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  Daily Reports in English of the 44th Klingenthal International Accordion Competition 2007 The event started on the 4th May and our reports are for the final days of the event, listing all the results. Klingenthal official website |
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Wednesday May 9th
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both Category II Final and Category III Final were held at the same time.
Category II, accordion soloists up to 15 years old, (date of birth 4th of May 1992 onward); List Category II of Finalists. Category III accordion soloists up to 18 years old, (date of birth 4th of May 1989 onward). List Category III of Finalists. |
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Results
for Category II and Category
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| In the afternoon,
was the Category VI Final - soloists playing virtuosic light music (no
age limit) List of Category VI Finalists. |
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Results
for Category VI
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Category VI performers
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Frederico
Gili (Italian) as the first contestant and he played without a grille
on his accordion and finished attaching a mouth organ to his accordion
playing both instruments at times for his final piece.
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Ives
Houlin (Switzerland) withdrew so next to play was Speedy Gonzales (France).
He played second and finished second.
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Phil
Bouvier (France)
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a blurry photo of dynamic moving Phil Bouvier, who placed 3rd.
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Eric
Allard-Jaquin (France)
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Felicien
Brut (France) was awarded First Prize.
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Grayson
Masefield from New Zealand
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Cesarini
Valentina (Italy)
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Tango Fuego Concert
| This concert featured Fabian Carbone (bandoneon), Sebastian Reimann (violin), Detlev Struewe (piano), Fritz Roppel (double bass), Laura D'Onofrio (vocalist). |
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The Fabian Carbone group had audience up and dancing tango and received a standing ovation from a very happy audience.
Klingenthal and Castelfidardo Sister City Relationship
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Klingenthal
City and Castelfidardo City share a sister city link that is very close.
The Burgermeister (Mayor) of Klingenthal Reiner Schneidenbach is pictured
with Aldo
Belmonte, the President Pro Loco for
Tourism, Castelfidardo City.
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Klingenthal
International Accordion Competition Organiser Manfred Gabler and his
wife Holde.
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Castelfidardo
Chief of Police Franco Gerboni and Beniamino Bugiolacchi, Castelfidardo
City Finance, owner of Italcinte, musical instrument strap and accessory
manufacturer and Director of the Castelfidardo Accordion Museum.
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On
the right Castelfidardo Head of Social Affairs Anna Maria Nardella with
her husband, retired judge Giorgio Braga.
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| Mayor of Neuenrade City Mr Sasse. Neuenrade is also a sister city of Klingenthal and Annette, the Green Party representative. |
Elsbeth
Moser (Switzerland) and Francesca Pigini, owner of the Pigini Accordion
Factory (Italy).
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Group photo of friends and students from many parts of the world, an indication of just how international the Klingenthal event is.