This concert features the Arpeggione Duo, bringing together accordionist Arseniy Strokovskiy and classical guitarist Andre Bernovski. Their program spans Baroque, classical, and 20th-century works, highlighting how two contrasting instruments interact across different musical styles.

About the Performance

The Arpeggione Duo brings together accordion and classical guitar in a chamber music setting focused on dialogue and contrast. The program moves through works by Bach, Vivaldi, Albéniz, Rodrigo, Piazzolla, and others, presenting music from different eras through arrangements and interpretations for this duo combination.

The repertoire includes Baroque preludes and concertos, well-known Spanish and Latin American works, and selections from Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango, offering a broad overview of styles and forms across several centuries.

Performers

Arseniy Strokovskiy (Accordion)

Arseniy Strokovskiy is an accordionist and lecturer at the University of Music Würzburg in Germany. He has performed across Europe and Asia at major festivals and concert halls and is a prizewinner of numerous international accordion competitions, including the Klingenthal International Accordion Competition.

Andre Bernovski (Classical Guitar)

Andre Bernovski is a classical guitarist based in Germany, with an international background spanning Belarus, Israel, and Germany. He is active as both a performer and educator and has appeared in concerts and festivals internationally, performing repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary works.

Event Program

• Tárrega | Caprice Arabe
• Rameau | Cyclops
• Bach | Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846
• Bach | Allegro from Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964
• Vivaldi | Chamber Concerto in D Major, RV 93
  • No tempo
  • Largo
  • Allegro
• Vivaldi | Allegro non molto from Winter
• Vivaldi | Adagio from Summer
• Vivaldi | Presto from Summer
• Albéniz | Asturias (Leyenda)
• Rodrigo | Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
• Jorge Morel | Brasileira
• Piazzolla | Libertango
• Roland Dyens | Fuoco
• Falla | Danza Española No. 2 from La vida breve
• Piazzolla | Histoire du Tango
  • Bordello, 1900
  • Café, 1930
  • Night Club, 1960
  • Concert d’aujourd’hui

Program is subject to change.

Why It’s Worth Seeing

This concert offers a chance to hear an uncommon chamber music pairing explore a wide-ranging program. It may appeal to listeners interested in hearing familiar classical and 20th-century works presented through a different instrumental perspective.