Trio Voronezh, featuring accordionist Sergei Teleshev, perform with the Ballet Fantastique on May 6, 7, 8, 2016 at 7:30 PM each evening, at the Hult Center, Eugene, Oregon. The music includes JS Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Schnittke, plus some modern Russian composers and folk music.

Trio Voronezh’s astonishing virtuosity and delightful artistic innovation gives the trio the ability to alter the way audiences experience classical, folk and contemporary repertoire.

From their website: Trio Voronezh is a musical ensemble that produces arrangements of classics across a variety of musical styles, all played upon Russian folk instruments. Trio Voronezh attempt to alter the way audiences experience classical, folk and contemporary repertoire. The diverse repertoire of the Trio includes the works of Vivaldi, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninov, as well as Russian folk songs, Argentine tangos, gypsy dance music, bluegrass and popular songs by Gershwin.

The ever-expanding concert material is arranged by the members of the Trio, and is performed entirely from memory. The musicians of Trio Voronezh have been playing and performing since they were young children, around the age of six. They continued their classical training and pursued further study at the Conservatory in Voronezh, Russia.

Vladimir Volokhin went on to win the title of National Champion in the All-Russia Domra Competition in 1988.

Valerie Petrukhin has performed with many famous Russian folk orchestras and ensembles and currently is being an honored member of the Sierra Nevada Balalaika Society.

Classically trained at the Academy of Music in Voronezh, Russia, Sergei Teleshev has won many regional and international accordion competitions. Being accordion player of Trio Voronezh, Valinor Quartet, and Classic Klezmer Trio, he collaborates with many internationally recognized artists, ensembles, and orchestras (including London Philharmonic Orchestra, Doc Severinsen and many others, composing and arranging music, participates in recording projects of different genres. Sergei has been a jury member at International accordion competitions in Russia, Canada and the USA.

Recently, he won the National V-Accordion Competition. As the U.S. champion, Sergei represented the United States at the 7th Roland International V-Accordion Festival, in Rome, Italy, where he received a special prize for most online votes on the festival’s webcast. He also performs with Classic Klezmer Trio, Valinor Quartet, Halie Loren and more.

For further information: steleshev@yahoo.com,