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Festival de Acordeón de Ishøj - Dinamarca
45 Festival de Música Folk de Vancouver - Canadá
James Crabb Interpretación de "Dragspil" - Nueva Zelanda
Storm Duo actúa en Tonehimmel 2023 - Noruega
Kevin Friedrich ameniza el "Royal High Tea" - Nueva Zelanda
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Report: International Accordion Competition Klingenthal - 60 years - GermanyVideo: Raffaele Gareri Jam Session - Italy
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Giorgio Dellarole Cathedral Accordion Concert - Italy“Cordeone” Entertains at Brooklyn Accordion Club - USAAccordion Orchestra Zug-Bar Concert - SwitzerlandAccordionists Entertain at 2nd Wesselinger Musikmesse - GermanyMaciej Frąckiewicz Accordion Masterclass - PolandJakob Steinkellner 2023 Summer Tour Concerts - Various countriesLelo Nika Trio Entertain at Jazz Club - DenmarkZbigniew Chojnacki June Solo Concerts - BelgiumUKAAT (UK Association of Accordion Teachers) Teacher and Student Workshop, England - UK
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Melissa Naschenweng gana el Premio Austriaco de la Música Amadeus 2023 - Austriaby Christine Johnstone |
| Vídeo 1: Melissa Naschenweng interpreta un popurrí de éxitos en el espectáculo de Nochevieja 2021 con Jörg Pilawa. Vídeo 2: Entrevista en alemán con Melissa Naschenweng. Melissa Naschenweng ganó el 23º Premio Austriaco de la Música Amadeus 2023. La ceremonia de entrega tuvo lugar el 28 de abril en el Volkstheater de Viena y fue retransmitida por ORF 1. La popular carintia Melissa Naschenweng fue coronada una vez más reina en la categoría "Schlager/música folk". Traducción realizada con la versión gratuita del traductor www.DeepL.com/Translator |
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Festival de Acordeón de Ishøj - Dinamarcaby Christine Johnstone |
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| El Ishøj Harmonika Festival (Festival de Acordeón de Ishøj) se celebrará anualmente en Ishøj, Dinamarca, los días 9 y 10 de junio de 2023, organizado por el Ishøj Harmonika Klub. El evento contará con las actuaciones del Trío Mademoiselle de Paris, en el que participa Kristian Rusbjerg (acordeón), el Dúo Jensen & Bugge (Mette Kathrine Jensen al acordeón y Kristian Bugge al violín) y la Orquesta de Acordeones de Ishoj, entre otros. Para más información: ishojfestival@gmail.com |
45 Festival de Música Folk de Vancouver - Canadáby Christine Johnstone |
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  La 45ª edición del Festival de Música Folk de Vancouver se celebrará en Jericho Park, Vancouver, Columbia Británica, Canadá, del 14 al 16 de julio de 2023.Entre los intérpretes de acordeón figuran Rum Ragged (foto de arriba a la derecha), Cedric Watson (acordeón) & Jourdan Thibodeaux (violín) en la foto de arriba a la izquierda, y Kalàscima (Italia - foto de abajo). Para más información, envíe un correo electrónico a: info@thefestival.bc.ca |
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James Crabb Interpretación de "Dragspil" - Nueva Zelandaby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
 Cuando el compositor neozelandés Lyell Cresswell falleció el año pasado, la Orquesta Filarmónica de Auckland decidió interpretar una de sus obras. Eligieron "Dragspil" (la palabra significa acordeón en los países nórdicos), un concierto para acordeón y orquesta. Fue estrenado por el acordeonista James Crabb en 1995 en los BBC Proms y sólo se ha interpretado en otra ocasión. El escocés James Crabb vivía en Sydney (Australia) y estaba dispuesto a actuar. Había estudiado en la Real Academia Danesa de Música de Copenhague y fue profesor allí durante algunos años. La APO pide a los solistas que den una charla antes del concierto y ésta tuvo lugar en la sala de conciertos, donde muchos asistentes conocieron el funcionamiento del acordeón y la composición "Dragspil" encargada para Crabb. Muchos acordeonistas asistieron al publicitado concierto y después tuvieron la oportunidad de conocerle. La actuación en el Auckland Town Hall fue muy bien recibida por el numeroso público, a pesar de la fuerte tormenta que se desató en el exterior y que impidió a algunos poseedores de entradas asistir. Lea la crítica profesional (foto de abajo) del New Zealand Herald titulada "Thrills aplenty in energetic concert" en: 2023NZHerald |
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Storm Duo actúa en Tonehimmel 2023 - Noruegaby Christine Johnstone |
