At the age of three, Martynas began teaching himself the traditional folk music of his native Lithuania. At the age of eight, he began S. Šiauliai in his hometown of S. Sondeckis formally studied at the School of Art, then continued his studies at Professor Owen Murray at the Royal College of Music in London, followed by postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music in London.
He is the first accordionist signed by Decca (Universal Music) and currently has won more than 30 international awards, and his debut album of the same name topped the UK Classical Music Albums Chart as soon as it hit the shelves in 2013. He has performed in concert halls and theatres around the world, such as the Royal Albert Hall in London, the National Performing Arts Hall in Mexico, and the Gangdong Arts Center in South Korea, and he has also participated in numerous music festivals such as the Dresden Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, the Mecklenburg Festival, etc., and has collaborated with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, St Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Chamber Orchestra and other orchestras.
The album contains 15 tracks from classical to popular, from Brahms No. 5 Hungarian Dance, Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" Winter, to Lady GaGa's "Telephone", Fruit Sister Katy Perry's "Hot and Cold", to Martinez's self-sung Internet hit single "Brazilian Football Hymn" "Trapping the Heart", the familiar melody is reinterpreted with accordion adaptations, showing different feelings. Bring you today one of his "Telephone" accordion solos! Hope you enjoy!
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As one of the world's leading representatives of the accordion, his exquisite skill and versatility in both classical and modern repertoire has changed the traditional way we listen to instruments.