Join us for a special concert at Bilkent Concert Hall featuring world-class accordionist Krasimir Sterev, currently one of the most sought-after musicians in the field. Witness the premiere of new pieces crafted for him by our composers, honed through a workshop during the week and presented in a concert on Aprl 16th, Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, April 16th, 8 p.m.
\nBilkent Concert Hall
\nFree admission<\/p>\n
Krassimir Sterev, accordeon<\/p>\n
Music by
\nArda Bayram (Senior)
\n\u00d6zkan Bapbac\u0131 (Senior)
\nKamil Deniz (Junior)
\nAda Din\u00e7er (Junior)
\nAnn Cleare<\/p>\n
KRASSIMIR STEREV was born in Bulgaria, where he started his musical education in Plovdiv. He continued his studies at the Universit\u00e4t f\u00fcr Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz, as well as in Denmark, where he held a scholarship from the Royal Danish Academy of Music, graduating as accordion soloist. His musical development was strongly influenced by teachers such as Mogens Ellegaard, James Crabb, and Georg Schulz. Sterev performs internationally as a soloist and member of chamber music ensembles and orchestras, and plays at many renowned festivals. His engagements include appearances in various theater and dance productions and projects specifically developed for children.<\/p>\n
Krassimir Sterev became a member of Klangforum Wien in 2003. He has also worked with the Vienna Philharmonic (under Pierre Boulez and Daniel Barenboim), the Deutsche Symphonie Orchester Berlin and the Radio Symphony Orchestra \u2013 Vienna (under Susanna M\u00e4lkki), the London Philharmonia Orchestra, with the ensembles Kontrapunkte, musikFabrik \u2013 Cologne, and Ensemble Phace, and he is part of the Amos Trio. Since October 2015, Sterev directs the accordion class at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich.<\/p>\n
In addition, he focuses his attention on the development of a repertoire for accordion. Many composers have written new pieces for him \u2013 among others Chaya Czernowin, Bernhard Lang, Pierluigi Billone, Peter Ablinger, Bernhard Gander, Olga Neuwirth, and Aureliano Cattaneo.<\/p>\n