Ksenija Sidorova

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Ksenija Sidorova (* 1988 in Riga ) is a Latvian classical accordionist with Russian roots.

Life

Encouraged by her grandmother, who was deeply rooted in the folk music of her homeland, Ksenija Sidorova began playing the accordion at a music school at the age of eight. She was initially tutored by Marija Gasele . She later studied with Owen Murray at the Royal Academy of Music , London, and earned a Masters degree with honors.

In February 2009 she was a recipient of the Friends of the Royal Academy of Music Wigmore Award . In May of the same year she made her debut appearance at Wigmore Hall . In the same year, Young Artists appeared in the Park Lane Group , which The Times called "one of the real discoveries of the concert series". Numerous other awards and prizes at international competitions followed. In Switzerland she performed at the Lucerne Festival , and other international appearances have taken her to France, Italy, Lithuania, the USA, Germany and Norway. She made music on radio and television programs in the United Kingdom, France and Germany, including in 2013 the show Stars von Morgen with Rolando Villazón . In 2014 she was part of the Night of the Proms concert series . In February and March 2015 she performed in Israel; her tour took her to the cities of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa.

From the 2015/16 season to 2017/18 season, Ksenija Sidorova is an artist in the Junge Wilde series at the Dortmund Konzerthaus .

She played with the Belcea and Sacconi Quartet, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra , the Trondheim Soloists , the Sinfonietta Riga , the Latvian Symphony Orchestra and the Latvian Opera Orchestra.

music

Ksenija Sidorova's repertoire includes classics from Bach to Mozart to contemporary compositions. She is happy to introduce lesser-known composers from Eastern Europe to the public - but also better-known ones such as Astor Piazzolla . In general, the tango plays an important role for her . She is constantly expanding her repertoire and that of the accordion - she wants to bring it closer to the audience as a serious, universally applicable instrument, to free it from the nimbus of the “umtata”, as she jokingly calls it. Constantly looking for original compositions, she works intensively with contemporary composers. She also appears occasionally as an accompanist to chansons , for occasional pop music interludes and improvisations.

Awards (selection)

  • Philharmonia Orchestra Friends Award
  • Silver Medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians (WCoM)
  • Maisie Lewis Award
  • WCoM Prince`s Prize
  • Price of Bryn Terfel Foundation
  • Echo Klassik (Instrumentalist of the Year, 2017)

Discography

  • Classical Accordion , Champs Hill Records, 2011
  • Fairy Tales , Champs Hill Records, 2013
  • Carmen, Deutsche Grammophon, 2016

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rīgas festivāls 2014: Ksenija Sidorova, Avi Avitals and Itamars Doari , May 28, 2014, accessed on December 19, 2015 (Latvian).
  2. ↑ a b c d biography of the artist on her website
  3. ↑ Seven in one fell swoop - The KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND announces seven "young and wild" ones for the fourth season of its successful series from 2015/16. In: The Opera Magazine. April 19, 2015, accessed September 26, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Alexis Amitirigala: The Accordionist , video portrait on Youtube, accessed on February 23, 2015
  5. ↑ Les Stars de Demain , Arte, accessed February 23, 2015
  6. ↑ Danse Macabre , accompaniment for Anne Sofie von Otter, Arte Lounge 2015, accessed on February 23, 2015
  7. ↑ Alexis Amitirigala: Ksenija Sidorova meets the Monkey Clan , SRF Kultur, December 16, 2014, accessed on February 22, 2015

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personal data
SURNAME Sidorova, Ksenija
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian classical accordionist
DATE OF BIRTH 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Riga