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‘Concertino’ Baltic Tour – Lithuania, Russia, Estonia, Finlandby Harley Jones |
The highly accomplished accordion ensemble ‘Concertino’ are about to embark on a short concert tour of states in the Baltic region. The dates are: October 30th – concert, Vilnius, Lithuania October 31st – concert, Kaunas, Lithuania November 2nd to 4th - special guests at International Accordion Festival, St Petersburg, Russia November 5th – concert, Tallin, Estonia November 8th – concert, Ikaalinen, Finland November 10th - concert live, Loppi, Finland The accordion ensemble ‘Concertino’ was formed on October 18th 2003 Moldova, and set out to demonstrate that the accordion was perceived is much more than a folk instrument, capable of interpreting popular music, classical, jazz, world, light music, etc. The ensemble is made up of seven accordionists, one bass player, a pianist and drummer - students and graduates of the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts of Moldova. ‘Concertino’ has since toured internationally, made several CDs and DVDs, worked with orchestras, and with such accordion maestros as Richard Galliano (France) and Frank Marocco (USA). For further information email: info@concertino.md |