What is José Bragato?
'''José Bragato''' (12 October 1915 – 18 July 2017) was an [[Italy|Italian]]-born [[Argentina|Argentine]] cellist, composer, conductor, arranger and musical archivist. He was born in [[Udine]], Italy. In his early career, was principal cellist in the [[Teatro Colón|Colón Theatre]] orchestra in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. Apart from his involvement in classical music he also performed for many years in a number of [[Ástor Piazzolla]]'s ''[[Nuevo tango]]'' (New tango) ensembles where his cello solos, which had never before featured in [[tango music|tango]], put him in the vanguard of ''Nuevo tango'' from its birth in the 1950s. Since then he has done numerous and varied arrangements of Piazzolla's compositions. Bragato died on 18 July 2017 in [[Buenos Aires]] at the age of 101.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2045251-fallecio-jose-bragato-a-los-101-anos Falleció José Bragato a los 101 años.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720033046/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2045251-fallecio-jose-bragato-a-los-101-anos |date=2017-07-20 }}{es icon}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.todotango.com/English/creadores/jbragato.asp Todo Tango: Bragato] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809005112/http://www.todotango.com/english/creadores/jbragato.asp |date=2013-08-09 }} {{in lang|es}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708044315/http://www.josebragatoyfamilia.blogspot.com/ José Bragato y familia (blog)] {{in lang|es}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bragato, Jose}} [[Category:1915 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Argentine composers]] [[Category:Argentine musicians]] [[Category:Cellists]] [[Category:Argentine centenarians]] [[Category:People from Udine]] [[Category:20th-century musicians]]