Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova will perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 7:30 PM at Weill Recital Hall.

Experience the Carnegie Hall recital debut of the “revelatory” Ksenija Sidorova (The New York Times). With “breathtaking virtuosity” and an expansive vision that “demonstrates the remarkable potential … and expressive range” of her instrument (The Observer), Sidorova performs works both written and wholly reimagined for the instrument, grounding the accordion within centuries of classical music composition by J. S. Bach, Albéniz, Piazzolla, Philip Glass, Franck Angelis, and many more leading contemporaries.

Ksenija Sidorova is a Latvian classical accordionist, renowned as one of the world’s leading ambassadors for the accordion and recognized for her expressive performances and impressive virtuosity.

Ksenija Sidorova on performing Astor Piazzolla’s Aconcagua Concerto with Marin Also

Although she does not come from a family of professional musicians, her grandmother—who played a folk instrument called the garmoshka—introduced her to the accordion at age six. Sidorova began formal training with Marija Gasele in Latvia, studying at a local conservatory for ten years.

She continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Owen Murray, graduating with distinction and earning several prestigious awards, including the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Martin Musical Scholarship and the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal.

Accordion virtuoso Ksenija Sidorova, accompanied by the Sinfonietta Riga string quintet, presents a breathtaking performance of Pietro Roffi’s Hysteria. Recorded live at the Great Amber Concert Hall (Lielais Dzintars) in Liepāja, Latvia.

Sidorova’s career is marked by her efforts to expand the possibilities and image of the classical accordion, regularly performing classical works from Bach to Piazzolla, as well as contemporary pieces written for her.

She has been featured as a soloist with major international orchestras and collaborated with artists such as Miloš Karadaglić, Nicola Benedetti, and Sting.

Her debut with Deutsche Grammophon in 2016, an album titled “Carmen”, creatively reimagined Bizet’s opera for accordion and received international acclaim.

Sidorova continues to premiere new works, participate in major festivals, and is recognized both in concert and on recordings for her dynamic artistry. She was named an Associate (2016) and Fellow (2021) of the Royal Academy of Music.

Discography and Awards: Her albums include Classical Accordion (2011), Fairy Tales (2013), Carmen (2016), Piazzolla Reflections (2021), and Crossroads (2024).

Sidorova received the ECHO prize for Instrumentalist of the Year in 2017. She is known for both solo and chamber music projects and is a dedicated champion of new music for her instrument.

November 5, 2025 Program:
PHILIP GLASS “Opening from Glassworks” (arr. Ksenija Sidorova)

J. S. BACH “Adagio from Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974” (arr. Ksenija Sidorova)

SERGEY AKHUNOV “Sketch III”

J. S. BACH “Chorale Prelude on “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” (arr. Ksenija Sidorova)

GABRIELA MONTERO “Beyond Bach” (arr. George Morton and Ksenija Sidorova)

FAZIL SAY “3 Ballads” (arr. Ksenija Sidorova)

ALBÉNIZ “Asturias”

PIAZZOLLA “Chau Paris” (arr. Ksenija Sidorova)

FRANCK ANGELIS “Fantasie on a Theme of Piazzolla”, “Chiquilín de Bachín”

SERGEI VOITENKO “Revelation”

ALEXEY ARKHIPOVSKY “Cinderella” (arr. Alexander Poeluev)

SCHNITTKE Revis “Fairy Tale, Four Movements from Gogol-Suite” (arr. Friedrich Lips and Ksenija Sidorova)