Carmen Ksenija Sidorova

• 1 Carmen's Walk 00:49
• 2 Seguidillas 02:40
• 3 La Siesta 02:53
• 4 Chanson bohème 04:28
• 5 Love Song 03:53
• 6 Soir mélancolique 02:14
• 7 Sunrise Over Seville 05:15
• 8 In The Cards 05:13
• 9 La Fiesta 01:57
• 10 The Other Woman 03:55
• 11 Spanish Pride 02:22
• 12 À la bohèmienne 02:41
• 13 Date With Destiny 03:32
• 14 Reflections 02:11
• 15 Daybreak 03:31
• 16 Toreador (Los Toreros) 04:11
• 17 Carmen's Shadow 00:51
• Total Runtime 52:36

Info for Carmen

Auf ihrem Debüt-Album für die Deutsche Grammophon interpretiert Ksenija Sidorova die tragische Heldin aus Bizets Oper "Carmen" neu und anders. Für die junge Akkordeonistin aus Lettland ist Carmen "eine Projektion der geheimsten Begierden des Herzens". So präsentiert das Album einen breiten Fächer an Klangfarben und Rhythmen, die von lateinamerikanischer, asiatischer, europäischer und nordamerikanischer Musik beeinflusst sind.

Mal Südamerikanisch, mal orientalisch angehaucht, mal jazzig – langweilig wird’s bestimmt nicht beim Anhören dieser CD mit stilistisch ganz unterschiedlichen Carmen-Szenen, im Vordergrund immer das Akkordeon der rassigen Ksenija Sidorova, von der es jede Menge toller Aufnahmen auf Youtube gibt. Genuss und Spaß garantiert.

Ksenija Sidorova, Akkordeon
Nuevo Mundo
Itamar Doari, Percussion
Reentko Dirks, Gitarre
Michael Abramovich, Klavier & Leitung
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel, Dirigent

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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