Ksenija Sidorova is an internationally acclaimed accordionist whose virtuosity and charisma have significantly expanded the expressive possibilities of the accordion in both classical and contemporary music. She regularly performs in Europe’s most prestigious concert halls, collaborating with leading orchestras and chamber ensembles. Ksenija Sidorova’s artistic profile is distinguished by bold programming choices and vivid, emotionally charged interpretations.
In this concert, Ksenija Sidorova invites listeners on a musical journey across eras, styles, and cultures, revealing the accordion’s unexpectedly wide sonic spectrum. The programme is shaped as a dramaturgically rich arc of contrasts – from the monumentality of the Baroque to the fragility of contemporary minimalism, from European classical traditions to Latin American dance rhythms and the aesthetics of 20th-century American blues.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s iconic Toccata and Fugue in D minor opens the concert with architectural grandeur and spiritual intensity, while Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka Suite captures the pulsating dynamism and theatrical tension of the early 20th century. A central place in the programme is given to Sergei Voitenko’s Revelation — an accordion solo work that vividly reveals both the lyrical and dramatic nature of the instrument. In contrast, excerpts from Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet — Juliet as a Young Girl and Dance of the Knights — are presented in a choral version, creating a powerful dramaturgical contrast within the overall programme.
A contemporary perspective is brought to the concert by Max Richter’s poetic work On the Nature of Daylight, where time seems to stand still, allowing the listener to sink into quiet emotional reflection. In the final part of the concert, the programme turns toward a more colourful and rhythmically vibrant mood: music by Arturo Márquez, Astor Piazzolla, George Gershwin, and Carlos Eleta Almarán lends the concert an emotionally rich, passionate, and life-affirming character.
This concert is not only a display of virtuosity, but also a story of the accordion as a universal, modern, and deeply emotional instrument — one that, in Ksenija Sidorova’s interpretation, becomes both a full-fledged orchestra and a profoundly personal voice.
