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Experience a transcendent and unexpected interpretation of timeless Baroque masterpieces
Baroque Reimagined
Rising Soprano Roksana Zeinapur and the acclaimed button accordion virtuoso Nikolay Sivchuk join forces in this exciting and imaginative program of Baroque classics by Vivaldi, Handel, Scarlatti, Rameau and Purcell rarely performed in this instrumentation. The button accordion astonishes the listener with its variety of color, sounding at once like an organ, a string orchestra and a woodwind ensemble, creating a rich and mesmerizing tapestry of timbre and color that is truly one of a kind.
NIKOLAY SIVCHUK is a renowned Russian bayan (button accordion) virtuoso, celebrated for his artistry as a performer, educator, arranger, and composer. A true torchbearer of the esteemed Russian bayan tradition, Sivchuk combines technical brilliance with deep musical sensitivity.
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Born in 1981 in Surgut, Russia, he began his musical education at an early age and quickly distinguished himself as a prodigious talent, winning numerous international competitions during his childhood. In 1996, he was awarded a prestigious scholarship from the New Names International Program—a charitable foundation supporting Russia's most gifted young musicians. Through this program, Sivchuk met the legendary Professor Viacheslav Semionov, under whose mentorship he would later study at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow. During his years at the Academy, Sivchuk earned top honors at some of the most prominent Russian and international competitions, including Ugoria (Russia, 2001), Coupe Mondiale (Slovakia-Hungary, 2003), the Klingenthal International Accordion Competition (Germany, 2005), and Shanghai Spring (China, 2006).
Today, Nikolay Sivchuk maintains a dynamic career as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with leading artists such as cellist Boris Andrianov, guitarist Dimitri Illarionov, violinist Elena Revich, and pianists Vadym Kholodenko and Andrey Gugnin. His performances continue to captivate audiences around the world, as he expands the global presence of the bayan with every concert.
ROKSANA ZEINAPUR is a Los Angeles based interdisciplinary artist and performer who has forged a unique and multi-faceted path in her work as a soprano, pianist, composer, poet and an educator.
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With a voice of "bell-like purity, with power and edge at her command" (LA OPUS) her work as a lyric soprano and actress includes Barnett Cohen's Approach Gesture Response at REDCAT Studio, Vocal and Glass with Sonic Open Orchestra, a studio artist residency with Teatro Nuovo in New York, concerts as a winner of the Beverly Hills National Auditions, premieres of Vena Cava with Sonic Open Orchestra and the title role of Rizpah with Open Gate Theater. Her unique and luxurious vocal color and expressive manner made her a finalist in the James Toland Vocal Competition in San Francisco and The Meistersinger Competition in Austria. Her operatic roles include Mimi in La Boheme, Fiordigligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, Liza in Queen of Spades and Antonia in Tales of Hoffmann, among others. Her original projects include a neoclassical solo piano project Time Interior, released by Moderna Records and a Cathedral Rock duo Zeinapur, released by Downtown Music. Her work as a poet can be read in the Los Angeles Press.
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Roksana holds an MFA in Collaborative Piano from California Institute of the Arts and a BA in Piano Performance from Pepperdine University. When not performing, she shares her commitment to the performing arts teaching voice at Z Vocal Studio and piano at Dickens Music. Born to a Persian father and a Russian mother in Riga, Latvia, she now makes her home in Los Angeles
Baroque Reimagined Live Performance Reel
Clips in order of apperance:
Winter, Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Sposa, son disprezzata, Vivaldi/Giacomelli
In Turbato Mare Irato, Vivaldi
Tu del ciel ministro eletto, Handel
