Accordion-Violin Duet “SERGEI & NATI” is a unique collaboration between world renown musicians from Russia and United States.

  Classically trained at the Academy of Music in Voronezh, Russia, Sergei Teleshev has won many regional and international accordion competitions. Being founding member and accordion player of Trio Voronezh, Classic Klezmer Trio, Valinor Quartet and East-West International Project, he collaborates with many internationally recognized artists, ensembles, and orchestras, composing and arranging music, participates in recording projects of different genres. Sergei has been a jury member at International accordion competitions in Russia, Canada and the USA. Recently, he won the National V-Accordion Competition. As the U.S. champion, Sergei represented the United States at the 7th Roland International V-Accordion Festival, in Rome, Italy, where he received a special prize for most online votes on the festival’s webcast. In July 2017 he won in two categories (Solo Open, and Ensemble) at the International Accordion Competition in Victoria, Canada. He was ranked #1 in Russia and #3 in the World as a most popular and influential Accordionist of the Year 2019 by “Accordion Stars Illustrated” Magazine, New York.

  Natasha Popova is a world renowned violinist, singer, actress and dancer. She started to play violin at age of 5. Classically trained at the prestige Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, she won many regional and International violin competitions in Russia and Spain. Traveling around the world, she performed as a soloist with major Symphony orchestras of Russia, Germany and Switzerland. Popova collaborates with many internationally recognized artists, including Arkady Shilkloper, Charlie Armstrong, Sergei Penkin and others. Natasha has appeared in several movies and Russian TV series. She composes and arranges music in multiple styles.

  "TRIO VORONEZH"   Astonishing virtuosity and delightful artistic innovation give the trio the ability to alter the way audiences experience classical, folk and contemporary repertoire.

   The diverse repertoire of the Trio includes the works of Vivaldi, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninov, as well as Russian folk songs, Argentine tangos, gypsy dance music, bluegrass and popular songs by Gershwin. The ever-expanding concert material is arranged by the members of the Trio, and performed with extraordinary virtuosity and musical lyricism entirely from memory.

  The musicians of Trio Voronezh have been playing and performing since they were young children, around the age of six. They continued their classical training and pursued further study at the Conservatory in Voronezh, Russia.

  Trio Voronezh made its U.S. debut at the 1996 Oregon Bach Festival. Earning critical praise and held in high regard by the crowds, they were the sleeper-hit of the summer. The musicians were immediately invited to return. They followed with concert appearances in Europe, a music video filmed in the USA and performances in the 1997 and 1999 Oregon Bach Festivals. The first U.S. tour of the group, in the fall of 1998, began by bringing down the house at NPR's "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor. The Trio went on to perform at Houston's Society for the Performing Arts; the cities of Ann Arbor, Chicago, Portland, and St. Louis; and the Universities of Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Nebraska, and Los Angeles; as well as Amherst, Dartmouth, New York's Rockefeller University, and Stanford. Topping it off, the Trio Voronezh was signed by the prestigious EMI Angel label, and went into the studio to record their first CD, self-titled, "Trio Voronezh."

  Semmy Stahlhammer (Violin) is First Concertmaster of the Stockholm Royal Opera, a faculty member of the Stockholm Royal Music College, leads The Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic Band, and appears as solo artist on numerous CD recordings. He has been Artistic Director of the San Giovanni Music Festival in Tuscany, Italy, Chamber Music at Grand Hotel, and Chamber music in the Parks in Stockholm. He studied at Juilliard and is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music and Kent State University. In his atelier in Stockholm Mr. Stahlhammer restores string instruments and works with various inventions which have afforded him Swedish and international patents. His book Codename Barber is published in Swedish by Albert Bonnier’s Publishing House and was published in English 2010.

  Isabel Blommé (Cello) is a graduate of Edsberg’s Musikinstitut and the Stockholm Royal Music College. She has performed on TV, radio and on many international music festivals in Europe, Asia, and America. 2000-2003. She was cellist of the Blommé String Quartet, since 2003 she is member of the Indra String Quartet, and since 2009 cellist in Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic. She has played in New Zeland Symphony Orchestra, The Stockholm Royal Opera,The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,Mehli Mehta Festival Orchestra in Bombay, India. She has toured extensively and given masterclasses in the Baltic countries, Israel, Macedonia,Italy, India, Canada, and United States.

  Sergei Teleshev (Accordion) Classically trained at the Academy of Music in Voronezh, Russia, Sergei Teleshev has won many regional and international accordion competitions. Being accordion player of Trio Voronezh and Valinor Quartet, he collaborates with many internationally recognized artists, ensembles, and orchestras. Composing and arranging music, participates in recording projects of different genres. Sergei has been a jury member at International accordion competitions in Russia, Canada and the USA. Recently, he won the National V-Accordion Competition. As the U.S. champion, Sergei represented the United States at the 7th Roland International V-Accordion Festival, in Rome, Italy, where he received a special prize for most online votes on the festival’s webcast.

  "VS Guitar Duo"   is a unique duet consisting of Vadim Kolpakov, the famous seven-string guitarist and special guest artist of Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet" world tour, along with his nephew, virtuoso Sasha Kolpakov.

  Vadim and Sasha Kolpakov unite music from different parts of the world and conquer the hearts of audiences with incendiary melodies and dances that originated centuries ago in the Romani camps of Russia and Europe.

  The VS Guitar Duo program combines music from different parts of the world, including Romani (Gypsy) music, American Jazz, Latin, and Spanish Flamenco.

  Vadim & Sasha plays concerts all over the world with invariable success. Their colorful performances delight spectators with a unique combination of Roma-Gypsy traditions and modern sound. They have performed extensively in the US, Canada, Europe, Russia and Singapore.

  The musicians are permanent residents of the largest music festivals in the U.S., such as Tosco Music Party, Gypsy Fest Drom, and Iargus. The duo was invited as special guests for performances at international radio stations, including Radio VERA (Canada), The END Radio (USA), KBOO Community Radio (USA), and others.

  In March 2017, the VS Guitar Duo released a debut album titled "Under Cover," which collected the best world hits in their own interpretation.

  Sergei Teleshev   was ranked #1 in Russia and #3 in the World as a most popular and influential Accordionist of the Year 2019 by “Accordion Stars Illustrated” Magazine, New York.

  Classically trained at the Academy of Music in Voronezh, Russia, Sergei Teleshev has won many regional and international accordion competitions. Being founding member and accordion player of Trio Voronezh, Classic Klezmer Trio, Valinor Quartet and East-West International Project, he collaborates with many internationally recognized artists, ensembles, and orchestras, composing and arranging music, participates in recording projects of different genres. Sergei has been a jury member at International accordion competitions in Russia, Canada and the USA. Recently, he won the National V-Accordion Competition. As the U.S. champion, Sergei represented the United States at the 7th Roland International V-Accordion Festival, in Rome, Italy, where he received a special prize for most online votes on the festival’s webcast. In July 2017 he won in two categories (Solo Open, and Ensemble) at the International Accordion Competition in Victoria, Canada.

  Sergei is providing online accordion lessons , master classes and educational school programs for all ages.