Lidia Kaminska will present a solo recital on accordion and bandoneon on Tuesday, December 8th at 2:00 PM at the Merkin Concert Hall which is located on
W. 67th street between Broadway and Amsterdam. This concert is part of the Tuesday Matinee Concert Series.
Lidia will perform works by J.S.Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Isaac Albeniz, Aram Khachaturian, Niccolo Paganini, Sofia Gubaidulina, Vladislav Zolotarev and Felix Mendelssohn.
A winner of Astral Artists’ 2007 National Auditions, accordionist Lidia Kaminska has performed extensively in both the U.S. and Europe. Astral has presented her in recital, and features her on its series in February 2010 season. Ms. Kaminska’s chamber music, concerto, and solo performances explore the complex and expressive range of the accordion as a classical instrument, and her repertoire includes a broad range of classical, contemporary, and avant-garde music. Lidia Kaminska is the recipient of 2009 Career Advancement Award from the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
Lidia conceived her first album, “Breaking Boundaries”, as part of her mission to change the perception of the accordion from parlor entertainment to a serious classical instrument; Philadelphia Magazine claims “she transforms the accordion into a massive force – more pipe organ than squeezebox – and burns through [classical repertoire] with virtuosic speed and technique.”
The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Ms. Kaminska received First Prize in the 2002 Accordion Teachers Guild International Competition in Orlando, Florida, the Special Prize in New York City’s International Tango Music Competition, with the Argentine tango ensemble Tango Lorca, and recently received Second Prize at the 2007 Coupe Mondiale International Competition for Ensemble Music. She has researched and performed the works of Astor Piazzolla extensively.
Also possessing a special interest in new music, Ms.Kaminska has premièred works by Julia Alford Fowler and Paul Rudy, and has appeared with the contemporary music ensembles New Ear and Musica Nova. She has also performed with both the Owen/Cox Dance Group and at the world première of BalletX; she went on to collaborate with Mathew Neenan of BalletX, and with dancer/choreographer Jorge Laico, for Pennsylvania Dance Theatre.
Discounted tickets are available for AAA members and guests. The cost is $12.00. If you are interested please contact AAA President, Linda Reed, at aaa1938@aol.com or 203-335-2045 . The tickets will be held at the Box Office. For additional information, call the Box Office at 212-501-3330.
