The
Wigmore Award
Ksenija Sidorova Continues Accordion Successes! - UK |
Contributed by Romano
Viazzani
Ksenija
Sidorova, a student of the Royal Academy of Music, London, was one of
the winners of the 'Friends of the Royal Academy of Music Wigmore Award'
competition on February 5th in the Wigmore Hall. Ksenija Sidorova was
also awarded the audience prize. |
In the first round of the competition, there were 18 participants invited to compete by the Royal Academy of Music. Of these, 6 qualified for the Final. Amongst them were various combinations: violin and piano, bassoon and piano, oboe and piano, soprano and piano, solo piano and solo accordion. Ksenija Sidorova also won the audience prize. The concert, which is also the prize, will be held on May 18th (Ksenija's birthday) at the Wigmore Hall at 7.30pm. In the first round, Ksenija's program was Mozart - Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je. Maman" (a.k.a 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'), and Londonow - 'Scherzo' and 'Toccata'. In the final: A. Nordheim - 'Flashing', Mozart - Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman", and A. Schnittke Revis - 'Fairy Tale'. Another accordion student from the RAM, Rafal Luc has qualified for the prestigious Park Lane Group competition, where he will also compete against other instrumentalists. We wish him lots of luck in his progress throughout the competition. |