Classically trained at the Academy of Music in Voronezh, Russia, Sergei Teleshev has won many regional and international accordion competitions and was an award-winning finalist in the 1995 World Accordion Competition. Being a music director of Trio Voronezh for many years, he collaborates with many internationally recognized artists, ensembles, and orchestras (including London Philharmonic Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, Halie Loren, International String Trio and many others...), composing and arranging music, participating in recording projects of different genres. Albums, featuring his accordion playing, were distributed worldwide under major labels as EMI Angel, JVC Victor Entertainment, Justin Time Records... He recently performed with Trio Voronezh at the 2013 Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships in Victoria Canada as a special guest and won the 2013 US Roland v-accordion competition. This album also features: Trio Voronezh (Tracks 7,8,10) Brian West Drums (Tracks 3,5,6,9) Halie Loren Vocal (Track 11) William Seiji Marsh (Track 11) Svetlana Medvedeva (Track 10)