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Deutsche Grammophon will release Sidorova’s debut album, Carmen, in early June this year.

”The Latvian accordionist, a massive musical talent with the blazing energy of a comet, marks her Deutsche Grammophon debut with an album driven by her identification with Bizet’s famously free-spirited femme fatale,” the record label said.

„Ksenija’s Carmen gives new life to some of the most popular of all classical melodies, presented here in seductively fresh arrangements,” said Deutsche Grammophon, adding that the album was influenced by Latin, Asian, European and North American musical styles.

”Carmen fascinates me. I wanted to bring something new to this music, to let Carmen speak with a different voice. The accordion doesn’t have to breathe like a singer, so there are no restrictions to what I can do with this music. I could be daring and passionate, just like Carmen, and share in the multicultural musical ideas created by my wonderful collaborators,” Sidorova said.

The album is set for international release on June 3, 2016, but the album promotion tour will open in Dortmund in April and later in the year Sidorova will be performing in Europe, including Latvia, and the United States.