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Results: 2nd Istanbul International Accordion Festival – Turkeyby Christine Johnstone |
The 2nd Istanbul International Accordion Festival was held in Istanbul, Turkey from August 19th to 24th, 2022 organised by Akorder. The festival included the 1st International Istanbul Accordion and Bellows Competition, the 2nd National Accordion and Bellows Competition, MasterClasses, Workshops, Open Ensemble, as well as Loyalty and Commemoration and Festival Concerts. Guest musicians included Aleksa Mirkovic (Serbia), Ruslana Bezpalko (Ukraine), Galimzan Narimbetov (Kazakhistan), Skumbin Miftari (Kosovo) and Marsel Numanaj (Albania). An accordion masterclass was held by Angel Marinov (Bulgaria). Results of the 2022 International Competition: Category 1 Children - 1st Lazar Jovanovic Category 2 Children – 1st Ege Sarper Yilmaz Category 3 Junior – 1st Melih Yarligas Category 4 Adult – 1st Armin Mohammadi Category 4 Enthusiast – 1st Samil Sirin Category 5 Masters – 1st Dusan Dordevic (picture above left) Category 6 Group – 1st Aydin Yavas Orchestra (picture above right) |