PETER
SOAVE - the Maestro
MASTER OF ACCORDIONS
Piano, Chromatic, Byan, & Bandoneon
DIRECT FROM
FRANCE!
 If you love music you will fall in love Peter! What a great
opportunity the Master himself returning to Las Vegas. If you heard Peter perform
last year or attended his Master Class you will no doubt want to return. Peter is a
brilliant musician and a kind and generous man eager to share his great wisdom. Come
to Las Vegas and share in the magic and learn from the Maestro himself!
Known by many in accordion circles as the first American in recent times
to beat the Russians at the World cup championships. Presently, Peter is playing as a
guest artist with many of the famous Symphonies in Europe and the USA. Peter's musical
brilliance and sensitivity make him one of the world's finest.
Below is an informative and interesting article taken from Peters web
site located at www.petersoave.com .
Peter Soave is a dedicated, focused musician. His life aspirations
include the desire to develop, to the fullest extent possible, the musical talents he was
born with, thereby furthering the recognition and acceptance of the accordion family of
instruments.
Peter was born in the U.S. on March 4, 1964, to parents recently arrived from Italy.
His earliest memories are of Italian music played on an accordion, and he insists that by
age three, he was certain of his life's work. When he was five, his Mother and Father
finally allowed him to begin lessons.
He used a piano accordion, which is to Americans the most familiar accordion type. He
discovered jazz as a youth, using as mentors both accordion jazz greats such as Art Van
Damme and Leon Sash, and also great musicians such as Davis, Bird, and Diz. He quickly
broadened his horizons to include classical music of many composers; he has deepened his
classical ambitions and skills over the intervening years so that his chief musical
interests now are classical.
By age sixteen he began to enter international accordion competitions and quickly learned
the limitations of his instrument. The piano accordion had been superceded by an
instrument called the bayan, which was being used by most of his competitors. So Peter,
with the coaching and support of his instructor, Lana Gore, decided to switch instruments.
This meant relearning both the left and the right hand keyboards and adding 50% more range
for the right hand and 300% more for the left. The bayan enabled Peter to extend his
repertoire to include compositions which were impossible to play on a piano accordion.
And, of course, Peter Soave returned to Europe playing a bayan and swept the
competitions. Four times.
 Soave has long been fascinated and inspired by the innovative compositions of
Argentinean Astor Piazzolla. He arranged Piazzolla's music for his bayan, performed it at
every opportunity and included two Piazzolla selections on his first CD, Pride and
Passion. Recently Soave decided to interpret Piazzolla as authentically as possible and is
now performing with the tango accordion called the bandoneón, the instrument Piazzolla
used.
Peter performs extensively in both the United States and Europe. His recent schedule
included concerts with the Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Phoenix and Detroit symphonies and with
the Ohio Chamber Orchestra. He has completed a recording of the Piazzolla "Tango
Sensations" with the Klima String Quartet of Zagreb and a recording of the Piazzolla
"Concerto for Bandoneón and Orchestra" with the Moscow Philharmonic.
Peter believes that musical ability is a gift given to us by a greater force. He was
blessed, he says, with more than an average amount of that gift and he is extremely
thankful that it was recognized and nurtured in a positive manner. More and more
international critics recognize Peter Soave not only as a unique talent in the concert
field but also as the premier bandoneón and accordion virtuoso in the world.
Why Should I attend?
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Join the FUN and make new friends from all over the World.
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Accordion exhibits from various manufactures - see & compare.
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Be inspired by some of the finest performers alive today.
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Learn new techniques and attend informative workshops.
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Plan your vacation and see Las Vegas.
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