Prize Giving gallery



Vize president of the Landtag Sachsen Horst Wehner (above) and the	Mayor of Klingenthal Thomas Hennig

Winners cat. Soloists until 18 years: 3rd Nedeljko Banjanin (Serbia) 2nd Sophie Herzog (Germany) and 1st Rafael Sapukov (Russia) from left	Winners cat.I Soliste until 12 years 3rd Mantas Leonardo Lizzi (Italy/Lithunaia) 2nd Jonas Vozbutas (Lithuania) 1st Szymon Swierzewski (Poland) from left


Cat. II solists until 15 years 3rd Nola Radakovic (Croatia) 2nd Radovan Ivanovic (Bosnia Herzogowina) 1st Lanxin Xu (China) from left	Cat V a/b 3rd Duo Misterio (White Russia) Siarhei Butar/Bajan Vulliana Skorabava/Piano 2nd Dawid Rydz/Accordion & Radoslaw Jarock/Viola (Poland) 1st Aldo Duo(Poland) Aleksander Stachowski/Accordion Dominik Dopminczak (Clarinet)


Cat VI Virtuoso 3rd Nocolae Guto (Rep. Moldau) 2nd Maxime d'Errico (France) 1st Daniele Carabetta (Italy)	Soloists Cat. IV 3rd. Leo Herzog (German) 2nd Aleksander Stachowski (Poland) 1st Arseniy Strakovskiy (Russia)




The Winner of the 53rd International Klingenthal Competition - Cat IV Solists ARSENIY STROKOVSKIY (Russia) performs togehter with the Vogtlandphilharmoinie Greiz/Reichenbach under the direction of David Marlow "CONCERTO PER FISARMONICA ET ORCHESTRA" by finnish composer KIRMO LINTINEN
The international Jury (from left) Foto by: www.lenk-meinel.de Aleksander Nikolik(Serbia), Juergen Ganzer(Germany), Jacques Mornet(France), Friedrich Lips(Russia), Tobias Morgenstern(German) Marjut Tynkkynen(Finland), Ulf Seifert(Germany), Jeanete Dyremose(Denmark),Cao Xiaoquing(China), Ivan Koval (Cech Rep) Zbigniew Ignaczewski (Poland). Missing on the phot: Tibor Racz(Slowakia) and Stefan Fraas(Germany) Special Awards

Vivian Leichsnering receives as the joungest german accordionist a special award from the Tourist Org Pro Loco Castelfidardo by President Aldo Belmonti a price award of Euro 300 Euro and a concert during the 41st Int.Comp. Città di Castelfidardo 2016	Sopie Herzog receives the special Award from the German Accordion Ass. for the highest points of a German participant in a solist cat until 18 years with a price of 200 Euro presented by Ute Sander.

Anna Betker receives for her excellent performance during the 53rd Klingenthal competition a special award from the DHV presented by the Mayor of Klingenthal Thomas Hennig.	The Mayor of Neuerade Antonius Wiesemann(twin city of Klingenthal) holding his yearly speach and presenting their special awards of Euro 1.500 to several participants.

Accordion Personalities in Klingenthal 2016

Ivana, Beniamino, Aldo, Rainer, Maria and Mrs/Mrs. Fraas	Ulf Seifert, Tobias Morgenstern, Mrs. Seifert, Jeanete Dyremose

Cao Xingquing, Mr./Mrs. Gaebler, Friedrich Lips	Mrs Henning, sonThomas and Mayor of Klingenthal.

The offical speaker	Elisabeth Schanz mit ihrem Ehemann and Dieter Meinel

Members of the jury	Mr/Mrs Flechsig (

Brigitte Lausmann and Prof. Juergen Ganzer	Delegation of the twin citys Neuenrade (behind) and Castelfidardo (front)

ex Mayor of Klingenthal Mr/Mrs. Schneidenbach	Students and teachers of the school from Croatia/Porec

audience of the nearly fully filled Hall	Antonio Spaccarotella

Mr/Mrs Gunter Gerber	Aldo Belmonti, Jaques Mornet, Beniamino Bugiolacchi, Rainer Schneidenbach

Ivana Zagaglia, Jaques Mornet, Holda	Holda and Ivana

Beniamoni Bugiolacchi, Arsenij Strokovskiy top category solo winner, Aldo Belmonti.	...with head of Jury - Prof. Guenther Ganzer

twin city Neuenrade at the opening speech of Mayor Thomas Hennig





as every year - a wonderful buffet being prepared by Restaurant/Hotel	Doehlerwald / Carsten Foerster


	The Klingenthal competition office

Italian Delegation with the Mayor from Markneukirchen Mr. Rubner	Mrs Hennig and son Thomas




Aldo, Holda, Ivana and Beniamino (Italy)	saying good by to Klingenthal and to Maria/Rainer Schneidenbach