Sur Daniela Mack, Eric Silberger, Amy Kang, Pablo Cafici, Chris Johnson, JP Jofre

• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): Vuelvo al Sur:
• 1 Piazzolla: Vuelvo al Sur 04:46
• Yo Soy María:
• 2 Piazzolla: Yo Soy María 03:34
• Poema Valseado:
• 3 Piazzolla: Poema Valseado 02:49
• Los Pájaros Perdidos:
• 4 Piazzolla: Los Pájaros Perdidos 03:33
• Chiquilín de Bachín:
• 5 Piazzolla: Chiquilín de Bachín 04:30
• Balada Para un Loco:
• 6 Piazzolla: Balada Para un Loco 04:49
• Los Paraguas de Buenos Aires:
• 7 Piazzolla: Los Paraguas de Buenos Aires 05:51
• Jacinto Chiclana:
• 8 Piazzolla: Jacinto Chiclana 04:16
• Oblivion:
• 9 Piazzolla: Oblivion 04:49
• Balada Para mi Muerte:
• 10 Piazzolla: Balada Para mi Muerte 04:47
• Dulces Sueños:
• 11 Piazzolla: Dulces Sueños 04:48
• Total Runtime 48:32

Info zu Sur

Die Mezzosopranistin Daniela Mack präsentiert mit „Sur“ eine zutiefst persönliche Reise – ein Album, das von Erinnerung, Identität und der beständigen Sehnsucht nach der Heimat geprägt ist. Inspiriert von einer lebhaften Kindheitserinnerung – dem Zuhören auf dem Rücksitz des Autos ihres Vaters – zeichnet Mack ihre erste Begegnung mit der mitreißenden Klangwelt von Astor Piazzolla nach. Seine Musik, voller Farbe, Kraft und Intensität, hinterließ einen unauslöschlichen Eindruck, der bis heute in ihrem künstlerischen Schaffen nachhallt.

Bekannt für ihre Vielseitigkeit im gesamten Opernspektrum, findet Mack in Piazzollas neu interpretiertem Tango einen natürlichen Schnittpunkt zwischen klassischer Disziplin und expressiver Freiheit und verleiht diesen Liedern sowohl technische Finesse als auch emotionale Unmittelbarkeit.

Als im Ausland lebende argentinische Künstlerin knüpft Mack durch Musik, die zu lebhaftem Geschichtenerzählen einlädt, wieder an den Geist von Buenos Aires an. Jedes Stück entfaltet sich wie eine intime Vignette, bereichert durch die Arrangements ihres Mitwirkenden JP, dessen Arbeit Piazzollas Vermächtnis würdigt und gleichzeitig eine unverwechselbare, persönliche Note hinzufügt – darunter auch sein zartes „Dulce sueños“. Gemeinsam schaffen sie eine Klangwelt, die zugleich nostalgisch und unmittelbar ist, in der Tradition verwurzelt und doch lebendig durch Neuerfindung – eine Einladung, Musik zu erleben, die in ihrer Tiefe und Universalität alle anspricht. Dieses Album markiert Daniela Macks Debüt bei PENTATONE.

Daniela Mack, Mezzosopran
JP Jofre Quintett:
Eric Silberger, Violine
Amy Kang, Cello
Pablo Cafici, Klavier
Chris Johnson, Kontrabass
JP Jofre, Bandoneon

Daniela Mack
Argentine mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack stands at the forefront of a new generation of opera singers, bringing a compelling blend of intensity, adventurousness, and effortless charisma to her performances. In the 2026-2027 season, Ms. Mack debuts in the world premiere of The Galloping Cure by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek with Edinburgh Festival and NorrlandsOperan. She also joins San Antonio Opera as Angelina in La Cenerentola and Seattle Opera as Frida Kahlo in El último sueño de Frida y Diego. Ms. Mack releases her debut album SUR featuring compositions by Astor Piazzolla and collaborator JP Jofre.

Recent season highlights include Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Houston Grand Opera and Opera Omaha, Frida Kahlo in El último sueño de Frida y Diego at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Federico García Lorca in the new production of Ainadamar at The Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera, Idamante in Idomeneo at San Francisco Opera and made her house debut at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma as Orsini in Lucrezia Borgia. She also notably sang Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Royal Opera House, Rosmira in Partenope at Teatro Real, Romeo in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi at Teatro de la Maestranza, Béatrice in Béatrice et Bénédict with the BBC Philharmonic, and Carnegie Hall in a performance of Serse with The English Concert.

