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26-Feb-2016
Kokkola XVIII Winter Accordion – A Ray of Sunshine Winter Festival - Finlandby Harley Jones |
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 The 18th Kokkola Winter Accordion did what the audience has grown used to over the years – exceeded all expectations.Festival Artistic Director Raimo Vertainen wrote: "A fantastic festival, 5000 visitors, ALFA TV filmed 4 concerts, 8 days of high-class, versatile, delightful and entertaining music and joyful events all around the town of Kokkola. Top concerts and various events for people of all ages. Altogether 34 events, 22 of them open for the public." This year Kokkola XVIII Winter Accordion had a special visit from France “The Music Juggler” – a fantastic duo of Jérôme Thomas ja Jean-Francois Baez combining the art of juggling and accordion in a unique way. Swedish duo Bengan Janson and Janne Åström took their audience by storm with their "Ett Jäkla Drag" -show. Performer Viivi Maria Saarenkylä wrote: "My concert 'Thursday Jazz' with the Jakob Combo was in Pietarsaari and Finnish TV channel Alfa TV broadcast our concert. I heard two other concerts in the Festival. Tuesday evening was a concert of well-known Finnish diatonic accordionist Antti Paalanen together with actor Jarkko Lahti. The show was named 'Miehemme Hiidellä’. It combined traditional Finnish mythology to Paalanen’s original, quite shamanistic music and voice. Jarkko Lahti sang, danced and read stories. Wednesday evening was a wonderful concert of the legendary Trio Fratres (Raimo Vertainen, Heikki Jokiaho, Toni Hämäläinen). A comeback concert of this high level accordion trio was a skilled, precise and expressive set of classical pearls and modern Finnish compositions for accordion to mention a few." Trio Fratres also published a recording 'Live At Kuhmo Chamber Music' during Kokkola Winter Accordion. The traditional Guardia Nueva concert conducted by Raimo Vertainen made an excellent finale to a very successful festival. Thanks to photographer Anne Yrjänä for the superb pictures. |
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