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Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival - Finlandby Harley Jones |
The Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival will be held from February 6th to 14th, 2021 in Kokkola, Finland. The festival week program is planned and the festival will be carried out according to Covid-19 current restrictions, therefore the concerts have been restricted and will now be online. Right is the list of performers and concerts and you can come to this page or the Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival Facebook or youtube to view the concerts. The first Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival was held in 1999. Well known Kokkola teacher and accordionist Raimo Vertainen (picture left) has been the Artistic Director since inception and this year is the 22nd Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival. Download and print the 2021 Kokkola poster at: 2021KokkolaPoster.pdf Tuesday 09 February Ilta Jukkolanmäellä featuring Sonja Vertainen (accordion and bandoneon), Julia Hansson (accordion) and Katri Antikainen (cello) Wednesday 10 February Vilda Duo of Hildá Länsman (vocals) and Viivi Maria Saarenkylä (accordion) Friday 12 February Maria Kalaniemi (accordion and vocals) and Eero Grundström (harmony) Saturday 13 February Guardia Nueva, Musical Director Raimo Vertainen with vocalists Virva Puumala, Matti Korkiala, Maria Autio and Jiri Tammilehto. Kokkola 400 years celebration concert recorded from Snellman Hall. |