Karpadenko had been a prize-winning accordion player ever since high school he traveled abroad to play it. He loved the accordion because it was the sound of the land of Ukraine together with the violin. However when the invitation to the international music day concert came and he was asked to conduct he gave an uncompromising no as Hairson was then under Russian occupation.
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