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| "Storm Duo", formado por Ásta Soffía Thorgeirsdóttir (Islandia) y Kristina Farstad Bjørdal (Dinamarca), actuará en el festival de música contemporánea Tonehimmel 2023, que se celebrará en Sunnmøre (Noruega) del 18 al 25 de junio de 2023. El director artístico del festival es Magnar Åm. "Muchos de los conciertos son al aire libre, ya que los organizadores creen que la naturaleza es mucho más que un bonito telón de fondo, nos da presencia y una mente abierta tanto para la música como para la naturaleza y para los demás". |
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Kevin Friedrich ameniza el "Royal High Tea" - Nueva Zelandaby Christine Johnstone |
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 Foto 1: Margaret Tier (organizadora del evento) y Kevin Friedrich.Foto 2: Sala llena para el High Tea. Foto de la izquierda: Margaret Tier presenta una cesta de premios. El 21 de mayo de 2023, el Club de Leones de Dargaville organizó un "High Tea Real" en el Lighthouse Function Centre de Dargaville, Nueva Zelanda, para celebrar la Coronación del Rey Carlos III. La tarde contó con una gran variedad de espectáculos para un público entusiasmado de personas mayores de 65 años. Kevin Friedrich abrió el acto con "God Save the King" (Dios salve al Rey) y lo cerró con la interpretación de algunas de las canciones favoritas de siempre, como "Tipperary", "Pack up Your Troubles", "Roll out the Barrel", "There's a Tavern in the Town", "English Country Garden" y "The White Cliffs of Dover", con imágenes de los acantilados blancos en la pantalla gigante de fondo (imagen de abajo). A continuación, todos los artistas y el público cantaron con entusiasmo "We'll Meet Again". Imagen inferior: Kevin Friedrich tocando con los acantilados blancos de Dover de fondo. |
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by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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 From May 8th to 13th, 2023, accordionists of various nationalities and countries met with their numerous friends for the 60th time for the traditional International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal, Germany. The maxims for action existed and still exist:• in the promotion of solo accordion playing for all age groups • in the manifestation of the diverse possibilities of accordion music in solo and in ensemble • in the practice of playing the solo accordion with a symphonic orchestra • in the interpretation of chamber music for several accordions and in the interplay of the accordion with other musical instruments • in presenting new compositions for the accordion • in maintaining the exchange of experiences on the accordion and the bandoneon, on accordion and bandoneon music in the areas of music aesthetics and music education, but also on technical instrument building issues with local musical instrument manufacturers The organizers are to be congratulated that, despite all the difficulties and changes in various areas of our times, they have always carried out their program undeterred, so that Klingenthal has become a trademark in the international accordion world. This year the jury was made up of famous teachers and artists such as Stefan Hussong, Andreas Nebl, Claudia Buder, Ulf Seifert, Stephan Bahr, Stefan Fraas (Germany), Na Song (China), Vladimir Blagojevic, Djordje Gajic (Serbia), Iñaki Alberdi (Spain), Grzegorz Stopa (Poland), Veli Matias Kujala (Finland), Werner Weibert (Austria), Jacques Mornet (France) and Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lithuania). The festive opening was performed by the duo AMuse Arseniy Strokovskiy (accordion) and Michiru Soeda (violin) with works by Georg Katzer, Alfred Schnittke, Mikhail Bronner and Béla Bartók. Arseniy Strokovskiy was the first prizewinner of the Klingenthal competition in 2016 and, after studying with Prof. Hussong, took up a position at the Würzburg University of Music. He gives concerts worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician. The duo Nebl & Nebl (accordion / clarinet) has long been one of the protagonists for this line-up internationally. In their studio concert, they delighted the audience with works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Uroš Rojko, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tapio Nevanlinna, Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach, Robert Schumann and Jürgen Ganzer. As the winner of the "Premio Internazionale della Fisarmonica" in Castelfidardo, the Chinese Hang Ding was invited to a special concert in Klingenthal. The well-known Russian bayan artist Yuri Shishkin called him "a young artistic and musical talent with extremely high playing skills", which he impressively demonstrated with works by Olivier Messiaen, Ole Schmidt, Johann Sebastian Bach, Uroš Rojko, Domenico Scarlatti, Kahlevi Aho and Franz Liszt. Under the direction of Professor Gero Schmidt-Oberländer, the