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Zivorad Nikolic

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Zivorad Nikolic is an accomplished accordionist for hire across the UK. He is based in London and specialises in classical performances.
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Zivorad Nikolic is a professional accordionist and accordion teacher from Serbia living in London. At the age of seven he joined the Miloje Milojević School of Music where he studied with Vesna Djurdjević, Radomir Tomić, Radenka Ristić and Snezana Vlastić. In 2002 he was accepted by the National Conservatory of Music in Marseille, France and was invited to play at the Napoleon Palace in his first year. Zivorad then studied with Owen Murray at the Royal Academy of Music in London, graduating in 2009. During this time, he received the Sir John Barbirolli Foundation Award. Since 2007, Zivorad has been a member of Paprika, a six-piece band performing traditional Eastern European music. He is also a member of the Fugata Quintet, Accordduo and She’koyokh, the award-winning Klezmer ensemble. Zivorad has performed as a soloist and in chamber groups in some of the most prestigious venues such as St. Martin in the Fields, St. John’s Smith Square, Royal Festival Hall, Kings Place, Royal Albert Hall, Buckingham Palace, New Morning (Paris), The Forum (Melbourne), Enmore Theatre, and Brisbane Powerhouse. He has also performed at renowned festivals such as Glastonbury, WOMAD, Cheltenham, Norfolk & Norwich, Deal, Canterbury, Cambridge, Auckland, and Edinburgh Fringe. In 2006 Zivorad was privileged to perform at György Kurtág 80th birthday concert in Budapest. Zivorad has recorded on the albums of several artists including David Gomez, Aiden Love & Forty Thieves Orchestra and Marti Pellow. In 2011 Zivorad performed in the premiere of Prophet and Loss, a community opera written by Julian Grant. He has also featured on Channel 4’s How Music Works and in a live performance for the BBC Radio 2 programme, Friday Night Is Music Night. Recent highlights include live performance of Kurt Weill’s ‘Threepenny Opera’ conducted by Ilyich Rivas as well as ‘Tobias and Angel ‘a Church Opera by Jonathan Dove. Zivorad also played in some theatre productions in UK such as ‘Fiddler on the Roof ‘at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield as well as ‘Piaf’ at the Curve theatre, Leicester. He has also recorded soundtracks for films and some of the most recent collaborations are with Anne Nikitin and Michael Chanyi-Wills. Zivorad also works successfully with students of all ages. He was featured in a World Encyclopedia of Accordionist "Accordion and World's Best Contemporary Accordionist" published in New York in 2020. In the same year, Zivorad was elected as an Associate of Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) for his contribution to Music.

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Classical, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Rock, Electronic
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Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Zivorad's Song list

(Classical and Tango)
1. Malagena - Ernesto Lekoune
2. Asturias - Isaac Albeniz
3. Prelude & Fugue BWV 893- Johan Sebastian Bach
4. Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla
5. Libertango- Astor Piazzolla
6. The ruined Chatedral - Vaclav Trojan
7. Sonata - Franck Angelis
8. Sonata- Belositsky
9.Sonata in b minor, K 87 L 33
10. Sonata in f sharp minor, K 25 L481
11. Hungarian Dance No. 5 - J . Brahms
Lite music:
11. Indifference - Tony Murena
12. Tico,Tico- Brazilian
13.Dark Eyes- Russian Gypsy
14. Kalinka- Russian traditional
15. Katyusha-Russian traditional
16. Style Mussette- French
17. Carneval in Venice - Italian
Klezmer:
18. Hava Nagila
19. Nigun Atik
20. Araber Tantz
21. “Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym”
22. Boybriker Nigun
Traditional Balkan and eastern European:
23. Traditional Serbian music
24, Traditional Romanian music
25. Traditional Bulgarian music
and many ,many more.

Zivorad's Prices

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Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£120
Up to 1 hour£180
Up to 2 hours£250
Up to 3 hours£400
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Zivorad's Reviews

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Thomas T
1 year ago, for a Concert in Willoughby
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I saw Zivorad play with She'koyokh. His skill with accordion is unmatched and his solo were full of emotion and passion. I'm looking forward to seeing his next performance.

MJ
Marko J
2 years ago, for a Wedding in Jennet Tree Ln
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We want to thank Zivorad for his beautiful performance at our wedding. He was very professional during the booking process and he played superbly throughout the day. He energetically played many Serbian kolos, which got all of our guests dancing. Everyone had a wonderful time, thank for helping to make our special day.