Alexander Sevastian is on the front line, armed with his accordion. He says he is one of the few classical music accordion players in North America. Listeners think of the accordion as “party ...

Beginning to play the accordion at age 7, John Torcello went on to become an accomplished classical accordionist, playing venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Dorothy Chandler Music Center and the ...

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fetes Krist Novoselic later this year, it'll be well-timed recognition. Not for his band—Nirvana certainly doesn't need the publicity—but for his instrument. He may ...

One of the world's great classical virtuosi — a globally heralded soloist who can blitz through Bach and render thorny contemporary works with ferocity, grace and aplomb --— is headed to the Capital ...

When you think of accordion, you think of European polka or folk music. Hanzhi Wang wants you to think of Bach and Piazzolla. On Sunday, Oct. 13, the China-born Wang brings her accordion to Leo Rich ...

This week, finely honed competitors from around the globe descended on the Washington, D.C. area for the World Cup of accordion music. (Soundbite of accordion music) ELLIOTT: It's America's turn to ...

Still, Kansas City has a rich accordion history thanks to Joan Cochran Sommers, an icon who is still conducting, teaching and playing the accordion. In Joan Cochran Sommers’ day, accordion salesmen ...

Virtuoso accordionist Lou Fanucchi could represent the musical traditions of many cultures and he spent a lifetime expanding upon the sound of an instrument narrowly associated with polka or mariachi ...

Of course Polish accordion player Lidia Kaminska gets this question a lot from Americans: "How about a polka?" Not a chance. Frankly, she's not interested. She's Bach, not "In Heaven There Is No Beer.

Demetrius Fuller, music and artistic director of Sinfonia Gulf Coast, wanted to surprise me during our preseason chat, which has become something of a tradition for us. He usually gives me at least a ...

Overture (Partita) in the French style Sacconi Quartet Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Sequenza XIII, `Chanson' Sacconi Quartet Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion Luciano Berio, ...

If the economy has squelched your plans for an exotic summer vacation, you can head down to the annual outdoor music festival, "Wassermusik." Every year the festival takes place along the River Spree.