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 ...

Ungainly, wheezy and heavy as a car tire – does the accordion deserve to front the climax of the Proms? Absolutely, says its champion Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Overture (Partita) in the French style Sacconi Quartet Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Sequenza XIII, `Chanson' Sacconi Quartet Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion Luciano Berio, ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Accordionella - a trio featuring Rafeek Gamal on the piano accordion, Dany Joseph on the guitar and Ahmed Adel on the cajon - captures audiences and wins hearts. Interactive, festive, joyful… The band ...