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Product Description Breaking Boundaries by Lidia Kaminska About the Artist Polish accordionist, Lidia Kaminska, thrills and delights audiences with her energetic and captivating performances. Throughout the United States and Europe, her chamber music, concerto and solo performances explore the complex and expressive range of the accordion as an instrument of classical music. As a versatile classical accordion player, Ms. Kaminska is a definite rarity in today's music scene. Ms. Kaminska is a seven-time winner of national and international competitions, including first prize in both the entertainment and classical divisions of the 2002 Accordion Teachers Guild International Competition. At the age of 21 she received a Masters degree from the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, and at 25, became the first person in the United States to ever receive a Doctorate in Accordion Performance. Her repertoire includes a broad range of classical, contemporary and avant-garde music, as well as other genres and influences such as traditional Argentine tango, the Tango Nuevo, and Klezmer music. She has researched and performed the works of Astor Piazzolla and Sofia Gubaidulina extensively. Ms. Kaminska is currently a member of the Argentine tango ensemble Tango Lorca, and the Brad Cox Ensemble. She has appeared with the contemporary music ensembles the New Ear and the Musica Nova. She has also collaborated with dancer and choreographer Jorge Laico for the Kansas City Ballet’s “In the Wings”, and Matheew Neenan for BalletX. She has performed with symphony orchestras throughout United Sates and Europe. Her first solo recording has been released in June of 2005.