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Saturday 07 August 2010 |
Contestants in the Performers Competition Category |
| This was the first day of the competitions which were in several venues at the Harbin Normal University. This is the top category for concert music. This competition category ran for most of the daytime. | |
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Xue Song Cao
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Bin Gui
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Rui Lin Li
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Dian Zhang
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Yuan Yi Li
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Zhang Zhu
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Cheng Xu
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Yi Nan Wang
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Chang Liu
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He Shu
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Aleksay Evanov
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Qi Yao
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Ai Jia Wu
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Yan Zhao
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Bo Zhao
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Yi Fei Zhao
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| Ming Yuan Ruan | Boling Jiang |
Other Pictures from the Various Competitions and Venues |
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Su
Qiu Yang
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Xu Mei Mei and Ding Peng
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Xue
Yalin
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Competitors
waiting to perform
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Above
left: judges Cao Ye, Lui Xueying, Li Yan Sheng, Li Tao, Zhang Dejan
and Rui - Children's Group B
Above right: Competitors waiting to perform |
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Music
Hall Entrance
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Roberto
Ottavianelli from the Bugari Armando srl Accordion Factory, Italy.
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Hzeng
Hao and Andrea Ballone Burini of the Ballone Burini Accordion Factory,
Italy
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Li
Cong, Crystal Wang and Raymond Bodell
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signs in the area directing attendees to the various events located throughout Harbin |
Vladimir
Nekrasov, who lives in China teaching accordion, viewing the Golden Cup display. |
Opening Ceremony Concert |
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We had an early dinner and went by bus to the Harbin
Childrens Palace for the Opening Ceremony Concert of the 2010 Harbin
Summer International Accordion Art Week. Childrens Palace in most
cities in China are a place for arts and performance education of
talented young people of school age.
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Greeting
us at the Opening Ceremony was many volunteer helpers and our two
translators Linda (left) and Cindy (right).
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| A scan of the program page 1. | |
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A scan of the program page 2.
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| Teachers and Jury members: Bai Luping, Zhang Huan and Wang Chaogang | Chinese Accordionists Association (CAA) President Zhang Ziqiang being interviewed by CCTV Beijing. |
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Raymond
Bodell, President of the President of the Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
being Interviewed by Chinese TV Station |
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Wang
Hongyu - Festival Organizer
being interviewed by Harbin TV reporter. |
Chinese
Accordion Association President Zhang Ziqiang being interviewed for
Harbin Radio.
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The
host compere, Xu Xiaofeng,
Vice-President of Harbin Normal University introduced the many dignataries attending the Opening Ceremony Concert. |
The
official opening speech at the Opening Ceremony Concert was made by
Zhang Xianyou, the Vice President of the Organizing Committee of the
International Accordion Art Week who is also Deputy Mayor of the Harbin
People's Government.
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Raymond
Bodell, President of the President of the Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) gave an opening speech,
while below, the 30th Festival is Declared Open |
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Speech
delivered by Raymond Bodell, CIA President
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Speech
delivered by Tao Cheng - Deputy Director of Arts Division
Ministry of Culture, PRC |
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Text
of the speech
delivered by Raymond Bodell
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Members
of the City and PRC Government Officials and Festival VIP's
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Following
the Dream on Fingers composed by Liu Iao. Choir and Symphony Orchestra
from Harbin Normal University Music College, conducted by Tao Yabing,
of the Music Faculty and Xu Guoqi on accordion.
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Following
the Dream on Fingers included solo accordion and a group of 6 accordions
with the symphony orchestra.
Accordion group: Jia Ru, Yu Fengrui, Yuan Mingyue, Fan Yang, Wang Zi and Li Yang. |
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Above
and below: Alexandre Kapitan (Russia) performed with the symphony
orchestra to popular applause. Note that in this particular composition
the Strings were required to perform while standing.
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Jiang
Bolong was the accordion soloist for Concerto Classico, 2nd &
3rd movements, composed by Branisiaw Kazimierz (Poland).
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Xu
Guoqi with orchestra
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Tao
Yabing conducting.
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Liu
Shanshan (Bandoneon)
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The
Comperes for the Concert, teachers from Harbin Normal University.
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Tang
Yifan (Piano) Liu Shanshan (accordion)
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Yuri
Shishkin
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Alexander
Veretennikov
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Alexander
Veretennikov played Tango for Claude and will be performing a concert
tomorrow night with Grayson Masefield.
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Grayson
Masefield concluded the concert with a popular Tico Tico to show the
audience a little of what to expect at tomorrow's concert.
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