Alexander Sevastian is on the front line, armed with his accordion. He says he is one of the few classical music accordion players in North America. Listeners think of the accordion as “party ...

The Karolina & Iwo Duo have been described as “so well-matched it sounds like one instrument.” The duo will perform Sept. 14 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo With a repertoire that ...

Beginning to play the accordion at age 7, John Torcello went on to become an accomplished classical accordionist, playing venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Dorothy Chandler Music Center and the ...

Prophecy Works by Erkki-Sven Tüür, Tõnu Kõrvits, Pēteris Vasks Ksenija Sidorova (accordion); Estonian Festival ...

Try and read this without laughing: A musician is going to play classical accordion music as part of Bethany Lutheran College’s chamber music series this spring. No, it’s true! And actually, he’s good ...

When you think of accordion, you think of European polka or folk music. Hanzhi Wang wants you to think of Bach and Piazzolla. On Sunday, Oct. 13, the China-born Wang brings her accordion to Leo Rich ...

Demetrius Fuller, music and artistic director of Sinfonia Gulf Coast, wanted to surprise me during our preseason chat, which has become something of a tradition for us. He usually gives me at least a ...

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One of the world's great classical virtuosi — a globally heralded soloist who can blitz through Bach and render thorny contemporary works with ferocity, grace and aplomb --— is headed to the Capital ...

Camaraderie and a shared love of the sometimes misunderstood instrument are what bond members of the Chicago Accordion Club. And they wouldn’t have it any other way. “Members of the Chicago Accordion ...