Ksenija Sidorova (born on 18 May 1988 in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

) is a Latvian accordionist. In 2016, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Her first album on the label, ''Carmen'', is a recreation of

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...

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Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

'' for accordion that incorporates Latin, Asian, European and North American musical styles.

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Latvian classical musicians Deutsche Grammophon artists 1988 births Living people Latvian accordionists {{Classical-musician-stub