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First International Accordion Festival of CCOM, Beijing – Chinaby Harley Jones |
The First International Accordion Festival by the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM), Beijing, takes place at the university, from November 15th to 20th. Guests are coming from many countries, including the USA, Russia, Germany, Finland, Kazakhstan, and Austria. The festival includes a competition, concerts, master classes, seminars, and the first Asia-Europe dialogue involving accordion experts from China, Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong and European experts. Event organizer is Cao Xiao-Qing, Professor at the CCOM (picture top left). International celebrities participating include Frank Marocco (USA), Franck Angelis (France, picture lower left), Elsbeth Moser (Switzerland, picture lower right), Mika Väyrynen (Finland, picture top right), Damir Sultanov (Kazachstan), Iosif Purits (Russia) and others. The festival is also supported by Tianjin University, Xi'an Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music and the People's Liberation Army Art Institute. |