This concert is the North Carolina Symphony debut of Héctor Del Curto.

Praised by the New York Times as a "splendid player," Grammy-winning musician, composer, recording artist, and educator Héctor Del Curto has performed with many artists across musical genres and appeared with orchestras including the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Del Curto’s 2022/23 season highlights include performances featuring his quintet and his son Santiago, with the Richmond Symphony, and a recording of his commissioned work Trace of Time, with the Apollo Chamber Players. Other recent engagements include a recorded performance of Piazzolla’s bandoneón concerto Aconcagua with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Wilkins and a performance of Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.

Buenos Aires-born Del Curto is a fourth-generation bandoneónist who won the title "Best Bandoneón Player Under 25” in Argentina at age 17. In 1998, he became music director of Forever Tango, a Broadway hit that continues to tour the world. Soon after, he founded the Eternal Tango Orchestra, a ten-piece ensemble, and the Hector Del Curto Tango Quintet. Both are featured on his self-produced albums Eternal Piazzolla and Eternal Tango.

Del Curto has appeared on recordings with such artists as Osvaldo Pugliese, Astor Piazzolla, Paquito D'Rivera, Tito Puente, and Plácido Domingo. As part of the Pablo Ziegler Trio, he received a 2018 Grammy award for Jazz Tango.

Dedicated to education, outreach, and the preservation of tango, Del Curto co-founded the Stowe Tango Music Festival in 2014 and continues to serve as its artistic director. He also produced the festival's award-winning album Live at the 2016 Stowe Tango Music Festival.