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Schedule of Events
 09:00  Group Photo including CIA Members, Jury Members, Musicians and Guests
 Draw for Contestants Tea Briefing
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 11:00  Mandatory Judges Meeting
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 10:00 - 12:00  Accordion Concerts/Performances
 Downtown Shanghai
CIA International Competitions
 13:00 - 17:00  CIA Senior Intl. Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 13:00 - 17:00  CIA Intl. Competition for Ensemble Music
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 13:00 - 17:00  CIA Intl. Competition for Digital Accordion
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 14:00 - 16:00  Accordion Concerts/Performances
 Downtown Shanghai
 19:30 - 21:30  Concert - CIA World Champions Concert featuring:
 Alexander Poeluev - Russia (2002)
 Alexander Selivanov and Yulia Amerikova - Russia (2008)
 Grayson Masefield - New Zealand (2009)
 Shanghai Star Stage - Theater of the Shanghai Mass Art Center

The media has provided extensive coverage of the 2011 Coupe Mondiale with many Newspaper articles and TV Coverage appearing on a daily basis. Here are some samples of the coverage appearing in the media
 
Nearly 200 contestants assembled at the Shanghai Normal University Concert Hall to make their draw for playing order in the seven categories of International Competition. The digital automated system was designed by CIA General Secretary's son Ville Mattila and his business partner Jaakko Vikman from Finland.

Prior to the draw for playing order, organizers assembled many of the International and national guests for a group picture.
 
Group picture of International and National Guests
CIA General Secretary Kimmo Mattila, Jaakko Vikman and Ville Mattila
Ville Mattila working with the students to enter their playing draw number
Above: Contestants in the International Competition for Ensemble Music
Above: Contestants in the International Competition for Digital Accordion
Above: Contestants in the International Competition for Piano Accordion
Above: Contestants in the Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Above: Contestants in the International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Above: Contestants in the Junior Coupe Mondiale
Above: Contestants in the 64th Coupe Mondiale
The Contestants in the first round of the International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music performed their first round including:
  • 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
Zhao Liu (China)
Pietro Adragna (Italy)
Ziwei Chen (China)
Yang Fan (China)
Xuan Shi (China)
Shengji Zhuo (China)
Natanael Teixeira (Portugal)
Radu Laxgang (Moldova)
Giordano Mahatma Costa (Brazil)
Sarah Vonau (France)
Dorin Grama (Moldova)
He Shu (China)
Xinyuan Zhang (China)
Bruno Moritz (Brazil)
Zhiyuan Zhang (China)
Jialiang Tan (China)
Yizhong Wan (China)
Sergei Krutskikh (Russia)
Mengqian Hu (China)
Liye Fang (China)
Giorgio Albanese (Italy)
  • For two (2) to five (5) musicians, minimum one accordion (e.g., can be multiple accordions, or accordions with other instruments).
  • Ensemble Music competition is for acoustic instruments (no electronics). All accordions must be acoustic reed instruments. No MIDI accordions are allowed. One bass accordion may be amplified; however, the candidate must provide their own amplifier.
  • Own Choice Program of concert music consisting of at least two (2) pieces with contrasting style.
  • The competition organizers will not provide instruments other than a piano tuned to A 442.
  • 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.
  • Marking will take into consideration program choice, level of playing and ensemble work.

OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: Own Choice Show/Entertainment Program.

  • Playing time: maximum 15 minutes. Failure to observe the maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
  • There will be one (1) round, except when there is more than 8 candidates. Then a preliminary round will be held to select up to 8 finalists for a Gala Evening Concert. Candidates shall play the same own choice program for the preliminary round and the final round if two rounds are required.
  • External sound modules, MIDI modules, backing tracks including SMF, audio files, CD or MP3 player etc. may be used. The organiser will provide a mixer sound system with a mixer plug-in for 1 or 2 channels and a single power plug (local plug) of 230 volts. The candidate must provide all other equipment.
  • Rehearsal time of up to 15 minutes per candidate will be scheduled prior to the competition.
  • Performance sound set up time - maximum 2 minutes. Performance sound break down - maximum 2 minutes.
  • All types and make of digital accordion may be used and bellows must be the primary volume control of the digital sounds. Digital accordions with acoustic sounds are permitted with the reeds amplified provided the candidate uses the accordion and bellows to make substantial use of digital sounds.
  • The adjudicators marks will be based on: show/entertainment; musicality; digital technology use.
Pan Pan Cao (China)
Qi Ma (China)
Zhi Han Wang (China)
Ying Meng Dai (China)
Ran He (China)
Nan Shu Guo (China)
Qian He (China)
Ying Peng (China)
Pietro Adragna (Italy)
Mahatma Giordano Costa (Brazil)
Lun Ai chen (China)
Part of the many activities pertaining to the Coupe Mondiale festival included many outdoor performances. Hundreds of young accordionists performed in several different accordion orchestras throughout the day. Each orchestra performed by memory, and often included singing and dancing.
 
Li Cong, Lian Jones (New Zealand) and Kevin Friedrich (USA)
Officials were seated for optimum viewing of the many performances
All the teachers joined together for a couple of items, much to the delight of the students and parents,
pictured below taking pictures and recording the performance
Accordionist Ren Shirong
Accordionist Ren Shirong and his wife Huang Qian
Accordion Ensemble from New South Wales, Australia
Four CIA World Champions were invited to perform at the 64th Coupe Mondiale Festival. After several issues pertaining to Visas and travel the final lineup was not as originally scheduled, however the final concert featured Alexander Poeluev (Russia), Grayson Masefield (China), Alexander Selivanov (Russia) and Yulia Amerikova (Russia).
 
CIA Honorary Vice President and President fo the Chinese Accordion Association Welcoming the Audience
Alexander Poeluev (Russia) - 2002 CIA Coupe Mondiale Champion
Grayson Masefield (New Zealand) - 2009 CIA Coupe Mondiale Champion
Alexander Selivanov (Russia) - 2004 Coupe Mondiale Champion
Alexander Selivanov (Russia) and Yulia Amerikova (Russia) - 2008 Winners of the CIA Ensemble Cateogry
Alexander Poeluev, Alexander Selivanov and Yulia Amerikova (Russia)
Alexander Selivanov, Yulia Amerikova, Alexander Poeluev and Grayson Masefield

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