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The
Shanghai Spring International Accordion Festival began today
with an International Accordion Symposium led by Kevin Friedrich,
President of the Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes
(CIA). The 4 panelists included Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones,
Viatcheslav Semionov, and Li Cong.
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| Kevin
Friedrich, based in New York City, presented a lecture about
the CIA, and its 70 years of activities. |
Viatcheslav
Semionov, professor of accordion at the Gnessin Institute
in Moscow, informed the attendees about the accordion situation
in Russia.
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| Harley
Jones (Fiji), Director and Founder of Accordions Worldwide,
presented a lecture pertaining to the accordion and how it fits
in with the Internet and online world. He outlined the negatives,
positives and the future. |
Li
Cong from Shanghai and the Festival Organizer, President
of the Shanghai Accordion Association and Vice President
of the Chinese Accordion Association, presented his seminar
about the situation of the accordion movement in China and
how he views it must continue in the future.
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| A
group picture featuring many of the attendees at the International
Symposium on the Accordion |
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| Horst
Fausel, Hohner Accordion Product Manager at the Hohner display
stand. |
Part
of the Polverini and Borsini accordion display.
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The afternoon
Concert featured the Hof Accordion Quintet (Germany) and the
well known duo of Alexey
Peresidly and Nikolai Sivchuk (Russia).
The capacity audience was treated to a variety of music from
transcriptions of well known classics, to contemporary works.
The performers were honored to have the Mayor of Shanghai,
Mr.
Han Zhen (an accordionist)
in attendance. He later commented that he was extremely impressed
with the performances.
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| The Hof Accordion
Quintet has won several championships in Europe and performs
arrangements and compositions for both hands, including free
bass. Pictured from left to right members include: Florian Weichert
(leader), Delia Zeilinger, Eva Walter, Nicole Rauh, and Christoph
Plass on bass accordion. |
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Alexey
Peresidly and Nikolai Sivchuk (Russia)
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Alexey
Peresidly
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Nikolai Sivchuk
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| The dramatic end
to the Don Rhapsody by Semionov is captured in this action picture. |
The audience
called the duo back for several encores with thunderous
unison applause.
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| The duo acknowledged
their teacher Mr. Semionov, and dedicated one encore to him
in celebration of his 60th birthday. |
Mr. Semionov,
the proud teacher with his students.
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| Mr. Semionov and
students doing an interview after the concert. |
Joan Sommers and her guide
who acted as the English MC for the concert.
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| Mr. Semionov shares
a light moment back stage with his students Alexey
and Nikolai. |
MC's for the concert, and
guides for the international attendees.
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The evening concert featured Antonio Mancini from Italy. Antonio
was the joint winner of the annual CIA Junior International
Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music at the recent Coupe
Mondiale Competition.
Born in Atri, Italy, he began to play the diatonic accordion
at the age of 8, and then at age 10 began his accordion studies
at the Accademy Voglia D'arte directed by Renzo Ruggieri.
In 2004 he continued his studies at the APM Music Center directed
by Gianluca Pica of Frosinone.
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| Andrea
Ballone Burini of the Ballone Burini Accordion Factory and Dott.
Roberto Ottavianelli of the Bugari Armando srl company nearby
the Bugari display. |
Antonio
Mancini was also at the Bugari display prior to his concert.
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