Evelina Petrova

Evelina Petrova: Year's Cycle

by John Kelman
April 2, 2004

The accordion is not exactly the most popular instrument in improvised and new music, but there are proponents, including Guy Klucevsek and Norway's Frode Haltli. Now add to that list Russian accordionist/vocalist/composer Evelina Petrova who, with Annual Circle , delivers an intriguing blend of Indian, Balkan and Russian folk traditions, with a hint of art house thrown in for good measure.

In the past seven years Petrova has emerged on the Russian scene, playing in duos with trumpeter V. Gayvoronsky ...