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28-Apr-2017
by Georg Hettmann
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  The well-known music town of Trossingen, with its magnificent accordion tradition, hosted the "1st International Open Accordion Contest" (IOAC) from April 18 to 22, 2017. Picture left: Vitalii Kondratenko, Winner Category 1a. Organizers were a close cooperation of the German Harmonica Association (DHV), the Hohner Conservatory as well as the European Accordion Federation (EAF). Competition rules in German and English: 2017IOAC.pdf Instrumentalists from many countries were participating in a new competition concept, designed to attract accordion soloists and also bands/ensembles with at least 1 accordion in their group. In addition, the high-caliber accompanying program of the festival “Akkordeon grenzenlos“ guaranteed a remarkable musical experience for all visitors parallel to the artistically demanding competition. Especially, the promotion of creative young talents is a central aim of the 1st International Open Accordion Contest. Whether as a soloist or as a chamber musician or as a band, the valuable exchange of experience among the players, as well as encounters with world-renowned musicians, jurors, composers and educators, is one of the central goals of this competition. Members of jury (alphabetical order) were: Prof. Matthias Anton (Germany), Roman Bazhilin (Russia), Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia), Fréderic Deschamps (France), Werner Glutsch (Germany), Ladislav Horak (Czech Republic), Zbigniew Ignaczewski (Poland), MarieAndrée Joerger (France), Hans-Günther Kölz (Germany), Andreas Nebl (Germany) Zoran Rakic (Bosnia/Herzegovina), Wolfgang Russ (Germany), Kazys Stonkus (Lithuania), Xu Xiaonan (China). Competition Results at: 2017IOAC-Results.pdf |
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