Her extensive repertoire includes the title role in Carmen, Charlotte in Werther, Béatrice in Béatrice et Bénédict, Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Isabella in L’italiana in Algeri, Angelina in La Cenerentola, Bradamante in Alcina, Juno in Semele, Dardano in Amadigi di Gaula, Rosmira in Partenope, Sesto in Giulio Cesare, Idamante in Idomeneo, and Dorabella in Così fan tutte.

She has created roles in several world premieres, including the title role in Elizabeth Cree by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell at Opera Philadelphia; Jacqueline Kennedy in JFK by David T. Little and Royce Vavrek at Fort Worth Opera and subsequently at Opéra de Montréal; and most recently, the title role in El último sueño de Frida y Diego at San Francisco Opera.

On the concert stage, Daniela Mack regularly performs concerts and recitals including appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center, and the Cincinnati Symphony at the Cincinnati May Festival. Internationally, she has appeared with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sydney Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk.

Her concert repertoire includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Missa solemnis, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, Ravel’s Shéhérazade, L’heure espagnole, and L’enfant et les sortilèges, Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat and La vida breve, Rossini’s Giovanna d’Arco, Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans, and Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne.

Born in Buenos Aires, Ms. Mack is an alumna of the Adler Fellowship program at San Francisco Opera, studied at Louisiana State University, and was a finalist in the 2013 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition.

JP Jofre
Born in San Juan, Argentina, Juan Pablo Jofre Romarion, aka JP Jofre, is a 2022 GRAMMY-nominated composer and bandoneon player. Having written several double concertos with chamber and symphony orchestras, and more than 40 chamber music works, Mr. Jofre has been repeatedly highlighted by the New York Times and praised as one of today’s leading artists by Great Performers at Lincoln Center. His music has been recorded by the legendary London Symphony Orchestra, multi-Grammy award winner Paquito D’ Rivera, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra among others. He has performed and given lectures at Google Talks, TED Talks, The Juilliard School of Music, The New School, and other venues. A recipient of the National Prize of the Arts grant in Argentina, Mr. Jofre has been part of many prestigious festivals, including the Celebrity Series of Boston, Umbria Jazz Festival, Great Performers at Lincoln Center, Seattle Town Hall, Hatfield and Sheffield Chamber Music Festival (U.K) and Kasposfest (Hungary) to name a few. For the world premiere of his Bandoneon Concerto, the Mercury News wrote: “…he is an electrifying composer-bandoneon player.” In 2012, Jofre was invited by the Free University of Bolzano and SudTirol Festival (Italy) to perform for the homage to Argentinean Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolfo Perez Esquivel. For the release of his Double Concerto for Violin and Bandoneon with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Michale Guttman, the BBC Magazine wrote: "His concerto is arresting and -through the gorgeous Adagio-rather beguiling"

He currently leads the JP Jofre Quintet, the ensemble has been touring internationally since the release of their last album "Manifiesto" among others. Mr. Jofre's music has been performed at the most prestigious concert halls around the world such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Los Angeles Music Center, Morlacchi Theater (Italy) Mariinsky Theater, Mikhailovsky Theater, Stanislavsky Theater (Russia), Beijing National Concert Hall, Seoul Art Center, and Taiwan National Theater. Mr. Jofre started making music for pleasure at the early age of 5, and academically studying at age 15, double bass with Nestor Castillo, harmony with Horacio Lavaise, composition, and orchestration with Ezequiel Viñao and Adrian Rusovich. He took masterclasses given by Ingrid Zur and George Heyer (Germany) and studied bandoneon with Julio Pane, former bandoneonist of the legendary Astor Piazzolla Sextet. Mr. Jofre has received numerous commissions for composing music from producer Ted Viviani, violin virtuosos Francisco Fullana, Kyung Sun Lee, Rachel Lee, Eric Silberger, Lucia Lin, Michael Guttman, Yih Shuin Huang, MUPA Budapest, pianists David Fung, Min Kwon, clarinetist Seunghee Lee and cellist István Várdai, Metropolis Ensemble, Belares Symphony Orchestra, and San Antonio Music Institute.

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