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 ...

Conservatory-trained accordionists are winning acceptance in concert halls, evolving from their working-class image playing in beer halls and wedding receptions in church basements. But sanctuary is ...

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 ...

It was a concert staged for love, not money. But when Anesti Nova began to play Sunday afternoon, it was instantly apparent that — for a man who is not all seriousness — he is very serious about his ...

“I truly believe the accordion deserves its place on a serious classical stage,” she says. “It’s an instrument you can play at parties and weddings and also in the concert hall. It’s really remarkable ...

Apart from presenting the proverbial crème de la crème among the foremost classical instrumentalists and vocalists South Africa can offer, the Aardklop Classical programme in Potchefstroom always has ...

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YOUNG musicians battled it out on Saturday, when the accordion and fiddle section kicked off the 83rd Dumfries and District Music Festival in traditional style. Accordion entries held up well, despite ...

Herald Challenge Trophy: Milngavie Young Singers. Bennett Challenge Trophy: East Glasgow Music School. Alexander Trophy: Richard Craig. International Classical Guitar Association Trophy: Paul Flood.