XXIV Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival - Finlandby Raimo Vertainen, Kokkola Accordion Festival Director |
The XXIV Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival was held in Kokkola and Pietarsaari, Finland from May 17th to 28th, 2022. The events included a variety of music concerts for all ages from children through to seniors. Guardia Nueva conducted by Raimo Vertainen gave a jubilee concert entitled “Multifaceted Diamond – Guardia Nueva 20 years” which featured soloists Jarkko Ahola, Arja Koriseva, Teemu Roivainen and Jepa Lambert performing pieces specially arranged for the orchestra but in its classic style. The concert also included fresh arrangements of Finnish music, tangos and world music. Event pictures are online at: http://www.accordions.com/kokkola/2022/index.htm |