The name of brilliant Russian accordionist Yuri Shishkin is well known in accordion circles around the world. Born in 1963, Yuri studied accordion at the Rostov Conservatory and Moscow's Russian Academy of Music with Professor Viatcheslav Semionov. Yuri is a laureate of the most prestigious international accordion competitions: Klingenthal (1988), Kansas City (1990) and Castelfidardo (1991). Yuri's concert career is extensive. As well as performing locally in Russia, he has also performed in Belgium, Germany, Finland, Sweden, USA, Canada and China. The premiere of his new program takes place annually in Holland where he also delivers lectures and master-classes. It is not easy to put into words, my impression of Yuri's performance after hearing it. You find yourself totally consumed into Yuri's world of music and his performance. He is a musician and an artist in the highest meaning of the word. Yuri presents a selection of pieces by Romantic composers Brahms, Moszkowski, Mendelssohn, etc., transcribed for the accordion and correspondingly names his CD: "Romantic Bayan". Yuri's virtuosity, his brilliant, breathtaking technical skills are only a component of his artistic image. He also has a tremendously refined musical taste and his mature and profound understanding for musical styles shows the passion of a young man clearly distinguished in his performance. These combined elements create a fantastic musical and artistic image, of which I cannot speak highly enough. Brilliant performance! |