SchuMu Big Band from the "Franz Liszt" Weimar University of Music and accordion soloist Daniel Roth organized an entertaining evening with traditional jazz, swing, beat, Latin and much more in a big band sound. As part of a discussion forum, an open panel discussion was held on the subject of “Focus on the present – where to go in the future”. Current topics for the development of the accordion were taken up: • Training at music schools and universities internationally • Development and access to new accordion literature and its structural understanding • Competitions, festivals, etc. and their influence on the development of accordion culture • New tuning systems - an experiment? In the final concert of soloist category IV for accordion and symphonic orchestra, for which the four best soloists of the preliminary rounds traditionally qualify, this year Krzysztof Penderecki's "Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra" (arranged for accordion by the Polish accordionist Maciej Frackiewicz) was on the program. The prizewinners' concert on the last day of competition at the 50th International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal was the gala performance of the winners of all competition categories. The final concert of soloist category IV for accordion and symphonic orchestra is a unique feature of the world-renowned competition. The prizewinners' concert was framed by the Vogtland Philharmonic Greiz/Reichenbach conducted by Dorian Keilhack. The importance of the International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal becomes particularly clear. Winners present their masterly skills and receive invitations to concerts all over the world. The 61st International Accordion Competition Klingenthal from April 28th to May 4th, 2024 will again be a lasting experience for the accordionists and all their friends. Advertisements and application documents can be requested from: International Accordion Competition Office - email: Intern.Akkordeonwettbewerb@t-online.de Full results and picture report are now online at: 2023KlingenthalResults Picture below: Raimondas Sviackevicius (left) and Iñaki Alberdi |
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| Video: Raffaele Gareri enjoying a Jam Session in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Calabria, Italy after “an intense day of lessons” with one of his favourite songs. |
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| Giorgio Dellarole will perform a concert at the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito in Parma, Italy on May 31st, 2023 at 5pm. His program will include works by Bach, Scarlatti, Kilar, Piazzolla and others. See poster for details. |
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  “Cordeone” (Loïc Da Silva) will entertain at the Brooklyn Accordion Club meeting held at the A4 Collective in Brooklyn, New York, USA on June 2nd at 6.15pm.His program will include a variety of "Afro-Caribbean” music. Admission is free of charge. For details email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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 The Accordion Orchestra Zug-Bar will perform a concert at the Baar Community Hall in Baar, Zug, Switzerland on June 3rd, 2023.The orchestra is conducted by Sergej Simbirev. Download poster for details: 2023Zug-Bar |
by Christine Johnstone
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| Accordionists will entertain at the 2nd Wesselinger Musikmesse, held at the Rheinforum in Wesseling, Germany on June 3rd, 2023 at 3.30pm. Performers include the Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling, Aleksander Olek Gelba, Günter Mauel and Anita Brandtstater. See poster for details. |
by Christine Johnstone
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 Maciej Frackiewicz will hold an accordion Masterclass at the Palace in Radziejowice (near Warsaw) Poland from June 16th to 21st, 2023.The event will cover mastering accordion performance technique, expanding knowledge of practicing ideas and learning new repertoire for the accordion - classical and classic contemporary music. Chamber music ensembles are also very welcome. Attendees will receive five lessons, full board, with a participant’s concert at the end. For details email: fundacjaarmoniadellarte@gmail.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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| Video: Jakob Steinkellner (Austria) performing in a masterclass, introducing attendees to compositions inspired by the traditional music of his country. Accordionist Jacob Steinkellner (Austria) is currently on his 2023 Summer Tour, performing concerts in Vietnam, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. His June concerts in Greece areas as follows: • June 17th, 2023 in Kythnos • June 18th, 2023 in Athens For details email: steinkellner1@gmx.at Picture below: Concert in Vietnam |
