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International Accordion Days à Prague - Tchécoslovaquie
Marco Lo Russo se produit à Warsaw et La Havane – Pologne, Cuba
Pris du mérite de la CIA à Alexander Sklyarov - Russie
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Video: Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila, 2015 Coupe Mondiale - FinlandGreat Tango Concert On Luxury Cruise Ship Europa - GermanyConcert of Music by Volodymyr Runchak, Kiev - UkraineVideo: 1st Netta Skog, Coupe Mondiale Digital Accordion Category - Finland1st Sophie Herzog, AIC International Competition Rheinach - SwitzerlandVideo: LiubAnya Duet, Moscow - RussiaKen and Mary Turbo Accordions Express - El SalvadorVideo: Edo Krilic and Dina Krilic playing Valse Violett - Austria‘14 Years Ago’: Marcosignori visits China, October 2001
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Petar Maric and Aleksandar Nikolic Concert, Torres Vedras – PortugalAll Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Championships, Perth – UKTian Gang Saburo Accordion Workshops, Taichung, Taipei – TaiwanAccordion Accompaniment for ‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari’, London – UKChristine Schmid to perfom in November - GermanyKosmos Ensemble’s Scottish Tour - UKNihad Hrustanbegovic Performs ‘Four Seasons’, Paris - FranceDonna Maria Regis Concert, New Hampshire – USACNIMA Composition et Cours d'improvisation, Auvergne - France
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Renzo Ruggieri "Up To Christmas" €10 eSheet Music Special - ItalyNew Website: World of Accordions Museum, Superior - USAMilwaukee Accordion Club Website Updates - USA
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65ème Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon 2015, Martigny - Suisseby Harley Jones |
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 Du 21 au 24 octobre, le Trophée Mondial organisé par la Confédération Mondiale de l'Accordéon, la CMA (Président Frédéric Deschamps) s’est tenu à Martigny, Suisse, organisé par l’Académie d'Accordéon présidée par Yves Moulin.Etaient invités pour l’évènement le groupe folklorique Comberintze, Fink Positive, Brice Pianet et le duo 1 Franc Suisse (Yves Moulin & Yann Fiard). Chaque soir les catégories variétés étaient organisées sous forme de concerts après lesquels était proposée de la cuisine traditionnelle suisse dont raclette et fondue. Ce fut un événement très local avec de nombreux bénévoles du village prêtant main forte et même hébergeant les candidats. Les prestations des concurrents du Trophée Mondial 2015 sont à voir sur le site de la CMA. Les gagnants des principales catégories sont : 1er Senior Classique, Vladimir Stupnikov (Russie) 1er Masters, Aleksandr Komelkov (Russie) 1ert Senior Variété, Mahatma Costa (Brésil) 1er Junior Classique, Rodon Shirokov (Russie) 1er Junior Variété, Valerio Russo (Italie) 1er World Music, Aldo Duet (Pologne) C’était aussi la seconde édition du Trophée National, un concours qui se tient parallèlement au Trophée Mondial et spécialement destiné aux très jeunes. Il y avait quatre catégories : Moins de 17, 15, 12 et 10 ans. Téléchargez les résultats complets à : 2015CMAresults.pdf Le 66ème Trophée mondial se tiendra à Portimão, Portugal, du 27 septembre au 1er octobre 2016. |
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International Accordion Days à Prague - Tchécoslovaquieby Harley Jones |
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 Les International Accordion Days de Prague ont pour but de développer la forte tradition de l’accordéon en République Tchèque et ont généré 70 inscriptions de plusieurs pays. Liste des concurrents : 2015Prague.pdf Programme du festival – Entrée libre à tous évènements. Vendredi 30 octobre 16h00 Concert de l’Amitié – Prestations d’artistes de République Tchèque, Serbie, Russie, Suède et Norvège au château de Liben, Zenklova. 19h00 Concert de gala - Ladislav Horák (accordéon), Pavel Fiedler (saxophone et Accordéon L’ensemble Plunges. Samedi 31 octobre – Conservatoire de Prague, 8:00 – 19:00 Concours par catégories 20:30 Résultats des concours, remise des prix, prestations des lauréats. Parmi les membres du jury International : Jörgen Sundeqvist (SWE), László Ernyei (HU), Josef Hrebík (CZ), Mirco Patarini (IT), Jirí Teml (CZ), Ladislav Horák (CZ), Pavel Trojan (CZ), Stefan Hippe (DE), Georg Penz (DE). En même temps que les concours : 12:00 – 15:00 Lectures, ateliers, concerts - Pavel Trojan (Prague, CZ), - Stefan Hippe (Nürnberg, D), - Jörgen Löchter (Witten, DE), - Concert de nouvelles compositions pour accordéon et saxophone par des compositeurs tchèques et Allemands (Holmer Becker, Stefan Hippe, Pavel Trojan, Eduard Douša) – Ladislav Horák (accordéon ) et Pavel Fiedler (saxophone). - Georg Penz (Schwäbisch Gmünd, D) - 15:00 Ensemble d’accordéon de Nürnberger, chef d’orchestre : Markus Röttig |
Marco Lo Russo se produit à Warsaw et La Havane – Pologne, Cubaby Rob Howard |
