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30-Oct-2015
‘14 Years Ago’: Marcosignori visits China, October 2001by Rob Howard |
 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending October 26th 2001 included a report of Italian virtuoso Gervasio Marcosignori performing in a shopping mall in Shanghai, China. This impromptu concert was reported in Shanghai’s newspaper and on TV. Marcosignori (1927-2013) was one of the most admired accordionists of his generation worldwide, and his appearance in public in Shanghai must have made quite an impression on those present."Accordion Poet" Visits Shanghai – China Contributed by Prof. Li Cong They call him the "Accordion Poet", and he played a one hour impromptu performance in Shanghai Square, a big shopping mall in Shanghai on October 12th. The accordionist was 73 year old Gervasio Marcosignori. Marcosignori was born in Castelfidardo, Italy and by the age of 15 was already giving concert tours around Europe. After a performance at the British Royal Celebration Hall, the press called him the "Accordion Poet". During this month's trip to Shanghai, he was accompanied by the Italian Marche Region Council Delegation. His performance included pieces played on the MIDI accordion such as ‘Flight of the Bumble Bee’ and ‘Dark Eyes’. Shanghai's major newspaper ‘Xinming Evening’, the ‘Jiefang Daily’ and Shanghai TV reported this performance. |