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Vi er spesiellt stolte over å kunne annonsere konsert med russiske Evelina Petrova på Sound of Mu.
Allerede i ung alder har hun rukket å få tittelen årets stjerne av musikkkritikerne i Russland (1999), vunnet spesialpris for orginal musikkstil i den femte Internasjonale Astor Piazzola Competition i Italia og spilt med bl. a. Jetro Tull og Alexander Balanescu.

Evelina Petrova is in present time doing her master course in Oslo Academy of Music (department of Jazz and Improvise music) and looking forward to present her TRIO project in Sound of Mu.
Evelina Petrova – accordion, voice,
Andreas Rotevatn – trombone, electronic
Laura Ellestad – hardangerfele

All of us are different and have a spectrum of musical approaches, from classical, contemporary, rock music to jazz and folk. We are excited about creating a universal sound territory where the challenge is to avoid an imitation of existing languages. While all the time being inspired and open to any new experiments. We are looking for the space where our own fantasy, imagination and experience help us to create dramaturgical reach and an emotionally strong musical performance. The program based on our own compositions.

Evelina Petrova: “My main musical interest and inspiration comes from folk music. I see many possibilities for experimentation based on various folk traditions attracting musicians of different approaches and experience. I am incredibly attracted by the ritual base of folk music which in my opinion very naturally connects with minimalistic, contemporary and improvisational mentalities”.

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" Evelina Petrova is a rare find in a world of ever-repeating, inward-spiraling popular music. This bright flame shoots off at a wild tangent from the safe traditions of folk music and challenges the most avant-garde of contemporary classical composers.
Frank Zappa meets Valkyrie Handmaiden-on-testosterone. Banshee wailing over complex chording and lightening melodic ripples. Big, powerful, yet often delicate and feminine, Evelina toys with her audience, scary grunting one minute and scattergun girly crooning the next. Her accordion playing is scholarly and masterful while evoking comparisons with the folky, improvisational excellence of close neighbour, the Finnish maestro, Maria Kalaniemi.
Having had the brief pleasure of her musical and personal company as a guest with us on stage recently in St. Petersburg, Russia, I can confidently predict her effect on audiences everywhere. She will assault your ears, heart and soul in short order and redefine your perception of stark femininity at its most primitive level.
Evelina (Evelyn) Petrova ‘s first solo album is «Year’s Cycle» — a collection of songs reflecting the months of the year in music and song. With lyrics based often on traditional Russian folk songs and music mostly from Evelina herself, the combination is magic. Settle back with some iced Stolichnaya Vodka, close your eyes, open your ears and feel the pulse of Mother Russia as her seasons go by…"
Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull