The members of Tango for 3

Sverre Indris Joner – Piano
Arranger, composer and founder of the quartet. Graduated and specialized in Latin-American music at the University of Oslo and the Cervantes conservatory, Havana, Cuba. Composes and arranges for film, theatre, symphony orchestras etc.

Per Arne Glorvigen – Bandoneon
Graduated from the State academy of music in Oslo as accordeonist, and from L’Ecole Nationale de Musique, Gennevilliers, France as the first Scandinavian bandoneonist. Has also studied bandoneon in Buenos Aires. In Paris he works with such different settings as the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Gidon Kremer, Alban Berg Quartet and several argentinian orchestras.

Odd Hannisdal – Violin
is concertmaster in The Norwegian Opera Orchestra. He also play frequently in orchestras like the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, the National Radio Orchestra, Oslo Filharmonic Orchestra and the contemporary ensemble Cikada.

Steinar Haugerud – Double bass
play frequently in orchestras like the National Radio Orchestra, Oslo Filharmonic Orchestra and other symphonic and chamber orchestras in Norway.

Said about Tango for 3

“Tango for 3 had great success during their tour in Argentina” – Rosario, Cordoba and Buenos Aires.

“Tango as it should be…” – Buenos Aires Herald

“See and hear to believe it…” – Clarin

“From Norway with love of tango…” – La Prensa

“I couldn´ believe what I heard because they play very, very good! They are marvellous as persons, as musicians – I really love them!” – Fernando Suarez Paz (Piazzollas violinist) to the magazine Revista Septentrion.

“Their masterly interpretations received enormous applause… ” – Wiesbadener Tagblatt

“Tango for 3” have toured several times in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They have also played in France – in Genevillers & Paris (Les Trottoirs de Buenos Aires), EXPO’92 in Sevilla (Spain), the Ikaalinen-Festival (Finland) and in the German cities Berlin, Bremen, Munich, Dresden, Torgau, Bergish-Gladbach, Recklinghausen and Wiesbaden. They recently also did a successfull tour in Netherland/Belgium together with the gifted argentine singer Julia Zenko, including their second appearance in the presigious “Concertgebouw”.

Per Arne Glorvigen has been touring and recording with the famous violin player Gidon Kremer on his tangoproject and with the Alban Berg Quartet from Vienna.

“Per Arne Glorvigens command of the bandoneon was elegant and vital…” – New York Times

“A subtly controlled bandoneon.” – The Times

“His virituosity is expressive, never vacuously showy…” – The Guardian

In 1999 Tango for 3 received outstanding critics for their project “Symphonic Tango” with Oslo Filharmonic Orchestra and the famous tango-dancers Pablo Verón and Victoria Vieyra.

“A whole world of tango that is lush, wild, tender, caressing, brutal and melancolic.” – Aftenposten

“The audience surrendered completely…happily knocked out by tangofever.” – Dagbladet

“All remonstrances were baffled.” – VG

In June same year their own tangoshow in Oslo – “Tangotanko” – also received the best critics.

“Drag your lover with you for a tango or go alone and cry…of joy!” – Dagbladet

“They show a joy of playing that is contagious, and their ensemble-playing is outstanding.” – Aftenposten

“Hereby recommended more than strongly.” – VG

Since then Tango for 3 have done similar symphonic tangoconcerts with the orchestras: Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, The Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra (Norway), Gothemborg Symphonic Orchestra, Värmland Sinfonietta, Umea Symphony orchestra(Sweden), Deutsche KammerPhilharmonie (Bremen), Dresdner Philharmonie and Neuen Philharmonie Westfalen (Germany).