Eduardo Bianco

Eduardo Bianco was born on 28 June 1892 ^[3]. In 1922 he wrote Razón quinta in Buenos Aires ^[1].

In 1924 he was in Paris, where he played for six months at the Capitol restaurant ^[2]. In 1925 the Bianco-Bachicha orchestra debuted at the Washington Palace in Paris ^[2]. By 1928 he was leading an orchestra whose players included Juan Pecci, Horacio Pettorossi and José Cohan ^[2].

In 1939 Bianco was playing at the Deutsches Theater in Germany when the war began ^[2]. He returned to Argentina in 1943, where he played at the Teatro Nacional with twelve musicians ^[2]. In 1950 he left again on tour abroad, and he died in Buenos Aires on 26 October 1959 ^[2].

History

### Buenos Aires and Paris (1922–1928)

In 1922, while in Buenos Aires, Bianco wrote Razón quinta ^[1]. In 1924 he played for six months at the Capitol restaurant in Paris ^[2]. The following year, 1925, the Bianco-Bachicha orchestra made its debut at the Washington Palace in Paris ^[2].

### Germany and return to Argentina (1939–1943)

In 1939 Bianco was performing at the Deutsches Theater in Germany when the war began ^[2]. In 1943 he returned to Argentina and played at the Teatro Nacional with an ensemble of twelve musicians ^[2].

### Later years (1950–1959)

In 1950 Bianco left Argentina again to tour abroad ^[2]. He died in Buenos Aires on 26 October 1959 ^[2].

Musicians

In 1928 Bianco led an orchestra whose players included Juan Pecci, Horacio Pettorossi and José Cohan ^[2]. In 1925 the ensemble was billed as the Bianco-Bachicha orchestra at its debut at the Washington Palace in Paris ^[2]. On his return to Argentina in 1943 his orchestra at the Teatro Nacional numbered twelve musicians ^[2].

Repertoire

Bianco wrote Razón quinta in Buenos Aires in 1922 ^[1].