BIOGRAPHY
Nikolay Bine began his accordion studies at the age of 6 - he quickly proved to be one of the most talented accordionists among young musicians throughout the course of his education. Overall, Nikolay’s accordion playing spans over 22 years. Despite being only 28, he has already won many prestigious worldwide competitions, including taking 1st places in Accordion Star International (USA, 2022) and Trophée Mondial (Kaunas, Lithuania, 2014), where he was named a world accordion champion. In 2019, Nikolay was also invited to play in the international exhibition “The New York Times Travel Show” which took place in New York.
Nikolay was accepted to Berklee College of Music and later continued his education at the University of Victoria (Canada) where he obtained his Master’s Degree in accordion performance in the newly established classical accordion studies program.
Nikolay has played with world-famous musicians such as 24-time Grammy winner Chick Corea and Emmy-nominated trumpeter Benny Benack III. Furthermore, Nikolay has also been an invited jury member of the prestigious world accordion competitions in “PIF Castelfidardo” (Italy, 2019), “Trophée Mondial” (virtual online, 2020), “Accordion Star International” (USA, 2021), and “Italia Award” (Italy, 2021). In 2022, Nikolay had his debut at the world famous Carnegie Hall in New York. That same year, Nikolay was also a part of two classical productions at Pacific Opera Victoria in Victoria, BC (Canada).