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Ksenija Sidorova seduces and astounds in her Carmen adaptation in Jūrmala

By Jonathan Sutherland, 15 July 2016
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“The rapid changes of rhythm and syncopation in the seguidilla were deliciously crisp”
Reviewed at Dzintari Concert Hall: Great Hall, Jūrmala on 13 July 2016
Programme
Bizet, Carmen: Arias
Works by Piazzolla
Works by Lecuona
Performers
Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion
Roberto Koch, Double Bass
Claudio Constantini, Piano
Alejandro Loguercio, Violin
Reentko Dirks, Guitar
Itamar Doari, Percussion
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Jonathan Sutherland
Jonathan Sutherland
Jonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.