Ambulances for Ukraine
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Oleg has given weekly benefit concerts to raise money for ambulances and other medical supplies. He is co-founder and chair of Music for Ukraine, a foundation which aims to raise funds for essential humanitarian aid for Ukraine while at the same time supporting and sharing Ukraine’s rich musical heritage
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ACCORDION LESSONS
Oleg is an accordion teacher as well as a performing musician. Would you like to try and see if the accordion suits you? Book a trial lesson! Oleg would love to introduce you to this fantastic instrument.
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Biography
Oleg Lysenko (1974, Ukraine) attended music college in Poltava, where he won a scholarship for the renowned Tchaikovsky National Music Academy in Kyiv. After his graduation, in 1999, he published his first CD, ‘Awakening’, and continued his studies in the Netherlands, at the Messiaen Academy. He then specialized in Argentine tango on bayan and bandoneon at the Conservatory of Rotterdam. Together with his fellow students he won third prize in the category ‘Ensemble’ at the International Accordion Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy. Two years later he entered the Dutch National Accordion Competition and won first prize with his rendition of Victor Vlasov’s ‘Five views on the land of the Gulag archipelago’, also the title piece of his CD released in 2012.
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