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13-Apr-2012
Third International Festival "Accordion Plus" 2012, Rostov-on-Don - Russiaby Elizaveta Sedlova & Anastasia Mogucheva |
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 The third international festival "Accordion Plus" was held in Rostov-on-Don from 31 March to 2nd April. The event featured competitions and concerts and was organized by the International Music Center "Harmony" who have organized many previous concerts with such famous accordionists as Art Van Damme, Alain Musicini, Renzo Ruggieri, Viatcheslav Semionov, Yuri Shishkin and many more.Pictures above: Top, Rostov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Lower, Alexander Poeluev shaking hands with Krikor Hurdayan, conductor of the Rostov State Folk Orchestra. The crowd for the Opening Concert arrived more than an hour before to enjoy the display of rare antique accordions and new accordions and demonstrations. The Opening concert, with over 1,300 audience, featured Slavko Mitrovic and the Serbian Folk Music Ensemble (photo below). The Russian folk orchestra "Don" under the direction of Krikor Hurdoyan performed with well known soloists Slavko Mitrovic, Alexander Poeluev and Alexey Shalygin. The next day was competitions with many entries. The junior open competition had over 60 entries in the category and competitions ran from 9am to 8 pm with the jury chairman being Alexander Poeluev. At the end of the event, the Oblast Philharmonic held a concert titled "Cinema and Tango". Roberto Molinelli (Italy, conductor) and Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (picture right lower, Italy, bandoneon & accordion) were featured. The concerts halls were full with people standing with the crowd not wanting to let the artists go, with encores and standing ovations. International Music Center "Harmony" President and famous artist, Yuri Shishkin (picture right) made a farewell speech at the most successful 2012 "Accordion Plus". Pictures below: Accordionist Slavko Mitrovic and the Serbian Folk Music Ensemble. Lower, crowd at the display of rare antique accordions. |
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