Piazzolla Reflections Ksenija Sidorova

• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992):
• 1 Piazzolla: Chau Paris (Arranged for Accordion, Piano & Double Bass) 02:52
• Sergey Voitenko (b. 1973):
• 2 Voitenko: Revelation 04:59
• Astor Piazzolla:
• 3 Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango: Café 1930 06:42
• Pietro Roffi (b. 1992):
• 4 Roffi: Nocturne: A Kind of Lullaby of Times We Have Not Yet Lived 04:06
• Astor Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon and Chamber Orchestra "Aconcagua":
• 5 Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon and Chamber Orchestra "Aconcagua": I. Allegro marcato 07:30
• 6 Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon and Chamber Orchestra "Aconcagua": II. Moderato 07:01
• 7 Piazzolla: Concerto for Bandoneon and Chamber Orchestra "Aconcagua": III. Presto 06:50
• Astor Piazzolla:
• 8 Piazzolla: Suite Lumiere: Soledad 07:47
• 9 Piazzolla: María de Buenos Aires: Yo soy María 03:03
• Franck Angelis (b. 1962):
• 10 Angelis: Fantasie on a theme of Piazzolla – Chiquilín de Bachín 06:19
• Astor Piazzolla:
• 11 Piazzolla: Romance del Diablo 06:06
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 12 Bach: Adagio in D Minor, BWV 974 (after Alessandro Marcello's Concerto for Oboe and Strings) 04:04
• Sergey Akhunov (b. 1967): Two Keys to One Poem by J. Brodsky:
• 13 Akhunov: Two Keys to One Poem by J. Brodsky: The Moon 03:09
• 14 Akhunov: Two Keys to One Poem by J. Brodsky: The River 05:46
• Astor Piazzolla:
• 15 Piazzolla: Libertango 04:36
• Total Runtime 01:20:50

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Persönliche Hommage: Die in der lettischen Hauptstadt Riga geborene Ksenija Sidorova ist derzeit eine der weltweit bedeutendsten und vielseitigsten Interpretinnen und Botschafterinnen des klassischen Akkordeons. In der hier vorgestellten Einspielung huldigt sie dem Jubilar und argentinischen Tango-Großmeister Astor Piazzolla auf ganz eigene Weise: »Das Spielen dieses Repertoires gab mir ein Gefühl von künstlerischer Freiheit und entzündete mein Engagement für dieses Instrument. Mit diesem Album möchte ich Piazzolla, den Erneuerer, feiern, indem ich einige seiner Meisterwerke mit Stücken anderer Komponisten für klassisches Akkordeon kombiniere, von denen ich die meisten in den letzten Jahren uraufgeführt habe. Dieses Album zusammen mit meinen liebsten Freunden aufzunehmen, war für alle wie eine riesige kollektive Umarmung«, sagt Sidorova. Die widrigen Umstände des Lockdowns und die Situation der Pandemie machte das Musizieren umso kathartischer. »Piazzollas Musik spiegelt die Einsamkeit, das Leiden und das Drama des Lebens wider, aber sie öffnet auch eine Tür in eine Welt der Hoffnung und des Lichts.«

Ksenija Sidorova, Akkordeon

Ksenija Sidorova
Praised as “superbly subtle and virtuosic” (The Arts Desk) and “an amazingly accomplished artist” (Classical Source), Ksenija Sidorova is the leading ambassador for the accordion.

Encouraged to take up the instrument by a grandmother steeped in the folk tradition of accordion playing, Ksenija started to play the instrument aged eight under the guidance of Marija Gasele in her hometown of Riga. Her quest for more exposure to both classical and contemporary repertoire took her to London where she became a prize-winning undergraduate at the Royal Academy of Music studying under Owen Murray. She subsequently received her Masters Degree with Distinction.

In 2009 Ksenija made her debut at London’s Wigmore Hall and appeared in the Park Lane Group Young Artists Showcase prompting The Times to single her out as“one of the real finds of the series”. In May 2012 she became the first International Award winner of the Bryn Terfel Foundation, and this year appears at the Royal Albert Hall as part of his 50th birthday celebrations alongside Sting.

A recipient of both the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Martin Musical Scholarship and Friends of the Philharmonia Award, as well as the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal, Ksenija has just been appointed a Junge Wilde Artist by the Konzerthaus Dortmund.

Ksenija regularly collaborates with Miloš Karadaglić, Juan Diego Flórez, Nicola Benedetti, Thomas Gould and Joseph Calleja. She works extensively with Avi Avital who, along with Itamar Doari, comprise the trio for the “Between Worlds” project which this year sees performances at Shakespeare's Globe, throughout Germany and on a substantial US tour (including dates in Boston, Washington and New York) in spring 2016. She has also appeared on Arte’s “Stars von Morgen” with Rolando Villazón.

Forthcoming highlights include performances of Erkki-Sven Tüür Prophecy with the NHK Symphony and Paavo Järvi; a tour with Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; and concerts with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, WDR Rundfunkorchester, and at the Cheltenham and Bad Kissingen Festivals. She makes her debut at the Vancouver Recital Series in September 2016.

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