Macedonia Celebrates World Accordion Day6th May 2017, Skopje, Macedonia |
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| Before concert picture, composer Bete Ilin, PR Manager Anica Karakutovska and Prof. Zorica Karakutovska. |
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| Concert poster. |
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| Program Cover |
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| Program |
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| Macedonian National Theatre. |
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| Large crowd. |
Article provided for accordions.com Weekly News, 19 May 2017 edition, by Anica Karakutovska. The international project "May 6th World Accordion Day" is supported by the Macedonian Association of Accordionists “Ljubiteli na klasicna muzika” (MAA), Skopje. This year for the ninth time the association organized a major concert making the birthday of the accordion. The World Accordion Day Gala Concert was held at Macedonian National Theatre Skopje on May 6th and was promoted as one of the most prestigious events during May in Skopje. Photo report at: 2017 Macedonia The concert featured renowned artists from Macedonia and accordion students from the class of Prof. Zorica Karakutovska. The program includes works by Mozart, Derbenko, Bete Ilin, Semionov, Piazzolla and others. A special guest on the concert was Grayson Masefield from New Zealand who performed the Macedonian premiere of the composition "The New Tomorrow" by Bete Ilin. The composition was premiered this March in Lausanne, Switzerland. An article with the information about the ninth World Accordion Day, being held on the 188th birthday of the accordion, was published in all important Macedonian media. President of MAA, Professor Zorica Karakutovska, appeared live on the National TV programs. The culmination of the concert were the performances of the composition "The New Tomorrow" by Bete Ilin” performed by Grayson Masefield and the string quintet consisted of Macedonian renowned artists and the mix of Russian songs performed by Ognen Janeski (host of the event, most popular TV presenter in Macedonia) and Zorica Karakutovska. The large auditorium was fully occupied with a very enthusiastic audience. The new building offers a high-quality venue which the artists fully utilized and the prolonged standing ovations were merited and deserving. The project is supported by the national program of the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Macedonia. |
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| Compere/host was the most popular TV presenter in Macedonia - Ognen Janeski. |
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| Filip Petreski, Sofija Mirceska and Filip Shuplinoski |
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| Milosh Kirovski |
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| Darko Micevski |
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| Krstina Shokaroska and Filip Gavrilovski |
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| Sofija Mirceska |
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| David Velkov |
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| Ljupco Kolevski |
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| Aleksandra Kocevska and Zorica Karakutovska. |
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| Duo AkordioM, Zorica Karakutovska and Filip Stamevski. |
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| Duo AkordioM. |
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| Filip Petreski |
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| Filip Petreski and Blagoveska Bulovska-piano accompaniment. |
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| Composer Bete Ilin. |
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| Composer Bete Ilin conducting Grayson Masefield - accordion with string quintet of Magdalena Popovska-violin, Krstina Shokaroska-violin, Frosina Balova-viola, Aleksandra Curukovska-contrabass and Aleksandar Kotevski-cello. |
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| Grayson Masefield. |
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| Premiere performance of "The New Tomorrow" composition in Macedonia. |
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| Host Ognen Janeski with Prof.Zorica Karakutovska |
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| Host Ognen Janeski with Prof.Zorica Karakutovska |
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| Biljana Kamceva and Filip Stamevski |
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| Sofija Mirceska, Filip Shuplinoski and Filip Petreski |
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| Robert Spasencovski, Filip Gavrilovski and David Velkov |
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| Milan Kocev, Aleksandar Acimovic, Tomislav Nestoroski and Filip Pesic |
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| AkordioM and Duo Pan (Biljana Petrovska and Petar Kolevski), tango dancers Ana Urumovska and Tome Jovanovski. |
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| Tango dancers Ana Urumovska and Tome Jovanovski. |
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| All the participants receiving a standing ovation. |