Give this accordionist some respect
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Ah! So long since I’ve posted. I always have so much to write about, but never any time to write. But onto the post…
I was sent a link to a video entitled ‘Nerdy Kid Shreds on the Accordion‘. I watched the video and was blown away. I’ve never heard an accordion sound that incredible! It’s like an entire orchestra fired up with passion.
I was immediately reminded of the violin virtuoso Pope in the film ‘The Red Violin’. And I had some questions:
How do THEY know he’s a nerd?
What’s his name?
Shouldn’t a guy this good get some respect?
Being the OCD researcher that I am, I just had to know the answers to my questions. It took less than 10 minutes, with the help of YouTube and a translation tool. The kid’s name is Aleksandr Hrustevich. He seems to be Ukranian, and you can see more videos of his work here.
Based on the number of professional accordionists that subscribe to his channel, it looks like he IS getting some respect, and he should. Check it out. You’ll be glad you did!