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Ksenija Sidorova mesmerises Liverpool with Dobrinka Tabakova’s Accordion Concerto

Ksenija Sidorova
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Andris Poga conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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“radiated a triumphant positivity”
Reviewed at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool on 22 January 2026
Prokofiev, The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite, Op.33bis
Tabakova, Accordion Concerto "Sublime Dreams of Living Machines" (UK premiere)
Rachmaninov, Symphony no. 3 in A minor, Op.44
Andris Poga, Conductor
Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion
Dazzling Prokofiev from Alim Beisembayev and the RLPO
****1
Dependable Mozart and Mendelssohn from the RLPO
***11
Paul Lewis balances delicacy with power in understated RLPO Beethoven
***11
Domingo Hindoyan's warm Bruckner 6 beguiles Liverpool
****1
Lozakovich, Foster and the RLPO: glorious Bruch and Tchaikovsky
*****
Hindoyan and Hough bring a new dream team to Liverpool
*****
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