Mariano Speranza is an Argentine composer, arranger, pianist, and singer based in Italy.

An artist with an international career, he has performed in prestigious theaters and concert halls, establishing himself as a reference point in the world of tango and traditional Argentine music. With over 15 years of experience in arranging for small and large ensembles, his creativity is expressed in a style that blends emotion, functionality, and refined harmonic research.

His music embodies his classical training, the influence of opera, and the unmistakable mark of his ensemble, Tango Spleen Orquesta, which pulses with contemporary originality.

His compositions and arrangements are in demand by singers, instrumental ensembles, choreographers, and dancers. He has collaborated with Argentine tenor Marcelo Álvarez in prestigious venues such as the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, the Novaya Theater in Moscow, and Tokyo Opera City. He has also created arrangements for dancer and choreographer Miguel Ángel Zotto and worked with dance companies such as Naturalis Labor and Tango Rouge Company, bringing his music to major theaters in Italy and Europe (Romeo and Juliet Tango, Noches de Buenos Aires, Piazzolla Tango, etc.).

As an arranger, he has participated in significant musical projects, including Vox 40 by Bernardo Lanzetti (a fusion of tango and progressive rock for Ma.Ra.Cash Records), the album Sin Confines by soprano Ivanna Speranza with the Parma Opera Ensemble (BAM Music), the 2015 German tour Temporal by Uruguayan singer-songwriter Malena Muyala, and Tango Fado with Elisa Ridolfi and Tango Spleen Orquesta. 

With his group, Tango Spleen, he has achieved important recognition, including first prize at the 49th edition of the PIF Castelfidardo (2024) in the “World Ensemble” category and winning the “Suoni Senza Confini” competition (Fondazione Pubblicità Progresso, 2010).

Since 2019, his works have been published by the Swiss publishing house Eurindia Edizioni, which has included in its catalog the concert “Doctango” for solo piano, string orchestra, and percussion, dedicated to his hometown. He was also commissioned by Eurindia to compose “Misa Argentina” for tenor soloist, choir, and symphony orchestra, successfully premiered at the Nervi Music Ballet Festival 2023 with Marcelo Álvarez as tenor soloist, Mariano Speranza on piano, Fernando Álvarez conducting, and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera Carlo Felice in Genoa. His symphonic works have been performed by renowned orchestras such as the Duisburger Philharmoniker, Limak Filarmoni Orkestrasi, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Orquesta Sinfonica of Cordoba Argentina.

In 2025, he released the album “Canta tu canto” as a pianist and producer alongside his sister, soprano Ivanna Speranza. The album is a tribute to Argentine chamber music.

Beyond his concert activities, Mariano created the online course “The Piano in Tango” for the Tango Academy by Eurindia, establishing himself as an international reference for tango interpretation on this instrument.

He graduated in piano from the Félix Garzón Conservatory in Córdoba, where he also studied opera singing and composition, and later specialized in orchestration at Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Founder of Tango Spleen Orquesta, since 2008 he has performed with the group in over 25 countries across Europe, Argentina, the United States, and Asia, recording six albums and collaborating with artists such as Daniel Binelli, with whom he recorded his original composition “Nocturno.”

Mariano is dedicated to music with passion, placing sensitivity and the ideal of beauty at the forefront, constantly seeking new inspirations and artistic connections.