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 The Lelo Nika Trio (which features accordionist Lelo Nika - Serbia) will entertain at Paolo’s Jazz Club in Askeby, Sjælland, Denmark on June 18th, 2023.This event is Paolo’s Jazz Club first concert in their Summer 2023 program. The trio will perform Balkan music “creating a blend between Scandinavian and East European folklore with freedom and improvisation, beautiful passages of modern classical music to hard swinging grooves”. |
by Christine Johnstone
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 Video: Zbigniew Chojnacki accordion & live electronics.Zbigniew Chojnacki (Poland) will perform two solo concerts in Belgium this June as follows: • June 22nd: Concert at the Brussels Fair • June 25th: Concert at the La Nature Festival in Vielsalm For details email: zbigniewmanagement@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The UKAAT (UK Association of Accordion Teachers) will hold a Teacher and Student Workshop at the Razumovsky Academy in London, England, UK on June 24th, 2023, from 10am to 5pm BST.The event will begin with a welcome by UKAAT President, Romano Viazzani. Guest speakers include Owen Murray (RAM Professor of Accordion) and Anthony Beckwith (Teacher at Diocese of Leeds). The workshop will include “topics such as what to cover in the lesson of a brand new student. It will also look at how to critique and offer advice on improving students of more advanced pieces. Finally it will look at how to prepare your student for an audition at a further education establishment”. After a lunch break there will be a workshop on “how to lay good foundations for jazz teaching taken by Italian jazz accordionist/teacher/festival organiser Renzo Ruggieri who will also give a short concert at the end of the day”. There will also be performances from some of the accordion students at the RAM (Royal Academy of Music). |
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Release of 2023 Coupe Mondiale Rules and Regulations 2022 Coupe Mondiale, October 04 - 09, Switzerland Daily Reports from 05 October |
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PIF Castelfidardo 2023 Competition Information PIF Castelfidardo 2022 Daily Reports |
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XXXIV International Festival, Moscow Daily Reports |
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Information 2023 World Accordion Day, 6th May each year News article about Beniamino Bugiolacchi Article |
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2023 Accordion Cruise, Finland Information, News article |
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Accordion Reed Production Article Link |
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Chronology of Production of Italian Accordions Article Link News article about Beniamino Bugiolacchi Article Link |
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Serenellini Know the People Interview News Link |
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2022 AAA Recent publications, USA 2023 AAA Festival News Link |
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by Christine Johnstone
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| Read all about accordionists in many countries of the world that have supported World Accordion Day (WAD) to promote the accordion both nationally and internationally. 2023WADreport |
Conciertos del Conjunto Comunitario de Acordeones de la UMKC - EE.UU.by Mary Ann Covone, ATG President |
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| El (UMKC) Community Accordion Chamber Ensemble dirigido por Joan Cochran Sommers realizará conciertos en junio de 2023 de la siguiente manera: - 24 de junio a las 3pm - concierto en el Swan Dive Events Centre, restaurante Vivilore en Independence, Missouri. - 25 de junio a las 14.30 - concierto en el Kansas City United Church of Christ Social Hall en Kansas City, Missouri. La entrada es gratuita. Consulte el cartel para más detalles. |
by Dr. Robert Young McMahan Chair of AAA Composers Commissioning Committee
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 Updated - The Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Commissioned Works of theAmerican Accordionists' Association (AAA) Composers Commissioning Committee: - Henry Cowell: Concerto Brevis, for Accordion & Orchestra - Otto Luening: Rondo - Paul Pisk: Salute to Juan View this 2023 update at: http://www.ameraccord.com/aaacommissions14.php |
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