Tangos by Caruso

1942	Carlos E. Caruso was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1942. He started studying piano when he w as nine and never stopped learning and increasing experience to procure the best piano sound. He took part in a youth orchestra, regarding the Osvaldo Pugliese’s tango style.
1973	Between 1973 and 1975 he studied with J.C. Cirigliano (who was later Astor Piazzola’s pianist) in a School created and directed by one of the greatest tango pianists: Mister Horacio Salgán.
1977	Between 1977 and 1993 he worked as pianist at the High Institute of Art of the most important theatre of Buenos Aires: Teatro Colon. There, Caruso constantly performed tango, argentine folklore, afrolatin rhythms and jazz at the learning classes of modern dance and corporal expression.
1982	In 1982, he was in charge of the musical direction of a very important theatre tango play called “De Sainetes”, with old fashion tangos, waltzes and rancheras music.
1989	In 1989 and 1990 was member of the “Porteña Jazz Band” as pianist, taking part in different shows. The most important was the concert for "The Argentine Mozarteum".
1996	He starts performing the piano as soloist.
1997	He recorded his first CD as soloist: TANGOS BY CARUSO. CONCERT PIANO SOLOS. It includes tangos of different character, styles and epochs, which make it particularly attractive.
1998	He performed a tango Concert in Frankfurt, Germany, with great success and audience participation in the same year.
1999	During 1999, Caruso presented in Buenos Aires his musical and dancing show: TANGOS IN CONCERT, at the Theatre “La Scala de San Telmo”. He performed two Tango Piano Concerts in Washington and Maryland, USA. Latest in Torino, Italy, he played other two concerts at the “Folkclub” and the “Milanollo” Theatre.
2000	During 2000 year Carlos performed several concerts at: Villa Victoria (Mar del Plata), Oliverio Allways (Buenos Aires Bauen Hotel), Asociación Dante Alighieri and Fundación La Casa del Tango, with renowned pianists as Beba Pugliese, Carlos Garcia y Gustavo Fedél. He also was invited to celebrate "Tango National Day" for the "Cibertango" organization.
2001	In 2001 he performed Tango Concerts again in Genova and Bologna (Italy) as well as in Germany performing and explaining about tangos, milongas and candombes in the Piano Cathedra of the Music Faculty, at the Art University of Berlin. Later he presented "Concert nearby the River. Music of two Riversides", in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay Republic, at the Bastión del Carmen Theatre.
2002	In the tournèe of the European winter of the 2002, Caruso performed in the "Academy of tango" of Amsterdam, Holland, 26-01-02. Later he offered a concert in Brussels, Belgium, the 28-01-02 in the Association "Noire et blanche ". In February 8th, in the stage of the Folkclub de Torino, Italy, his music was very appreciated again, for the second time, by the exigent audience. In Bologna, Italy, he made two presentations with the famous bolognian violinist Piergiorgio Farina. The first was in February 12th in the Cantina Bentivoglio, one of the most prestigious redoubts in Italy and in the world where the good jazz can be appreciated, as well as frequented by the greatest artists of that musical genre. The second concert was performed in February 16th in the Palazzo Montefano. The 15-02-02 he offered another concert in the "Circolo CIttadino" at Mantova City, Italy. The organisation was made by the Association "E Allora Tango". An enthusiastic audience danced all through the ballroom, enjoying the live music.
2003	During 2003, he led for the first time his music to London, U.K. There he offered two concerts. The first one in Hampstead's Burgh House, on March 28 Th, where he was invited by the " Multi - lingual Psychotherapy Center ". After a workshop about the use of music in psychosomatic disorders, he offered a tango concert. The second one was in "The Crypt" Tango & Dance Club, at the Saint James Church Crypt, on March 29th. There, he interpreted Argentine folklore music and some Beatles's themes in tango rhythm as well as tango. His proposal had an excellent receipt. A large report was made and published by Tango News Magazine. In Budapest, Hungary, on March 31 Th, in the frame of the First Art Therapy World Congress; he presented a scientific communication. It was about how the creation of a "candombe" contributed to recover a patient 's health. At the Welcome Reception celebrated in the "Park Hotel Flamenco", he proposed and interpreted a great Argentine tango concert Again in Italy in April 12 Th, he returned to " Palazzo Montefano", Bologna where he did "a Serata Argentina". (Argentine food and Tango) April 16 Th, he said good by from Genova, with the last Concert at "La Madeleine"
2004	During 2004 In April, he did de Open Ceremony of the XX Argentine Congress of Psychiatry through a Tango Piano Concert at Mar del Plata City. In June 19th he brought a Concert in the Andres Ferreyra Library at the Cultural Centre of Necochea City, Argentina. In July he presented the Show “Milonga for a piano and two story tellers”, at Collete Artistic Place in the Theatre Complex “La Plaza” in Buenos Aires City, Argentina.
2005	During 2005, in April he participated again in the Open Ceremony of the XXI Argentine Congress of Psychiatry ; this time, in the piano of the Auditorium “Astor Piazzolla” at Mar del Plata City. In July he made a great travel around Australia offering his music in several cities. In Sydney he presented his show in “A Little Buenos Aires”. He went on to Canberra where he was interpreter of a Great Concert organized by the Argentine Embassy at the Music School of the Australia National University. At Melbourne, his first presentation was at the Milonga “Chiquilin”. Then he offered a Concert and a Master Class about historical and musical characteristics of Tango at the Keith Humble Auditorium of the prestigious Scotch College. He finished his vast itinerary in July 22nd in Brisbane at the XI World Music Therapy Congress offering his Scientific Communication: “The other face of Tango: Five different therapeutic uses of Tango”. This paper was referred about the utilization of tango as a way of prevention and therapy in different pathologies. This presentation waked up an unusual interest and finished with a Piano Tango performance requested by the crowd who filled up the room clapping on feet enthusiastically. Next day he said good by Australia with another tango, waltz, milonga and candombe Concert at the St Mary’s Anglican Church Hall.
	Simultaneously Caruso has been working as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, specialist in psychosomatic disorders. For the last eight years, he has been using the music in the psychosomatic disorder treatments. In 1997, he related his experience in the book: WHISTLING IN THE DARKNESS. MUSIC AND PSYCHOSOMATIC.