Concert Event: Lidia Kaminska and Friends, December 7

In my July 16 post, I promised that Lidia Kaminska will change the way you think about the accordion as a classical instrument.

If her interview with Hugh Sung convinced you, I hope you'll join Ann and me at an Astral Artists concert event that Ann and I are co-sponsoring: December 7, 3:00 p.m., at the Trinity Center, 22nd and Spruce Streets, in the beautiful Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia .

She'll be joined by two other talented young Astral Artists, Jennifer Curtis on violin and Michael Mizrahi on piano.

Here's a sneak preview of the planned program: Lidia's transcription of the J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor; Scarlatti's Sonata in D minor; De Profundis (for bayan) by Sofia Gubaidulina; Sonata for Bayan by Alexander Pushkarenko; and, following intermission, A Bird's Eye View for Violin and Accordion by Chiel Meijering; Jasmin for Bayan and Piano by Tatiana Sergeyeva; and Lidia's arrangement of Piazzolla's Muerte del Angel, Milonga del Angel and Michelangelo 70, featuring Lidia on bandoneon with the trio.

For tickets, visit the Astral Artists site. And while you're there, please take a few minutes to learn more about the great work that Astral Artists does in grooming superb young classical artists for professional careers.