The London Tango Quintet

Wednesday 23 July 2025

“Passion, energy and the sort of virtuosity which never took itself seriously.” Reviewsgate.com

The London Tango Quintet is a unique group of five internationally acclaimed musicians performing tango music at the highest level. The group was formed in 2007 when violinist, David Juritz, brought together the Grammy-nominated guitarist, Craig Ogden, and Serbian accordion virtuoso, Miloš Milivojević. Soon after, they were joined by one of London’s top session bassists, Richard Pryce, and jazz pianist/harpsichordist/composer, David Gordon.

David Juritz, whose solo appearances include all the UK’s major concert halls, has performed on hundreds of film soundtracks, played tangos for BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and hit the headlines when he busked around the world for charity. Craig Ogden appears as a soloist with leading orchestras around the world, is the most sought-after guitarist for chamber music in the UK and has regularly topped the UK’s classical charts. Described by The Times as ‘a hurricane of musical invention’, Miloš Milivojević is in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and with leading opera companies including Opera North and Opera Holland Park. Pianist/composer David Gordon tours world-wide as a jazz musician, harpsichordist and director of internationally renowned ensembles and is regularly commissioned as a composer while double bassist, Richard Pryce, works with all the major orchestras and artists from Jamie Cullum to Paloma Faith.

The London Tango Quintet has performed at numerous festivals and venues throughout the UK drawing superlatives from audiences and promoters. It was a full 16 years before they ventured into the recording studio as they wanted to produce something distinctive in a very competitive field. Their long-awaited debut recording Dancing with Piazzolla features the legendary Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzolla, together with music by Horacio Salgan, other tango classics and two tracks composed by David Gordon. It was released in February 2024 on Untuned Sky via AWAL and produced by Andrew Walton of K&A Productions.