Accordionist Alexey Peresydly won the Governor of Yugra Grant Competition held this week at the Organ hall of the KTC ”Yugra-Classic” in Moscow, Russia. He has also achieved internationally 2nd place, 2003 Coupe Mondiale.

Alexey performed the premiere program ”Earthly Captivity” which included works of a deeply philosophical context, contemporary academic music written for the accordion, that was intended to reveal to the listener long-known truths from a different angle of view.

Pieces included Alexander Zhemchuzhnikov – ”He who dwells under the blood of the Almighty in the shadow of the Almighty will calm down…”, Vasily Serdyshov – ”From darkness to light”, Alexei Peresydly – ”Earthly Slavs” and Sergey Zyatkov – ”Three Pieces for the accordion” (”Lay there and then – hear”, ”Mechanisms of tenderness”, and ”Twinkle”).

Alexey’s project ”The art of Ugra for the whole planet” won a large grant, with which he plans to publish further music, perform his works in the future and produce a film concert ”Mosfilm”.