Festival review provided by Kevin Friedrich - USA (CIA Ambassador) and Harley Jones - New Zealand (CIA Public Relations Manager) |
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Above left: Concert MC Li Jinzhu and Wei Bijun
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Concert MC Li Jinzhu (top) Lyu Bin (translator) and CIA President Mirco Patarini (bottom) |
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International Guests, Jury members, contestants, family and friends at the Awards Ceremony |
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| 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week. Art Director - Prof. Wang Hongyu
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| Chen Ailin |
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| Jiao Jingtong |
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| Wang Yizhe |
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| Zhang Zhou |
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| Zhang Naixin |
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| Wang Xiao |
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| Ma Yihui |
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| Tian Jianan |
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| Liu Yanting |
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| Vladislav Shirorov |
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| Liu Jin |
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| Denis Vasilchenko / Maksim Galbakh / Vladislav Shirokov |
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| Yin Yiwen, Wang Yutong, Sun Mengya, Li Renyu, Zhang Xiyun |
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| Kazakevich Ian / Safonov Mikhail / Savin Danil |
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Above left: CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich (USA) and Professor Alfred Melichar (Austria)
note: Kevin and Alfred were contestants together in the 1980 CIA Coupe Mondiale in Auckland, New Zealand
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Grand Festival Winner and Professor Cao Cao Quing |
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Above left: Professor Cao Cao Quing and Gorka Hermosa with competition winner
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Zorin Rakic, Djordje Gajic (Scotland) and Lionel Reekie (New Zealand) |
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Above left: Alexander Poeluev, Ludmila Nikolsky and husband
Above right: Young contestants celebrating their competition success
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Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Festival Guests:
Kevin Friedrich (Ambassador), Raymond Bodell (Advisory Council), Mirco Patarini (President),
Herbert Scheibenreif (Vice President) and Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager) |
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Festival guets enjoying the Farewell Dinner overlooking the magestic river and Fairytale Castle |
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Cable Cars linking the Harbin city to the Fairytale Castle across the River |
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Above left: Archway leading to the Cable Car entrance
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Lyu Bin |
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Above left: one of the many colorful boats cruising the River
Above right: Professor Cao Cao Quing, Raymond Bodell and Harley Jones sharing the cable car ride with Harbin Professor |
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the Fairytale Castle |
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Harley Jones, Lyu Bin, Mirco Patarini and Raymond Bodell with the local hosts |
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Reception host wtih three CIA Presidents Kevin Friedrich, Mirco Patarini (current) and Raymond Bodell |
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Castle Reception attendees |
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