LVSO koncerte - pasaulinė akordeono žvaigždė KSENIJA SIDOROVA

"One of the most charismatic soloists you can see", as "Seen and Heard International" wrote about Ksenija Sidorova, will perform in Lithuania this fall. The world star of the accordion will appear at the concert of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, where she and the orchestra will perform the concerto for accordion and orchestra specially created for her this year by the famous piano player and composer Fazil Say (premiere in Lithuania). The concert with the accordion virtuoso will take place on November 6. in the LVSO concert hall in Vilnius.

Ksenija Sidorova is considered the most outstanding ambassador of the classical accordion in the world. Critics praise her for her "energy, style, poise and impeccable virtuosity" (ZealNYC), and her performances are described as "revealing new musical meanings" (The Telegraph). In each performance, the performer impressively combines exceptional technical mastery and deep musical expression.

The famous Latvian virtuoso was born in Riga and started playing the accordion at the age of six, inspired by her grandmother. Ksenija Sidorova completed her studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London. The accordion soloist now appears with ensembles of the highest caliber: she has performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the BBC Symphony, the Elbe Philharmonic, the French National, the Munich Philharmonic, the Luxembourg Philharmonic, the Cincinnati and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras and many other leading ensembles. K. Sidorova cooperates with such conductors as Paavo Järvis, Marin Alsop, Thomas Hengelbrockas, Vasilijus Petrenko, Andris Poga, Kirillas Karabitsas, Christianas Reifas, Nil Venditti, etc.

There were also impressive performers in 2025-2026. the season, the highlights of which were concerts with Paavos Järvi and the three ensembles he conducted - the Toronto Symphony, the Chicago Symphony and the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Last year, Sidorova also performed at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Bonn's Beethoven House, Vienna's Konzerthaus and gave recitals at New York's famous Carnegie Hall.

Besides impressive solo performances, Ksenija Sidorova is regarded as an amazing chamber music performer. Her stage partners are mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital, violinist Nicola Benedetti, baritone Benjamin Apple, Goldmund Quartet, guitarist Miloš Karadaglić, violinist Nemanja Radulović, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer, trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth, tenor Juan Diego Flórez and other acclaimed soloists.

The performer is a welcome guest at prestigious festivals: she is having performed at the Verbier, Rheingau, Mostly Mozart, MITO, Gstaad Menuhin and MISA festivals in Shanghai. This summer, Ksenija Sidorova is the featured artist at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, where she performs solo recitals, chamber music programs and appears as a soloist with orchestras.

The accordion virtuoso has amassed a wide repertoire of music spanning more than three centuries, from transcriptions of works by the baroque genius Johann Sebastian Bach to 20th century music. the works of tango revolutionary Astor Piazzolla and famous composers of today. Ksenija Sidorova actively popularizes contemporary music and constantly expands the accordion repertoire by initiating new works. The list of works written especially for her is growing steadily: Tõnu Kõrvits, Arturs Maskats, Sergey Akhunovas, Dobrinka Tabakova and other creators have dedicated compositions to the artists.

The most recent premiere is the Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra specially created for her by the famous pianist and composer Fazil Say, which had its world premiere just a few days ago, on July 4. at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany, and the Vilnius audience will hear it already this fall. In this piece, Fazil Say, well known to Lithuanian music lovers, turns to an instrument that has long been considered peripheral in the classical concert tradition, but at the same time embodies extraordinary cultural diversity. In this concert, the accordion becomes a link between folk music, tango, klezmer music and the traditions of modern composition, opening up a complex and multi-layered soundscape. the world.

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