured Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway with the Romero-Espegard duo in the “Frozen Tango Tour 2020” and “Switzerland Tour 2022”.
2019 – 2023
Presented his solo show in many theaters and halls in Berlin, including the Argentinian Embassy in Germany. His show embeds the audience into a unique experience combining instrumental music and voice, taking them on a journey of sound and images through the many Latin-American landscapes and rhythms.
2019 – 2022
2019
2018 – 2019
Played with Nacha Guevara at the international tango festival Zárate 2018 and other theatres at the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018
Participated in the tv show “De Noche vale Doble” showcased in the Canal de la Ciudad (Argentina) to accompany diverse artists such as Adriana Varela, Soledad Villamil, and Mercedes Funes among others.
2017 – 2019
Composed and arranged his compositions for his quintet of popular camera music. Its members are Agustín Cetratelli (piano), Rodrigo Beraldi (violin), Emilio Longo (counter bass), and Nicolás Velázquez (bandoneon).
2017 – 2018
Composed part of the music for the show “Pura Sangre” for the Argentinian dance company Potros Malambo, touring Argentina and Russia.
2017 – 2019
Sporadically was part of the performers of two of the most important tango restaurants at Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Esquina Homero Manzi and Café de Los Angelitos (Argentina).
2017
Was awarded the First Prize for Folk Composition at the national contest organized by the Fondo Nacional de las Artes (Argentina).
2016 – 2019
Played in different theaters in Buenos Aires along with Marcela Passadore, sharing the stage with artists like Teresa Parodi, Silvina Garré, Carlos “Negro” Aguirre and Hernan Jacinto Trío.
2016 – 2018
Was part of the Jam Latinoamericana at the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, together with Maga Falcoff, Kennet Saravia, and Jerónimo Moran, a regular show embracing exclusively folk music of different Latin American countries.
2015 – 2019
Presented together with Daniel Chappet (harmonica), their music in different cities in Argentina, with a repertoire that combines Latin American music with other expressions, like jazz.
2014 – 2019
Was part of the accompanying musicians for the tango singer Raúl Lavié, with whom he performed in numerous festivals and the most important stages in Argentina, such as the Teatro Colón, Teatro Gran Rex, Centro Cultural Kirchner, and the Usina del Arte; and the Teatro Municipal de Valparaíso (Chile). With him, he also participated in concerts where he also played alongside Alejandro Lerner, Jairo, Julia Zenko, Opus 4, Patricia Sosa, Valeria Lynch y Cecilia Milone.
2014
Participated or the First International Encounter for Percussion La Plata 2014 (Argentina) alongside Mariano “Tiki” Cantero.
2013
Participated in the International Festival Aldeia de Todos os Cantos in the city of Joinville (Brasil), together with Jose Alcobruni (bandoneon), sharing the stage with artists like Ana Paula da Silva and Verónica Condomí.
2012 – 2014
Was part of Pastiche Trío together with Jose Alcobruni y Lucas Muñoz, an experimental group that was also selected to take part in the Bienal de Arte Joven (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and with whom he participated in the Primer Encuentro de Improvisación y Composición Musical – Bariloche (Argentina). They also shared performances with artists like Ernesto Snajer and Trío Familia.
2010
Was part of Dúo Romero-Andersen, winner of the First Price in the “Certamen para Nuevos Valores Pre-Cosquín” for instrumental group and with whom he participated in the Folclórico Cosquín 2010.
2009
Participated in the tv reality show Talento Argentino as a member of the Romero – Andersen – Ciprián trio.
2007
Was awarded the silver medal in the Torneos Juveniles Bonaerenses, for instrumental soloist.
2001- 2007
Formed the Romero Dúo with Jorge Romero, a folk group with whom he toured Argentina. They were awarded several prizes, such as the Premio Revelación a the Festival de la Sierra (Tandil, Argentina).
2001- 2011
Graduated as a professor of music and guitar at the Conservatorio Provincial de Música Isaías Orbe (Tandil, Argentina).