Ksenija Sidorova: solo recital & chamber music programmes
Sidorova played with verve, style, and attitude, as well as impeccable virtuosity and an amazing dynamic range. Her music-making included a considerable amount of showmanship, as if she were creating performance art, not just playing an instrument.
ZEALNYC, JOSHUA ROSENBLUM
SOLO RECITAL
Philip Glass, Glassworks: no.1, Opening
J. S. Bach, Adagio in d minor BWV974
Sergey Akhunov, Sketch n.3
J. S. Bach, Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV639
Gabriela Montero, Beyond Bach (arr. G.Morton/K.Sidorova)
Fazil Say, Three Ballades (Nazim, Kumru, Sevenlere Dair)
Isaac Albeniz, Asturias
INTERVAL
Astor Piazzolla, Chau, Paris!
Franck Angelis, Fantaisie on A. Piazzolla’s theme ‘Chiquilin de Bachin’
Sergey Voitenko, Revelation
Alexey Arkhipovsky, Cinderella
Alfred Schnittke, Regis Fairytale (Chichikov’s Childhood, Officials, Waltz, Polka)
CHAMBER MUSIC
DUO: ACCORDION + MANDOLIN
With Avi Avital
Friends for many years, they play together every season around Europe and North America.
DANCES
Fritz Kreisler, Praeludium and Allegro “in the style of Pugnani” - 6’
W.A. Mozart, Sonata no.21 in E minor, K.304 I Allegro I Tempo de Menuetto - 12’
Igor Stravinsky, Suite Italienne from ‘Pulcinella’ I Introduzione | Serenata | Tarantella | Minuetto e finale — 12’
Béla Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances I Jocul cu Bâtă | Brâul | Pe Loc | Bubiumeana | Poarga Românescă | Mărunţel - 6’
INTERVAL
Sergei Prokofiev, March from L’Amour des trois oranges op. 33 (1919) — 3’
Camille Saint-Saëns, Danse Macabre, Op.40 (1874) — 7’
Manuel de Falla, Siete canciones populares españolas (1914 – 15) I El paño moruno | Asturiana | Jota | Nana | Canción | Polo — 12’
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Aria (Cantilena) — 5’
Manuel De Falla, Danse Espagnole from ‘La vida breve’
DUO: ACCORDION + CELLO
Cellist TBC
A. Pärt,“Fratres“ arr. for cello and accordion 10’
J.S. Bach, Sonata no. 3 in G minor BWV 1029, arr. for cello and accordion 15’
Gubaidulina, In Croce 16′
Saint-Saëns, Prière, Op. 158 6′
INTERVAL
Sergei Akhunov, Elegy in memory of W.G Sebald 10’
Rachmaninov, Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 7’
Boulanger, Three pieces for cello and accordion 8’
A. Piazzolla,“Grand Tango“ arr. for cello and accordion 12′
DUO: ACCORDION + ACCORDION
With Pietro Roffi
Pietro Roffi / Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations “Rework”
DUO: ACCORDION + BARITONE
With Thomas Hampson
In 24/25, they toured at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Coesfeld, Bonn and Verbier festival. In 25/26, they will be playing at Tonhalle Zurich, Kings Place London and Bergen Festival. We have a US tour planned for April 2028.
Schubert, Winterreise selection: Gute Nacht, Erstarrung, Lindenbaum, Wassflut, Rückblick, Frühlingstraum, Einsamkeit, die Post, Letzte Hoffnung, der Wegweiser, Das Wirtshaus, die Nebensonnen, der Leiermann.
INTERVAL
Igor Stravinski, Tango (solo accordion)
Astor Piazzolla, Milonga del Angel (solo accordion)
Sergey Voitenko, Revelation (solo accordion)
Kurt Weill, Dirge for Two Veterans, September Song, It never was you, Speak Low, Mack the knife
DUO: ACCORDION + BARITONE
With Benjamin Appl
Of Breath and Bone
64mins
Open Air — Songs Carried on the Wind
Ludwig van Beethoven, Farewell though noisy town (Welsh Folk Song) WoO 155/8 1’10
Benjamin Britten, The Salley Gardens (Yeats) 2’50
Gustav Mahler, Ablösung im Sommer (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) 1’40
Kurt Weill, Youkali (Fernay) 3’00
Restless Blood — The beat of Youth
Ludwig van Beethoven, The Pulse of an Irish man (Irish Folk Song) WoO 154/4 2’10
Franz Schubert, Der Jüngling auf den Hügel (Hüttenbrenner) D702 5’00
Benjamin Britten, Early one morning (Folk Song) 3’00
Sergei Rachmaninov, Zdes’ khorosho (“How fair this spot”) (Galina) op 21/7 2’20
Night Breath — Time’s lament
Franz Schubert, Wiegenlied (Seidl) D867 4’10
Ludwig van Beethoven, Since Greybeards inform us (Irish Folk Song) WoO 153/4 1’30
Carlos Gustavino, La Rosa y el Sauce (Silva) 2’30
Bone — The Weight of Memory
Johannes Brahms, In stiller Nacht (Folk Song) WoO 33/42 3’20
Sergei Rachmaninov, Ne poi krasavitsa (“Oh, never sing to me again”) (Pushkin) op 4/4 4’20
Jacques Brel, Ne me quitte pas (Brel) 3’50
Ashes and Echoes
Benjamin Britten, The Ploughboy (Folk Song) 2’00
Johannes Brahms, Wiegenlied (Folk Song) op 49/4 2’00
Barbara, Göttingen (Barbara) 2’40
Maurice Ravel, Kaddish (Anon) 4’50
Traces of Farewell
Simon and Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair (Folk Song) 3’10
Gustav Mahler, Scheiden und Meiden (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) 2’30
Johannes Brahms, Schwesterlein (Folk Song) WoO 33/15 2’40
Astor Piazzolla, Balada para un loco (Ferrer) 3’20
TANGO PROJECT
With Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) and Claudio Constantini (piano)
Tangos from around the world, from Argentina to Latvia.
