On the Internet can you become a star overnight; just ask Ukranian accordionist Aleksandr Hrustevich. Late last week, this video of Hrustevich performing the third movement of “Summer” from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” swept across the Internet faster than his fingers across his bayan (Russian chromatic button accordion). From NPR to Digg, viewers raved about his performance, mostly along the lines of “Wow, I never knew an accordion could sound like this!” Indeed it can.
Check Aleksandr’s YouTube profile for more videos, including performances of Bach, Tchaikovsky, and more.
5 Comments:
What a fantastic performance. This fellow is a magnificient musician and virtuoso.
Can someone tell a little bit of his background? How old is he, how long has been studying? Is he coming to the US?
by Thom on October 13th, 2009
Who the hell is this kid and why haven’t I heard about him before now? This is incredible!
by Thomas Hanson on December 10th, 2009
Aleksandr Hrustevich will be performing at the Newport Music Festival on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Details to follow!
by Mark on April 9th, 2010
This young man is mindblowingly good! I hope, nay, I know he will be, very famous and hopefully bring accordion to a more popular standpoint in the music world! I wish I could go to that Newport Music Festival and see him live.
by Trevor on May 12th, 2010
i think this is my favorite video!
by accordionlessons on November 20th, 2011