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Sunday 23rd September Daily Report |
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| Sunday is the final day of the international competition and festival of Castelfidardo including the Final Concert and Prize Giving. A visit from the twin city Klingenthal by Mayor and Mayoress Enrico Bràunig pictured below with city officials including the Mayor of Castelfidardo Mirco Soprani. |
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| Wonderful weather encouraged many visitors to the city of Castelfidardo to listen to wonderful accordion music by accordionists from Italy and around the world. |
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| Moreno Patarini, Luciano Menghini, Mirco Patarini | Saria Convertini and Giancarlo Borsini |
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| official photographer of Castelfidardo NISI with Beniamino Bugiolacchi, for once NOT in service! | Federica and Illaria from Strumenti & Musica |
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| Some entertainment music from scottish accordionists - Gary Blair Group | |
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| Gary Blair | Robin |
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| Seamus | Gary Blair Group with Fausto Fabi |
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| Visiting from the UK is event organiser Heather Smith and several of English friends. | Saria Convertini and friend. |
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| Angelo from Salerno and Fabio/Morena from Frosinone | Federico from Frosinone |
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| Two young diatonic | performers. |
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| Nisi and his wife relaxing on Sunday morning. | Mikko Makkonen and father Peter (Finland). Mikko won 3rd place in Category B, 15 years and under category and had come to watch Category D. |
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Jury for Category D: Sergey Voitenko (Russia), Elwira Sliwkiewicz-Cisak (Poland), Mirjana Petercol (Croatia/Germany), |
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| Elena, Manager for Sergey Voitenko taking photos. | St Petersburg artist and teacher Prof. Alexander Dmitriev with student Arkadij Schkvorov (4th place Category C), his mother Larisa and student Stepan Armasar (3rd place Category A). |
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| Emanuele Storti was in charge of the Category D competition venue making very clear announcements and keeping the event moving along.. | First to play in Category D, 2nd round was Dino Suljkovich (Serbia). This is for classical performance, any age. |
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| Nebojsa Acimovic (Serbia) | Nikolai Bolotin (Russia) |
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| Giuseppe Grosso (Italy) | Lei Guan (China) |
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| Milo Katanic (Serbia) | Aleksandr Kolomitcev (Russia) finished of the competition with the most popular clap of the day. He was also judged by the jury as the first place getter. |
Prize Giving and Final Concert |
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| Roman Jbanov of the Paris Moscou Duo and Holda Paoletti-Kampl. | Always smiling Laura of Ideazione showing Roberto Ottavianelli of Bugari Accordions to his reserved seat.. |
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| Maria Ternavskaya (Russia), Francesca Pigini, Romano Viazzani (UK) and Annemarieke van de Ploeg (Netherlands) before the concert. | |
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| The concert was opened. | The Mayor of Klingenthal, sister city of Castelfidardo, presented the Special Awards from Klingenthal City for Category I to the Siberian Duet of Bayan (Russia). |
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Holda Paoletti-Kampl translating the speech of the Mayor of Klingenthal, bringing good wishes from Klingenthal. |
Maria Ternavskaya and Aldo Belmonti. |
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| Official Festival Photographer NISI is surprised to be the one photographed here!!!. | Long time festival photographer, his excellent photos have been the basis of more than one historic photographic display. |
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| Category A 12 years and under classical solo winner, Natalia Kowalska (Poland) | being presented the 1st prize trophy by Castelfidardo City official for Tourism and Youth, Tania Belvederesi. |
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| Winner of “Rassegna Juniores” Alex Bascelli | Winner of “Rassegna Seniores” Federico Conte |
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| Krzystof Bondar of Poland won Category B, up to 15 years of age. | Presentation Krzystof Bondar by Aldo Belmonti, President of the Pro Loco. |
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| Category E winners, Olga Ivashina and Evgeny Listunov Duo (Russia) | performed and then were presented the trophy and diploma by Festival Artistic Director Paolo Picchio |
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| and here presented the Accordions Worldwide award by Holda Paoletti-Kampl. | Jianan Tian (China) was the only contestant to win two categories. |
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| She was the Category C (up to 18 years solo classical) winner here presented by Jury President Claudio Jacomucci. | Jianan Tian also won the light entertainment winner for the Light Music Section Category G (up to 18 years solo). |
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| Category D, accordion solo, any age was won by | Aleksandr Kolomittzev (Russia), first prize being presented by Castefidardo official for Tourism and Youth, Tania Belvederesi. |
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| Presentation by the Mayor of Castelfidardo Mirco Soprani - for third place winner for the Premio solo category Grigory Seredin (Russia). | Second place winner of the Premio solo category was Angelo Miele (Italy). |
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| First place winner of the Premio solo category was Xu Xiaonan (China) | and here Castelfidardo Mayor Mirco Soprani presents the 1st place trophy. |
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| Xu Xiaonan receiving the Accordions Worldwide Award from Founder Harley Jones. |
Massimo Pigini of the Pigini Accordion Factory who manufactured the two accordions of Jianan Tian, with Festival Artistic Director Paolo Picchio and the two diploma won by Jianan Tian. |
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| A few of the prize winners having a photo together. Jianan Tian, Xu Xiaonan, Aleksandr Kolomittzev, Alex Bascelli, Federico Conte. |
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