 Vidéo ci-dessus : le vainqueur du concours vidéo titré « Passion et Foi », vidéo de Fabrizio Calamia sur la musique 'Solemn Promises' par Marco Lo Russo issu de son CD d’accordéon contemporain.L’accordéoniste et compositeur Marco Lo Russo revient à Cuba et en Pologne en novembre. - Vendredi 6 novembre, Marco Lo Russo joue en concert à la salle Widowiskowo Koncertowa Muza, Sosnowiec, Warsaw, avec la chanteuse Agnieszka Chrzanowska. - Samedi 7 novembre, Marco Lo Russo sera à Gdansk dans les studios de Polskie Radio Gdansk pour faire la promotion de l’album ‘Mezczyzna Praie’. - Dimanche 8 novembre, il jouera à l’Osrodek Kultury, Serock, avec Agnieszka Chrzanowska et Artur Gotz. - Du 16 au 30 novembre, Marco Lo Russo sera à Cuba pour plusieurs événements dans le cadre de la Semaine de la Culture Italienne, organisée par l’Ambassade d’Italie à La Havane. - Ce sera l’occasion de la création du nouveau show avec la compagnie de danse du théâtre Retazos de La Havane, sur une chorégraphie d’Isabel Bustos et une musique de Marco Lo Russo. Pour plus d’information email: dina@marcolorusso.com |
Pris du mérite de la CIA à Alexander Sklyarov - Russieby Harley Jones |
 Le prix du Mérite de la CIA a été remis dans le cadre de la Coupe Mondiale en Finlande à Alexander Sklyarov (Russie) qui n’avait pu être présent.Alexander Sklyarov est né en juillet 1949 à Borsoglebsk (Région de Voronezh). Il est accordéoniste et lauréat de concours intrenationaux. Après ses études, Alexander Sklyarov fut professeur à l’Académie des Arts de Voronezh et quelques années plus tard, il devint soliste avec l’orchestre philarmonique de Voronezh. Il remporta le premier prix de la Coupe Mondiale à Brugges (Belgique) en 1971 et le disque d’argent du festival “Bayan and Bayanists” de Moscou en 1994. Alexander Sklyarov s’est produit dans de nombreux pays du monde et il est régulièrement invité au jury des concours. En 1994, Alexander Sklyarov a été nommé Artiste du Peuple de Russie. |
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by Harley Jones
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| Famous Finnish accordionist Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila (piano) put on a 17 minute televised performance at the prestigious Logomo complex in Turku Finland as part of the Opening Concert of the 2015 Coupe Mondiale. View other performances from the 2015 Coupe Mondiale Opening Concert at: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2015/video06concert.htm |
by Douglas Ward
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 The "Isabelle van Keulen & Tango Nuevo Classical Music Ensemble" were seen and heard aboard the superb small 408-passenger luxury cruise ship Europa recently, giving a chamber concert of Astor Piazzolla tangos. The ensemble consists of international stars Isabelle van Kuelen (violin) Christian Gerber (bandoneon), Ruediger Ludwig (double bass) and Ulrike Payer (piano), all of them equally outstanding virtuoso musicians that play together as one. Accordionist/composer Douglas Ward was on a cruise in October 2015. He says that he has "never heard a bandoneon player as brilliant and as emotionally expressive as Christian Gerber since meeting and listening to Astor Piazzolla himself, in New York many years ago. The technical virtuosity and musical interpretation of this ensemble is simply the best." The ensemble released a CD entitled ‘Grand Tango’ in June 2015 which can be found on the ensemble’s website and the internet. Compositions by the author are available online at: Douglas Ward |
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 On October 27th in the Small Hall of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, Kiev, there was a concert featuring the music of the composer Volodymyr Runchak. The concert was organized by the National All-Ukraine Music Union and the accordion department of the National Music Academy of Ukraine for the concert series ‘New Music in Ukraine’. The concert program included all the works for accordion written by Volodymyr Runchak and are listed on the concert poster (right). |
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| 1st place, 2015 Coupe Mondiale Digital Accordion Competition was Netta Skog of Finland. Above is the video of her winning performance at the Logomo Centre, Turku. 2nd place: Alexander Bodell (United Kingdom); 3rd place: Denis Marko Dubjel (Slovakia). Video of all the Coupe Mondiale Digital Accordion Competition contestants is online at: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2015/video07dac.htm |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Students of the Hohner-Konservatorium in Trossingen, Sophie Herzog, Sandra Bommeli and Valentin Metzger enjoyed success at the AIC Accordion International Competition25-27 September 2015 in Rheinach, Switzerland. Results: 1st Sophie Herzog (picture left) 4th Valentin Metzger 5th and first Swiss, Sandra Bommeli Sophie Herzog with a program including music of JS Bach and “Indianischen Tänzen” by Jan Meisl was awarded 1st. The teacher of the three students is Andrea Nebl. The Accordion International Competition was founded 20 years ago by Peter Frey, Reinach Switzerland, Armin Schneider, Hamburg, Germany and Professor Walter Maurer, Vienna, Austria. Children, adolescents and adults, irrespective of what type of accordion they play (key, botton, standard bass or converter) are welcome to this competition. |