Jacob Gade, Jalousie
Jose Lucchesi, Espuma De Champagne
Jerzy Petersburski, Tired Sun
Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, Cumparsita
Carlos Gardel, Por Una Cabeza
Enrique Francini, La Vi Llegar
Arturs Maskats, Midnight In Riga
Mariano Mores, Cafetin De Buenos Aires
Oscar Strock, Black Eyes
INTERVAL
Astor Piazzolla:
Tanti Anni Prima
Soledad
Riverado
Angel Suite: Milonga Del Angel, La Muerte Del Angel, Resurreccion del Angel
Yo Soy Maria From “Maria De Buenos Aires”
Romance Del Diablo Escualo
ACCORDION + SAXOPHONE QUARTET
With the SIGNUM saxophone quartet
“ANIMA“
When the accordion joins the saxophones, all sounds are produced most naturally: by giving air, by breathing. The Latin word « anima » stands for both the Breath and the Spirit & Soul. Indeed, in many cultures, the Breath is considered the site of the Life Force. In their new project ANIMA, Ksenija Sidorova and the SIGNUM saxophone quartet literally breathe new Breath into the music with their very personal interpretation!
Following the idea that diversity is not a privilege but a necessity, the artists have chosen a wide range of music, from Bach, Stravinsky, Gershwin and Piazzolla to contemporary composers such as Vasks and Max Richter.
The interpretation is rich in facets, too, such as our ANIMA is made of character, consciousness, perception, thinking, feeling, sensitiveness… Overcoming any clichés between the cultures on the earth’s North or Southside, with the idea that unites everything: That magic happens together.
J.S. Bach, Tocatta and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 * (8’)
Igor Stravinsky, Suite from “Petrouchka” ** (23’)
INTERVAL
Sergey Voitenko, Revelation (solo accordion) (5’)
Sergei Prokofiev, from Romeo and Juliet: Juliet as a young girl, Dance of the Knights*** (solo SIGNUM) (8′)
Max Richter, On The Nature Of Daylight * (6’)
Arturo Marquez, Dánzon No. 2 * (10’)
Astor Piazzolla, Vayamos al diablo * (4′)
Encores:
George Gershwin, Three Preludes * (7’)
Carlos Eleta Almarán, Historia de un amor * (2’)
* Arrangement for Accordion and Saxophone Quartet by Peter WesenAuer
** Arrangement for Accordion and Saxophone Quartet by Sebastian Gottschick
*** Arrangement for Saxophone Quartet by Izidor Leitinger
ACCORDION + STRING QUARTET
With Goldmund Quartet
NB: also possible with musicians of an orchestra for an additional chamber concert around the concerto performance.
W. A. Mozart, Adagio & Rondo K617
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18
Sergey Akhunov, Two keys to one J. Brodsky’s poem (I. Moon, II. River)
INTERVAL
Frank Angelis, Fantaisie on A. Piazzolla´s theme ¨Chiquilin de Bachin¨
Pietro Roffi, Nocturne
Astor Piazzolla, Five tango sensations
TRIO: BETWEEN WORLDS
With Avi Avital (mandolin) and Itamar Doari (percussions)
Music by Bartok, Kreisler, De Falla, Bloch, Villa-Lobos and JS Bach.
Full programme on request.
QUINTET: PIAZZOLLA REFLECTIONS
With Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Reentko Dirks (guitar), Roberto Koch (double Bass), Claudio Constantini (piano),
Astor Piazzolla
Chau Paris, arranged by Claudio Constantini
“Café 1930” from L’Histoire du Tango, arranged by the ensemble
Claudio Constantini
Tango Suite: Sombra – Vuelta – Alba – Fugaz
Astor Piazzolla
’Yo soy María’ from the opera ‘María de Buenos Aires’
‘Soledad’ from the ‘Suite Lumière’
‘Allegro Tangabile’ from ‘María de Buenos Aires’
INTERVAL
Johann Sebastian Bach
Adagio from the Concerto BWV 974 based on Benedetto Marcello’s Oboe Concerto in D minor (arranged by Ksenija Sidorova and Roberto Koch)
Astor Piazzolla
Romance del Diablo
Milonga del Ángel
Muerte del Ángel
Resurrección del Ángel
Reentko Dirks / Daniel Wirtz
Danza non Danza
Astor Piazzolla
Concierto para Quinteto
