Carmen Ksenija Sidorova

• 1Carmen's Walk00:49
• 2Seguidillas02:40
• 3La Siesta02:53
• 4Chanson bohème04:28
• 5Love Song03:53
• 6Soir mélancolique02:14
• 7Sunrise Over Seville05:15
• 8In The Cards05:13
• 9La Fiesta01:57
• 10The Other Woman03:55
• 11Spanish Pride02:22
• 12À la bohèmienne02:41
• 13Date With Destiny03:32
• 14Reflections02:11
• 15Daybreak03:31
• 16Toreador (Los Toreros)04:11
• 17Carmen's Shadow00:51
• Total Runtime52:36

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Carmen meets Fiesta; a vibrant and exotic new instrumental take on Georges Bizets operatic masterpiece, infused with a modern sound and original Latin spirit. The melodies of the worlds most famous opera re-imagined in captivating Oriental colors and the irresistible rhythms of Latin American dance.

Ksenija Sidorova interprets the title role, tracing the passionate, tragic destiny of this iconic Femme Fatale on her debut album for Deutsche Grammophon. New arrangements of the operas music alternate between a bravura band of winds, strings, piano and percussion and the inviting warmth of symphonic luxury.

Ksenija Sidorova, accordion
Nuevo Mundo
Itamar Doari, percussion
Reentko Dirks, guitar
Michael Abramovich, piano & musical direction
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel, Dirigent

Ksenija Sidorova
Praised as “superbly subtle and virtuosic” (The Arts Desk) and “an amazingly accomplished artist” (Classical Source), Ksenija Sidorova is the leading ambassador for the accordion.

Encouraged to take up the instrument by a grandmother steeped in the folk tradition of accordion playing, Ksenija started to play the instrument aged eight under the guidance of Marija Gasele in her hometown of Riga. Her quest for more exposure to both classical and contemporary repertoire took her to London where she became a prize-winning undergraduate at the Royal Academy of Music studying under Owen Murray. She subsequently received her Masters Degree with Distinction.

In 2009 Ksenija made her debut at London’s Wigmore Hall and appeared in the Park Lane Group Young Artists Showcase prompting The Times to single her out as“one of the real finds of the series”. In May 2012 she became the first International Award winner of the Bryn Terfel Foundation, and this year appears at the Royal Albert Hall as part of his 50th birthday celebrations alongside Sting.

A recipient of both the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Martin Musical Scholarship and Friends of the Philharmonia Award, as well as the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal, Ksenija has just been appointed a Junge Wilde Artist by the Konzerthaus Dortmund.

Ksenija regularly collaborates with Miloš Karadaglić, Juan Diego Flórez, Nicola Benedetti, Thomas Gould and Joseph Calleja. She works extensively with Avi Avital who, along with Itamar Doari, comprise the trio for the “Between Worlds” project which this year sees performances at Shakespeare's Globe, throughout Germany and on a substantial US tour (including dates in Boston, Washington and New York) in spring 2016. She has also appeared on Arte’s “Stars von Morgen” with Rolando Villazón.

Forthcoming highlights include performances of Erkki-Sven Tüür Prophecy with the NHK Symphony and Paavo Järvi; a tour with Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; and concerts with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, WDR Rundfunkorchester, and at the Cheltenham and Bad Kissingen Festivals. She makes her debut at the Vancouver Recital Series in September 2016.

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