Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador). Pictures provided by Kevin Friedrich and Harley Jones
 
Schedule
 08:30  CIA International Competition for Piano Accordion (Music School)
 08:45  CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale - Round II (National Theatre)
 13:00  Lunch (Hotel Turist)
 14:00  CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale - Round II (continued - National Theatre)
 14:00  CIA International Competition for Piano Accordion (continued - Music School)
 16:30  CIA Junior Virtuoso Entertainment - Round II (Music School)
 18:00  Dinner (Hotel Turist)
 19:30  CIA Virtuoso Entertainment - Round I (Music School)
 
 
2011 Coupe Mondiale in Shanghai, China Meeting
CIA President Raymond Bodell met with officials from the organizing team for the 2011 Coupe Mondiale to be held in China from October 1-6, 2011. Pictured below are Professor Li Cong (CIA Delegate and 2011 CIA Honorary Vice President), Mr. Yu Zhen (Vice President and General Secretary of the Shanghai Musicians Association) and CIA President Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom). The event promises to be one of the most exciting events in the history of the CIA. Full details will be announced very soon.
 
Cyrstal Wang (Vice Presdient of the Shanghai Accordion Associatoin), Professor Li Cong (CIA Delegate and 2011 CIA Honorary Vice President),
Raymond Bodell (CIA President) and Mr. Yu Zhen (Vice President and General Secretary of the Shanghai Musicians Association)
 
International Competition for Piano Accordion

Fourteen contestants competed for the CIA International Competition for Piano Accordion performing the following program.
 
OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: consisting of three (3) or more pieces including one from the Baroque era, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style* and one piece of a technical virtuosic style**. It must contain at least one Original Work but transcriptions may also be used. Individual movements from cyclic works are acceptable.
 * Examples of the slower, lyrical style: Kalina Krasnaia by Semionov, Romance by Angelis, Vocalise by Rachmaninov, Aria by Bach etc...
** Examples of the technical virtuosic style: Caprice by Paganini, a fast Sonata by Scarlatti, Finale of 1st Sonata by Kusjakov etc...

  • Competitors must present themselves as artists to an audience; presentation, dress and stage-craft all being important.
  • Playing time: minimum 15 minutes to maximum 20 minutes playing time. Failure to observe minimum or maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.

The contestants were as follows:
 

Filip Stamevski (Macedonia)
Laimonas Salijus (Lithuania)
Alexey Nefedov (Russia)
Mykhaylo Demeniv (Hungary)
Milos Beljakovic (Serbia)
Martynas Levickis (Lithuania)
Dragan Ribic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Alexander Veretennikov (Russia)
Marko Lukic (Serbia)
Irina Grigoryeva (Russia)
Vladica Dimitrijevic (Serbia)
Vasilije Stamenkovic (Serbia)
Klavdiya Tarabrina (Russia)
Ljupco Kolevski (Macedonia)
Junior Coupe Mondiale, Round II
Contestants in the Junior Coupe Mondiale performed their second and final Round of competition. Performing and OWN CHOICE PROGRAM consisting of a Minimum of two (2) pieces of which one must be an original work for accordion. Individual movements from cyclic works are acceptable. Playing time: minimum 10 minutes to maximum 15 minutes playing time.

Candidates performed as follows:
Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Contestants in the Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music perfromed their second and final Round comprising an own choice program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different styles and moods with a playing time of a maximum of 7 minutes. The jury for this competition is:

Front from left to right: Andreas Nebl (Germany), Graham Laurie (United Kingdom), Antonio Spaccarotella (Italy),
Li Cong (China), President of the Jury: President Tibor Racz
Standing left to right: Heather Masefield (New Zealand), Yulia Amerikova (Russia), Werner Weibert (Austria)

Some of the contestants performing this afternoon were:  

Paul Schuberth (Austria)
Svetlana Kozina (Russia)
Samuele Telari (Italy)
Pietro Roffi (Italy)
Vedad Zulic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - not pictured
Joao Guerreiro (Portugal) - not pictured
Radu Laxgang (Moldavia) - not pictured
Alexander Bodell (United Kingdom)
International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Contestants in the International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music were:
 
Cao Peiya (China)
Liu Zhao (China)
Frederic Da Silva (France)
Irina Grigoryeva (Russia)
Song Yue (China)
Sang Yuking (China)
Sarah Vonau (France)
Matteo Marinelli (Italy)
Hu Mengqian (China)
Wang Mengwei (China)
Liang Tan Jia (China)
Dorin Grama (Moldolva)
Petar Maric (Serbia)
Alexander Veretennikov (Russia)
OWN CHOICE PROGRAM:

Own Choice Program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different styles and moods.
Playing time: maximum 9 minutes. Failure to observe the maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
Danijel Stankovic (Austria)
 
Members of the International Jury were:
 
Standing left to right: Alexander Selivanov (Russia), Graham Laurie (United Kingdom), Li Cong (China),
Gianluca Pica (Italy), Andreas Nebl (Germany), Herbert Schebenreif (Austria),
Seated left to right: Heather Masefield (New Zealand)
International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music President of the Jury: President Kimmo Mattila, Tibor Racz (Slovakia)