Catalan violinist Laura Urteaga and Argentine pianist and composer Sebastián Macchi present Abismario. A new original repertoire of free pieces specially conceived for the duo, Abismario blends influences from chamber music, classical, contemporary, and popular music.
The repertoire consists of compositions by Sebastián Macchi, and each work has a unique and profound melodic identity, like songs without words, forming a universe of textures and atmospheres that lead to dreamlike worlds.
The repertoire was developed by the Duo between 2022 and 2024, a period during which violinist Laura Urteaga resided in the city of Paraná (Argentina). Through a process of meticulous and dynamic rehearsing, numerous variations were tested, erased and rewritten until the polished ideas finally found their path in Abismario.
In the manner of a suite, these pieces tell a story; they unfold in a careful treatment of textures, counterpoints, timbres, and dynamics that, in turn, coexist with jazz-like harmonic language and improvisation and the rhythmic focus of South American music.
Sebastián Macchi
is an Argentine pianist, composer, and singer-songwriter whose music combines his many influences in search of new sonic spaces.
He has released six albums in Argentina with the critically acclaimed label Shagrada Medra, and in Japan with label Inpartmaint Inc., as well as a book of sheet music, setting to original music the poetry of Juan L. Ortiz.
He has toured widely, including to: Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Japan, and the United States.
His compositions have been recorded by artists such as Aca Seca Trío, Trío Familia, Cecilia Pahl, and Mario Gusso.
He has participated in albums and projects by artists such as Nicolás Ibarburu, Silvia Iriondo, Carlos Aguirre, Coqui Ortiz, Cecilia Pahl, Raphael Gimenes, and Taylor Mackall, among others.
Laura Urteaga
is a Catalan-Argentine violinist currently based in Barcelona.
Urteaga studied classical violin in Spain and Switzerland, with a specialisation in chamber music. In 2019, she moved to Argentina to connect more strongly with the music of Argentina and to develop in the field of popular music.
In 2023, whilst in Argentina, Laura released her debut album, ‘Bajo un Mismo Cielo’, with her project Guanaco Trío through the label Shagrada Medra.
Since moving to Argentina Laura has also been developing as a composer. Her composition ‘La Espera’ was recently recorded by the Orquesta Típica Di Pasquale.
She has performed and toured in: France, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, and Australia.
She has been a member of the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra and the Entre Ríos Symphony Orchestra and has participated in the academy of the “Mahler Chamber Orchestra” on two occasions.
Additionally, she has played and recorded with artists and projects such as Magalí Sare, Luis Barbiero, Flor Bobadilla Oliva, Carlos Aguirre Quintet, Sur del Sur Ensemble, La Tramoya, Benjamín Aedo Group, among others.
