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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wrong on all counts, says the Latvian-born Ksenija Sidorova. She’s become the new star accordionist, much touted by a classical music industry hungry for talent combined with youthful good looks.

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. “Dazzling”, “explosive” and “wildly passionate” are all words critics have used to describe performances by classical accordion virtuoso ...

The accordion, widely used in French compositions starting in the latter part of the 20th century, is called “le piano du pauvre” (the piano of the poor). Bruno Plasse, Director at the Alliance ...

MOST people think of the accordion, if they think of it at all, as a social instrument, wheezing out polkas and folk tunes. The sound of it brings to mind French cafes, Mexican plazas, German beer ...

The final volume in John Eliot Gardiner’s mammoth Bach Cantata sequence is one of the very best. Gardiner’s recent BBC2 documentary placed rightful emphasis on Bach’s humanity, his normality. The ...

Awarded annually at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, the RPS Inspiration prize recognises UK amateur music making ...