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International Accordion Competition Ascoltateby Anna Bodell of Charnwood Publications |
The International Accordion Competition Ascoltate organized by the Kaunas Accordion Society was held in Prienai, near Kaunas in Lithuania from 5th -7th June. Director of the festival Mindaugas Labanauskas was delighted to welcome to the festival over 100 contestants in the various solo and ensemble categories from Finland, UK, Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Moldova and Slovenia. The International Jury consisted of Viatcheslav Semionov (Russia), Raymond Bodell (UK), Eduardas Gabnys (Lithuania), Mirco Patarini (Italy) and Roman Pechmann (Austria). Ascoltate 2009 photos. Outstanding Grand Prix winners were accordion ensemble “Concertino” (Moldova), Duo Alesia Kozhukh & Natallia Litvinchyk (Belarus), and soloists Maria Obukhova (Russia) and Laimonas Salijus (Lithuania). Ascoltate 2009 photos. Also on Saturday an outstanding concert was held in Kaunas featuring 3 accordion Concertos performed by Viatcheslav Semionov, Geir Draugsvoll and Raimondas Sviackevicius. |