James Crabb
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James Crabb (born 1967 in Dundee, Scotland) is an accordion player.
He grew up in the Lochee district of Dundee and was educated at Harris Academy and the Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark where he is now Professor of classical accordion. He is also guest Professor at the University of Music in Kanst, Austria.
Crabb first gained critical acclaim through perfomances at the Purcell Room in London's South Bank Centre in 1998. Since then he has established long standing collaborations with conductors Daniel Barenboim and Richard Tognetti, performing with the London Sinfonietta, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Irish Chamber Orchestra as well as appearing regularly at many festivals around the world.
