Semion V. Shmelkov
Born in Kemerovo. He began to study playing the accordion in class of V. Shmelkov. He finished music school-lyceum at Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory in class of Professor A. Krupin, the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music and postgraduate study in class of Professor Fr. Lips, academic advisor—T. Naumenko. Now he is a teacher at the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music. The laureate of the following international contests: “Arrasate Hiria” (Spain); International Accordion Competition Klingenthal (Germany); “Citta di Castelfidardo” (Italy); 3rd International Accordion Competition Tianjin (China), “Accoholiday” (Ukraine); “Cup of Friedrich Lips,” 5th International Competition of Bayan & Accordion Players in Moscow and the possessor of Grand Prix of “North Cup 6”( Russia). He played concerts in USA, Austria, Germany, China, Spain, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Montenegro and the cities and towns of Russia. Recorder CDs: “Poem” (2006), “Sempre majore!” (2007), “Evening Love Ditties” (2008), «L’amour!!» (2012), “SCHMEL” (2014), “Flight of the bumblebeе” (2016), “Mozart in the Rain” (2018), “Dialoque” (2019), “Flowers” (2020).
