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Getting ready for the big event in the Auditorium
della Musica - very prestigious concert hall in Rome of 1.300 seats waiting to be filled |
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Alessandra Curzi/Roland Europe with dancer Alex la Rosa (left) and lovely daughter Giulia Stampatori |
Constants waiting for rehersals, Liam French (Australia)
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The Roland display in the foyer of the theatre. |
Audience well ahead of time, waiting for the doors to open |
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and while waiting in the hall on the staircase a duo was entertaining |
Holda with Sergio Paulo Terranova/Roland Brazil
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Kimmo Mattila, Mirco Patarini, Davide
Fabrizi, Gianluca Bibbiani, Renzo Ruggieri, Raymond Bodell. |
Mr. Akira Hanechi/Roland Europe with Roland China/Mr. Cheng Jiantong |
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Jury members left to right: Alexander Selianov (Russia),
Raymond Bodell (UK), Xiao Qing Cao (China), Jacques Mornet (France),
Angel Luis Castano (Spain), Renzo Ruggieri (Italy), Kimmo Mattila (Finland). |
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Luigi Bruti and his daughter |
Ron Lankford (USA) accordion product manager closest
to camera. |
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Roland demonstrator and tutor at Tianjin University
Prof. Jingbai Zhu (left) and some of the large audience (Roberto Palermo on the left) making this hall of the Auditorium della Musica in Rome "sold out" - (image below by www.liamfrenchphotography.com)
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Jury: Angel Luis Castano, Kimmo Mattila, Xiao Qing
Cao, Alexander Selianov, Jacques Mornet, Renzo Ruggieri, Raymond Bodell. |
Another jury photo sitting in the hall. |
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The march in of the contestants each with their own
national flag through the audience and up on to the stage looks very
impressive. |
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Roland demonstrator Cory Pesaturo (USA). Behind him
you can see the large screen that was used to take up close video of each of the performers. A very nice effect and you can see the many different ways it was used from the following photos. |
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Germany: Rudik Yakhin |
Sweden: Lisa Eriksson |
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USA: Alicia Baker |
New Zealand: Grayson Masefield |
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UK: Archie Main |
Spain: Miguel Angel Rumbo |
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France: NIcolas Koch |
Jury Pres.Angel Luis Castano making a speech during the contest. |
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Singer Silke from Belgium with Mario d'Amario (Italy) and ... |
...with dancer Gianluca Lanzillotta |
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Silke and Mario |
Canada: Alexander Sevastian |
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Brasil: Orimar Hess Junior |
Poland: Piotr Sokowronski |
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Italy: Luca Sganappa |
China: Xiaonan Xu |
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Belgium: Koen Walraevens |
Japan: Koharu Matsunaga |
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Presenter (compere) Alessandra Bellini |
Alessandra Bellini and Luigi Bruti on stage |
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"Danzarearte" group performing together with Roland demonstrator |
Ludovic Beier (France) the work composed esepcially for
this event |
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all contestants lining up for the final decision having
received a diploma |
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and the winner is... Grayson Masefield from New Zealand |
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 being awarded by Roland Europe President - Mr. Akira Hanechi in presence of the main sponsor Mr.Troiani/Banca dell'Adriatico |
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2nd placed Xiaonan Xu from China together with the Roland China group |
and 3rd placed Nicolas Koch from France together with
Jacques Mornet (right) and Ludovic Beier (left) |
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and the 3 winners (photo left and right by www.liamfrenchphotography.com) |
Lugi Bruti/Roland Europe, Grayson Masefield and Liam French (Roland Australia |