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  Published on Mar 12, 2015 is a video titled, A walk on the Kedainiai, Lithuania by LiubAnya duet, Moscow. Duet players are: Liubov Akhanova and Anna Zueva. Left is their nice accordion logo. |
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| `Ken and Mary Turbo Accordions Express` performing at the 2015 Miller Brewing Co. Pilsener Oktoberfest in El Salvador, Central America from October 22 - 25, 2015. |
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| Edo Krilic and Dina Krilic (violin) playing Valse Violett, a composition by Edo Krilic. Edo Krilic was born in Sarajevo and now lives deep in the mountains of Austria. Performing music styles from jazz to classical style, Edo Krilic continues to show why he was such a highly esteemed accordion player, in the former Yugoslavia. |
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 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. |
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 Petar Maric - accordion and Aleksandar Nikolic – bandoneon, both from Serbia, perform in concert together at the Teatro-Cine, Torres Vedras, Portugal, on Saturday October 31st, 9.30pm until 11pm. The concert is an event in the festival Festas da Cidade 2015.Torres Vedras is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Lisbon, approximately 50 kilometres north of the capital. The duo have released the Tango Reaction CD which is available online at: Cat No. beltango5 |
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| The 66th All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Championships take place on Saturday October 31st at The Salutation Hotel, Perth. The competition includes sections for traditional, gaelic, continental and world music entries. The adjudicators for the accordion sections are Robert Whitehead, Tom Orr, Jimmy Cassidy, and Freeland Barbour; the fiddle sections adjudicator is Gill Simpson. On Friday evening, October 30th, there is a pre-festival ceilidh in the hotel with The Jim Johnstone Tribute Band. The festival concludes with a Grand Finale Concert featuring The Brandon McPhee Trio, Claire Telford & Wayne Robertson (fiddle/accordion), and the Tom Orr Scottish Dance Band. There is also an informal music session in the bar with The Jim Johnstone Tribute Band – all musicians are welcome to participate. The All Scotland Championships have been held annually in Perth since the first festival in 1949, organized by Bill Wilkie. |
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 Accordion virtuoso Saburo Gang Tian, from Tokyo, Japan, visits Taiwan this weekend to hold workshops. The workshops focus on bellows skills, touch keys, interpretation of phrases, the strength of sound control, jazz technique, and tango technique. Places are limited for this this rare opportunity to learn.October 31st, 6pm until 7.30pm - 630 (second floor) Taichung Mei Village Road, Taichung November 1st, 4pm until 5.30pm - City No. 59 B1, Kui Street Daan District, Taipei Saburo Gang Tian graduated from the Tokyo College of Music, and later in France published three albums, in the genres of tango, jazz, and French chanson. For further information email: vincentaccordion@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 On Sunday November 1st the Russian accordionist Igor Outkine accompanies the classic 1920s silent horror movie ‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari’. The screening takes place at St Swithun’s Hall, St Swithun’s Rd (off Hither Green Lane), London SE13 6RW. Doors open at 7pm, film at 7.45pm; admission £10. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Christine Schmid holds a degree in economics, has stutied modern accordion stylistics at the Hohner Conservatory Trossingen and classical singing at the Opera Workshop at Basel Conservatory. Later she attended the Basel Jazz School and continued in Paris with music theory, accordion and vocals.´In 2012 she received the Chanson price of the Franco-German Society for her contributions to the French and German Chanson. For many years, her passion is to discover to present the accordion in a new way and to show its diversity of sounds to a wider audience. And who still thinks on a good old squeezebox as the accordion, will soon be convinced of the contrary by her versatile appearances – and you can do so on: 13.11.2015 at 20h "muss Liebe schön sein"?? Kulturcafe Kolumban Schopfheim/Germany 14.11.2015 at 20h Chansonabend an Museumsnacht Krone, Tegernau/Germany More information: http://www.christine-schmid.net/ |
by Rob Howard
