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16-Nov-2018
Review: Rita Barnea at Ksenija Sidorova Carnegie Hall Debut - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
 Video: Musical performance at 2015 World.Minds Annual Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland.On Saturday evening, November 10, 2018, I had the pleasure to hear accordionist Ksenija Sidorova and mandolinist, Avi Avital perform with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to a full house at Carnegie (2,800 seat Stern) Hall, New York. At this event, they premiered two new concertos: - the Double concerto “Monomachia” for Mandolin, Accordion and Chamber Orchestra by very popular British film music composer Benjamin Wallfisch; and - J S Bach’s “Concerto for Accordion and Mandolin in C Minor, BWV 1060R” arranged by Paul Chihara. The first selection performed by Ksenija and Avi was Benjamin Wallfisch’s “Monomachia” Concerto for Mandolin and Accordion. The orchestra accompaniment included flute, oboe, clarinet bassoon, horn, trumpet, percussion and strings. Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova displays amazing talent and a fiery stage presence. I was mesmerized by her accurate, virtuosic technique and her ability to demonstrate a great range of dynamics and feelings. Ksenija and Avi performed with great virtuosity, expressiveness and intensity which made the “Double Concerto in C Minor” by Bach, a composition frequently reorchestrated, highly relevant and popular for todays audiences. After the performance of the final selection, “Hungarian Serenade, Op. 25, Ksenjija and Avital received enthusiastic and continuous applause from the appreciative audience and they returned to the stage performing a duet. Their performance was of such high quality that the audience “demanded” another encore! All would have been happy with even a third selection! I highly recommend that you attend one of their concerts. Picture below: Ksenija Sidorova, Rita Barnea and Avi Avital. |
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