The Accordion Maestro - Accordionist
The Accordion Maestro is an accordionist and composer who started his professional career as a danceband-leader for which he wrote and arranged music.
He has written music abroad range of music from documentary soundtracks for TV to songs for musicals, and from didactic pieces for accordion to songs for various singers.
His accordion concerto for Accordion and Orchestra premiered with the BBC Concert Orchestra and was broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
As a player The Accordion Maestro is comfortable in any situation having played with jazz septet Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble for 5 years, appeared in several theatre-pit orchestras as well in the The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the RLPO 10-10 Ensemble and The London Concertante.
Numerous appearances in theatre too both in the pit and on stage as well as TV appearances all over the world including BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, accompanying Sir Bryn Terfel.
He has recorded with many artists including Phil Manzanera, and has performed with Grace Jones.
His ensemble is based on the Astor Piazzolla Quintet with the addition of two vocalists and as well as performing the compositions of Astor Piazzolla and other tango composers, and performing his own music which derives from Argentine tango but with a swinging London twist.
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