Seminar profiling the development of the Accordion in the Yangtze River Delta Above left and right: Seminar profiling the development of the Accordion in the Yangtze River Delta Professor Li Cong and Crystal Wang at the Seminar with Jazz Accordionist Kai Zhong addressing the panel Participants at the Seminar on the development of the Accordion in the Yangtze River Delta   Prior to the Outdoor Concert in Downtown Shanghai, the International guests enjoyed taking pictures with the impressive backdrop while awaiting the soundchecks and Concert setup. Tutto a Dio (Lithuania) - Frederik Camascho (violin) and Augustinas Rakauskas (accordion) Above left: Harley Jones (CIA Public Relations Manager) Above right: Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) Tango Reaction (Serbia) - Petar Maric (accordion) and Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon) Tango Reaction (Serbia) - Petar Maric (accordion) and Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon) Master of Ceremonies - Xiao Chang (Shell) Radu Ratoi - 2018 CIA Coupe Mondiale World Champion 1. Radu Ratoi 2. Radu Ratoi 3. Radu Ratoi 4. Radu Ratoi Radu Ratoi - 2018 CIA Coupe Mondiale World Champion Tutto a Dio (Lithuania) - Frederik Camascho (violin) and Augustinas Rakauskas (accordion) 1. Augustinas Rakauskas and Frederik Camascho 2. Augustinas Rakauskas and Frederik Camascho 3. Augustinas Rakauskas and Frederik Camascho Tutto a Dio (Lithuania) - Frederik Camascho (violin) and Augustinas Rakauskas (accordion) Tango Reaction (Serbia) - Petar Maric (accordion) and Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon) 1. Tango Reaction 2. Tango Reaction 3. Tango Reaction 4. Tango Reaction 5. Tango Reaction Tango Reaction (Serbia) - Petar Maric (accordion) and Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon) The capacity audience at the Shanghai Outdoor Concert Above left: Harley Jones (CIA Public Relations Manager) and Above right: Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) Above right: The capacity audience at the Shanghai Outdoor Concert ESSE Quintet (Russia) 1. ESSE Quintet 2. ESSE Quintet 3. ESSE Quintet 4. ESSE Quintet 5. ESSE Quintet 6. ESSE Quintet ESSE Quintet (Russia) International Performers and Guests ESSE Quintet (Russia), Tutto a Dio (Lithuania) - Frederik Camascho (violin) and Augustinas Rakauskas (accordion), Radu Ratoi (Moldova), Harley Jones (New Zealand), Kevin Friedrich (USA) and Aleksandar Nikolic (Serbia)   Festival organizers invited guests to visit the magnificent Shanghai Tower, a towering Skyscraper in the Pudong district of Shanghai.   The Shanghai Tower is a 632-metre (2,073 ft), 128-story megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It shares the record (along with the Ping An Finance Center) of having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure at 562m and the world's second-fastest elevators at a top speed of 20.5 metres per second (74 km/h; 46 mph). It is the world's second-tallest building by height to architectural top. Designed by international design firm Gensler and owned by the Shanghai city government, it is the tallest of the world's first triple-adjacent supertall buildings in Pudong, the other two being the Jin Mao Tower and the Shanghai World Financial Centre. Its tiered construction, designed for high energy efficiency, provides nine separate zones divided between office, retail and leisure use.   Construction work on the tower began on 29 November 2008 and topped out on 3 August 2013. The exterior was completed in summer 2015 and work was considered complete in September 2015. Since April 26, 2017, the sightseeing deck on the 118th floor has been open to the public.   The Shanghai Tower incorporates numerous green architecture elements and in 2013, a Gensler spokesman described the tower as "the greenest super high-rise building on earth at this point in time". The building is designed to capture rainwater for internal use, and to recycle a portion of its wastewater. The design of the tower's glass façade, which completes a 120° twist as it rises, is intended to reduce wind loads on the building by 24%. Harley Jones (New Zealand), Augustinas Rakauskas (Lithuania) and Kevin Friedrich (USA) From below and on top of the Shanghai Tower Harley Jones and Kevin Friedrich enjoying the chance soar above what was previously one of the largest buildings in Shanghai nicknamed the Bottle Opener. The Shanghai Tower affords views high above the beautiful Pearl Tower The Pearl Tower International Guests and Hosts along the River front area of Shanghai International Guests and Hosts enjoying a relaxing dinner after a busy few days of concerts, seminars and official engagements CIA Officials including Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager), Li Cong (Vice President) and Kevin Friedrich (Ambassador) The Pearl Tower Shanghai by Night