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| The Kosmos Ensemble of Miloš Milivojevic (accordion), Harriet Mackenzie (violin) and Meg Hamilton (viola) are in Scotland next week on a short tour. An exciting night of world music from the wild gypsy fiddling to the Balkans to Israel to Japan to Poland to South American Tango! And all from a trio who have “telepathic rapport, dazzling virtuosity, serious scholarship, intellectual curiosity and impeccable musicianship” - Richard Morrison, The Times Tour dates: November 1st, 3pm - Ardkinglas House, Argyll PA26, Scotland November 2nd, 7.30pm – Traverse Theatre Bar, Edinburgh November 3rd, 7.30pm – Eastgate Theatre & arts Centre, Peebles EH45 8AD November 4th – schools concerts in Peebles November 13th, 7.45pm – The Mill Cafeteria, New Lanark M119DB For further information email: kosmos@kosmosensemble.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic performs Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ and a programme of sacred music – ‘Ave Maria’, ‘Fratres’, ‘Canon’, ‘Ave Verum Corpus’ and ‘Symphonic Sevdah Dreams’ - on Saturday November 14th, 10pm, at the Église de la Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris.Bosnian-born Nihad Hrustanbegovic is now based in the Netherlands. He has recently recorded Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’, and has performed this famous concert suite in several European venues. For further information email: info@nihad-accordeon.com |
by Rob Howard
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 New Hampshire Accordion Association (NHAA) is delighted to present its highly talented Music Director, Donna Maria Regis, in a solo concert on Saturday November 21st. Donna Maria's performance will be part of NHAA's regular monthly meeting at host Accordion Connection LLC, Gilmanton, New Hampshire.Here is NHAA's meeting agenda for November 21st: informal jam from about 12.15pm, followed by Open Mike at 1pm, then a just-for-fun group play-along session. All accordionists as well as other instrumentalists and vocalists – NHAA members and non-members alike – are encouraged to participate in any or all phases. Please bring music of any genre or style to share with the “play-along” group. The more variety, the better, and the more fun! After a short break, Donna Maria's concert will begin at 2.15pm. A reception with light refreshments will follow. The public is invited to attend free of charge. For more information email: regisdonna@yahoo.com or swelch@accordionconnnection.com |
CNIMA Composition et Cours d'improvisation, Auvergne - Franceby Rob Howard |
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| Improviser et composer : dans ces deux activités un(e) musicien(ne) est en général "enfermé" dans des systèmes harmoniques, toujours les mêmes, produits à la fois par son subconscient et ses axes de travail. La solution pour en sortir, innover et se surprendre, en impro comme en compo ? Le cycle "Techniques de création musicale" qui commence en janvier au CNIMA. 7 X 2 jours 1/2 en pension complète, un condensé d'une classe d'harmonie de conservatoire, ouvert à tous instruments avec prise en charge AFDAS Possible. C'est par là: |
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  Famous Renzo Ruggieri is making an "Up To Christmas" special for all his eSheet music (able to be sent to you by email) at the super price of only €10 each. The music includes compositions and arrangements by Renzo Ruggieri. Click the links below to view sample page and/or video and to order: rrenzo501 - Song For S.B (Solo) rrenzo502 - Volo Degli Angeli (Solo) rrenzo503 - Tango Italiano (Solo) rrenzo504 - Carnevale (Solo) rrenzo505 - Roma Tango Solo rrenzo506 - Cinema (for 4 parts and drums, electronic accordion) The online shopping basket links to the high security eCommerce site run by WorldPay.com, one of the world's largest payment processing system. |
by Kevin Friedrich
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| World of Accordions Musuem has launched a new site at: www.worldofaccordions.org Founded in 1993, this Museum in Superior, Wisconsin is dedicated to educating the public about the history of the accordion. This new site already contains a wealth of information about the accordion and its historical development and information will be steadily added over the coming years. |
by Sherry Huiras, Milwaukee Accordion Club
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| The Milwaukee Accordion Club upcoming programs/meetings for the coming months. Monday October 26th Featured Program: Oktoberfest with Peggy & Hansi Mueller Monday - November 23, 2015 Featured Program: ‘Composers Night’ Monday - December 13, 2015 Featured Program: MAC Annual Christmas Party Full details on the website: Milwaukee Accordion Club (MAC) |
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of “So Far, So Close” CD by Incoerente Duo – Alessandro Tampieri (violin), Giorgio Dellarole (accordion). Review by Alessandro Mugnoz. |
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