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 ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. “Dazzling”, “explosive” and “wildly passionate” are all words critics have used to describe ...

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 ...

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 ...

Young Crabb’s instrument — an Alfa 48 Bass — was a mongrel of the aerophone clan. After its 1829 patenting in Vienna, the piano accordion was everywhere and its rudimentary ancestor, the Chinese sheng ...

This week, young musicians from around the world gather at the Kennedy Center in Washington for the world cup of accordion playing. Host Debbie Elliott gets a demonstration of the amazing technique of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lidia Kaminska, accordion musician Photo by: COURTESY of astralartists.com What: Lidia Kaminska When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Summerlin Library Theater, 1771 Inner Circle Drive Admission: Free, www.lvcms ...

Flicking through this box set will provoke a Proustian rush if you’re of a certain age. These recordings were mostly made for EMI, though Warner Classics have wisely kept the LPs’ original sleeve art, ...