The finalists of The Golden Accordion Award 2005 are:
The competition will be televised live on Finland’s National TV Channel TV2. The contestants will perform their pieces accompanied by a band to a capacity audience. |
| The Silver Accordion Award for children under 10 years 1. Joni Stein -"Mikkihiiri merihädässä" (G. Malmstén, arr. Juha Hietaharju) 2. Aino Kivikallio - Yhdeksän sokeaa hiirtä (Palmer-Hughes) 3. Konsta Wasama - Pink Panther (Henri Mancini, arr. L.Holm-S.Valkeajoki) 4. Liisa Niinistö - Kaksi kitaraa (trad., arr. Palmer-Hughes) 5. Marko Lavikainen - Pieni nokipoika (trad. arr. Seppo Leino) 6. Anniina Luukkainen - Lounatuulen laulu (Kaj Chydenius, arr. Timo Hacklin) 7. Eemeli Morander - Vaahteramäen Eemeli (Georg Riedel, arr. Eero Nissinen) Jury will choose the winner of Silver Accordion Award and the winner gets the prize BRYAC-BAND from Ukraine plays Golden Accordion Award 2005 First round 1. Heli Nikula Pruvot-Largance: SAMBA ROMANTICA 2. Hanna Virtanen Piazzolla: ADIOS NONINO 3. Sami Perttula Stratovarius: HOLY NIGHT 4. Satu Sarkoranta Raimo Pihlajamaa: SUPERSTAR ACCORDION 5. Sami Hopponen Rimski-Korsakov (Molinari): BUMBLE-BEE-BOOGIE 6. Anne-Mari Kanniainen Louis Ferrari: CHORITO While the judges will work, each of the contestants will be invited to step forward and perform a well-known Finnish piece, once again with the backing orchestra and that will be a musical potpourri of Finnish pieces. Points from the first round will be shown Three of the contestants gets to the second round. Second round 1. Contestant 2. Contestant 3. Contestant The jury gives points from the other round. The winner will be rewarded --------------------- On the other round the contestants will play: HELI NIKULA: Maria Kalaniemi: AHMA HANNA VIRTANEN: M.Ganian: NIGHTINGALE SAMI PERTTULA: Galliano: NEW-YORK TANGO SATU SARKORANTA: UNKARILAINEN TANSSI n:o 5 (Brahms, Jaskevits) SAMI HOPPONEN Molinari: ”Pihlajamarjoja” Medley of Lasse Phlajamaa's compositions ANNE-MARI KANNIAINEN: Vlasov: BASSO OSTINATO |
