Nick Ariondo’s repertoire seems standard concert fare – classics such as Bach and Debussy, as well as Ariondo’s original ethnic-inspired compositions. The twist? Ariondo plays it all on accordion. A ...

Latvian-born accordionist Ksenija Sidorova introduces her wonderful instrument and its colourful history. Close your eyes, and picture someone playing the accordion. If the first image that pops into ...

See Robert Plant perform songs by Moby Grape, Low, and Led Zeppelin at NPR's Tiny Desk Concert with Suzi Dian.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Magical to listen to and fascinating to watch in action, the accordion takes simple, everyday air and ...

Accordionist Stefan Hussong and trombonist Mike Svoboda will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday as part of the Museum Concert Series at North Dakota Museum of Art in Grand Forks. The event, including a ...

Accordion maestro Mario Cianflone began a lifelong love affair with music at age 9, when his father won a bare-bones version of the instrument in a poker match. Today, Cianflone tours the country to ...

You've always wanted to see Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' played on the accordion, haven't you? He's proved himself to be more than capable of turning the classical repertoire into accordion-friendly pieces ...

Lidia Kaminska is not like most musicians. For one thing, her instrument is so rarefied that she has to escort it back to its birthplace in Italy every year or so to be tuned. For another, she left ...

MOST people think of the accordion, if they think of it at all, as a social instrument, wheezing out polkas and folk tunes. The sound of it brings to mind French cafes, Mexican plazas, German beer ...