Cuartetango is a string quartet through which Leonardo Suárez Paz intends to convey all the tango rage and the aggressive nuances of tango with the mere aid of two violins, a viola and a cello, the chamber band most widely used by leading composers, an analogy to what the Turtle Island String Quartet did with jazz.

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Violin I - Leonardo Suarez Paz
Violin II* - Nicolas Danielson                          Violin II* - Alejandro Drago 
Cello - Daniel Miller
Viola - Ron Lawrence


Leonardo Suarez Paz is among the most sought-after violin soloists worldwide in the field of the Argentine Tango.  Growing up with the internationally renowned tango maestros Astor Piazzolla and Fernando Suarez Paz, Leonardo was engaged professionally at the age of 16 with the leading tango orchestras, making the history of the Argentine tango music. As a violin soloist, Leonardo was part of Roberto Gallardo Orchestra, Mariano Mores Sextet and Orchestra, Horacio Salgan Orchestra, Osvaldo Berlingieri Sextet, Jose Colangelo Septet and Orchestra, Atilio Stampone Quintet and Orquestra, Duo Porteño, Nestor Marconi Orchestra, and Saul Cosentino Sextet. Leonardo toured worldwide for eleven years with the prestigious international tango companies as a violin soloist and a professional tango dancer, including the critically acclaimed Argentinean Tango show “TangoX2” in the United States, France, Italy, Spain, England, Greece, Japan & Mexico.  He starred as a soloist in both Broadway shows “Forever Tango” and “Tango Argentino,” Julio Bocca’s Ballet Argentino, Orquesta de Hioshinori Hioneyama, among others.  Leonardo performed and recorded with Placido Domingo, American jazz legend Stanley Jordan, Latin star Luis Miguel, on the motion pictures tracks of Bossa Nova, Flawless, Imposters, and on the 2002 Latin Grammy nominated CD “Tango Bar” (Chesky Records).   

Violinist Nicolas Danielson gave his first public recital at age 8, performed with the Boston Pops at age 11, and the Philadelphia Orchestra at age 15. After completing his studies at the Curtis Institute with Ivan Galamian, Nicolas played with the Chester Quartet as a first violin for five years. As a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra since 1990, Nicolas has played on many recordings, including Stravinsky's "Concertino" on the Grammy winning CD "Shadow Dances." In 1992 he assumed the position of Associate Concertmaster and Soloist the New York City Ballet Orchestra, where he appeared as a Solo Violin on stage with Mikhail Baryshnikov. He is also engaged as the Violin Soloist of Broadway’s “Fiddler on the Roof.”  Nicolas is an avid performer of Tango music. He has played for Broadway's "Tango Argentino," and has recorded with tango pianist Pablo Ziegler and singer Denyce Graves for RCA records.

Violinist Alejandro Drago began his violin studies with Elias Khayat and Szimsia Bajour in Argentina where he also actively participated in chamber music courses as well as master classes.  Since 1985, he studied under Ljerko Spiller, Gabriel Banat, Jacques Israelevitch, Chaim Taub, Leon Spierer and Alberto Lysy.   The Russian government awarded Alejandro a scholarship to enable him to pursue a five-year program at the Chaikovsky Conservatory and study with Professor Marina Yashvili.   During the 1995/1996 season, he was a member of the Moscow Conservatory Early Music Ensemble "Homo Ludens" and successfully graduated with his Master of Fine Arts degree in 1996.  A very important place among his musical activities is occupied by tango and other Argentinean folkloric music.  The National Orchestra of Argentinean Music invited him to perform as Assistant Concertmaster during its European Tournèe in 1998 in such venues as the Stockholm Academie of Music and La Sorbonne in Paris.   Alejandro was the founder and director of "Moskva Tango", an ensemble fully devoted to the popularization of tango in Eastern Europe. He performed with tango musicians such as Atilio Stamponi, Nestor Marconi, Carlos Buono, Osvaldo Berlingieri, Fernando Suárez Paz and Osvaldo Piro.  

Violist Ron Lawrence has performed as a chamber musician and soloist on four continents with recent concerts at the Koln Musik Triennale, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Moers Festival.  A New York City violist, he can regularly be heard with the Orchestra of St. Lukes, Sirius String Quartet and recently performed with Cecilia Bartoli's American tour and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Hid recent classical recordings include work with Kathleen Battle, Renee Fleming, Robert Craft, Andre Previn, and Donald Runnicles. A champion of new music, Mr. Lawrence has collaborated and performed with composers from John Adams to John Zorn.  He has recorded extensively with the Dave Soldier Electric String Quartet, the Sirius String Quartet, and Quartet Indigo, a jazz ensemble.  Other recordings include projects with Regina Carter, Lee Konitz, Paquito D'Rivera, Eumir Deodato, Jeremy Pelt, Bob Belden, Elliot Sharp, James Blood Ulmer, Cassandra Wilson, Jonh Cale, and the rock band Dr. Nerve.  One of Mr. Lawrence's most exciting projects was journey to Alaska to record John Luther Adams multi-media spectacular, "Earth and the Great Weather - A Sonic Geography of the Artic."  Despite a rigorous performance schedule during the six-week stint, he was able to break away each evening to cross-country ski under the Northern Lights.

Cellist Daniel Miller is the principal cellist of the Greenwich Symphony and an active orchestral, recording and theater musician in New York. He is currently playing in the Broadway production of Wicked. Mr. Miller has appeared as soloist with the Little Orchestra Society, the Savannah Symphony, the New Jersey Philharmonic and the New Amsterdam Symphony. Danny was a member of the Orchestra del Teatro San Carlo in Naples and the Glimmerglass Opera. As a chamber musician, he performed at the Banff and Spoleto Music Festivals, as a member of the Laurentian String Quartet and Musica Amici, and is cellist for the Greenwich Chamber Players. Danny has played for Tony Bennett, Liza Minelli, Frank Sinatra, Smokey Robinson, and many more pop, rock, and jazz entertainers. He is heard on many Broadway cast albums and has composed and performed music for Nickelodeon, the Children's Television Network.

* Nicolas Danielson and Alejandro Drago are both Cuartetango members who perform at different venues with the quartet.