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Schedule of Events
CIA International Competitions
 08:00 - 11:00  CIA 64th Coupe Mondiale (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 08:00 - 11:00  CIA Intl. Competition for Ensemble Music - continued from previous day
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 08:00 - 11:00  CIA Junior Intl. Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 10:00 - 12:00  Accordion Concerts/Performances
 Downtown Shanghai
 13:00 - 14:00  Concert by Accordion Bands/Orchestras from China and abroad
 East Hall - Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 14:00 - 16:00  Accordion Concerts/Performances
 Downtown Shanghai
CIA International Competitions
 14:00 - 17:00  CIA 64th Coupe Mondiale (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 14:00 - 17:00  CIA Intl. Competition for Ensemble Music
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 14:00 - 17:00  CIA Junior Intl. Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 19:30 - 21:30  Concert I
 Richard Galliano
 Shanghai Concert Hall
 
 Concert II
 Roland Electronic Accordion Concert
 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.
 
Please enjoy some select performances from the Comeptitions and Concerts. Note: At the conclusion of the Festival, each of the top three winners from all seven categories of competition will be available on the Education and Archive Project Page.

The candidate must perform the 2011 Test Round including the following three (3) pieces:

  • Any Baroque work.
  • Own Choice Program: The candidate must select a program consisting of two (2) pieces, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style* and the other piece to be of a technical virtuosic style**.  At least one (1) of these Own Choice pieces must be an original work for accordion.
     * 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...
  • Individual movements from cyclic works are acceptable. Playing time for Round I: maximum 20 minutes. Failure to observe maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.

Round I music must be played in one sitting and may be played in any order. Candidates will be judged equally on each of the three parts of Round I.

Alexander Cargnelli (Germany)
Members of the International Jury
Above left to right standing: Aleksandar Milejovic (Canada), Wang Shusheng (China), Kimmo Mattila (Finland) - President of the Jury, Mirco Patarini (Italy), Werner Weibert (Austria), Seated left to right: Natalia Semionov (Russia), Vjera Odak (Croatia), Heather Masefield (New Zealand)
  • 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
The Hot Pepper, China
 
Wen Qing YAN (Accordion)
Fei RUAN (Accordion)
Bruno Moritz Trio, Brazil
 
Bruno MORITZ (Accordion)
Leandro MACANEIRO (Percussion)
Felipe Floriano COELHNO (Acoustic Guitar)
Lux Aeterna, Serbia
 
Nenad IVANOVIC (Accordion)
Nevena PROJOVIC (Accordion)
Milos BELJAKOVIC (Accordion)
DUO, Russia
 
Klavdiya TARABRINA (Acc.)
Alexandr VERETENNIKOV (Acc.)
Vangol, China
 
Yi Zhong WAN (Accordion)
Yanjia HUANG (Piano)
Qi DAI (Violin)
Duo [:klak:], Austria
 
Stefan KOLLMANN (Accordion)
Markus FELLNER (Clarinet)
Esse-Quintet, Russia
 
Kirill EVSEEV (Accordion)
Anna SHATILOVA (Domra Alto)
Ksenia KVOCHKO (Accordion)
Mikhail KRYLOV (Accordion)
Nikita DUBOV (Contrabass)
-30C, China
 
Quan WEN (Accordion)
Miao Yu ZHUANG (Cell)
Niu Xue YING (Viola)
Teng Si MENG (Bass)
Toukaki, China
 
Kai ZHONG (Accordion)
Lin YUYING (Accordion)
NSW State Ensemble, Australia
 
Amelia GRANTURCO (Acc.)
Jedda KASSIS (Acc.)
Vincenzo TAVERNESE (Acc.)
athilde AMUROUX (Acc.)
2012, China
 
Xue Guang CHENG, (Acc.)
Yiru LIU (Bayan)
Liaoning, China
 
Zhou TONG (Accordion)
A Yao SUN (Bayan)
Qi SHI (Bayan)
Heng Chun LI (Accordion)
Zhou TONG (Accordion)
China Trio, China
 
Ming Yuan RUAN (Accordion)
Henan LI (Violin)
He FENG (Cello)
Ad Libitum, Serbia
 
Miodrag DJORDJEVIC (Acc.)
Sofija TOMIC (Violin)
 
  • OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: Own choice program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different styles and moods.
  • Playing time: maximum 7 minutes. Failure to observe the maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
Members of the International Jury for the Junior Intl. Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music

Lu Quang Minh (Vietnam), Alexander Poeluev (Russia), Elizabeth Jones (Australia), Graham Laurie (United Kingdom),
Tibor Racz (Slovakia) - President of the Jury, Antonio Spacarotella (Italy), Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria),
Mary Tokarski (USA), Jun Chen (China)
Andrey Nesterov (Russia)
Ivan Kiselev (Russia)
Alexander Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom)
Dong Zhao Yao (China)
Cheng Jia Xue (China)
Alexandra Reekie (New Zealand)
Sa Wang (China)
Tong Dan Wang (China)
Qiu Yan Lu (China)
Yao Meng Huang (China)
Ni Sa Bo Shi (China)
Maxime D'errico (France)
Jun Huang (China)
Ke Qing Xu (China)
Shao Xin Jiang (China)
Yi Wen Tang (China)
Matteo Petronio (Italy)
Dong Zhe Li (China)
Xu Chen Zhao (China)
Matthias Matzke (Germany)
Jia Tong Shi (China)
Patrick Liu (New Zealand)
Cheng Lin Sun (China)
Zhang Yuan Xiong (China)
Guillaume Clerget (France)
Jean-Baptiste Baudin (France)
Jean-Marc Jafet (Bass), Nicolas Dautricour (Violin), Richard Galliano (Accordion) and Rafael Mejias (Percussion)
Please enjoy the following pictures from the Roland Concert in Shanghai:
Above and Below: Roland Electronic Band
Above: Fang Jinlong and Ma Qi
Above left: Wang Hanzhi, Above Right: Tong Yue
Above: Tong Yue, Huang Wenhao, Meng Qi
Above: Ludovic Beier (France)
Above: Bian Liuian and Wang Hanzhi
Pietro Adragna pictured above and below in a sequence of pictures with Dancers
Above and below: Roland Electronic Band
Above: Artists from the Roland Concert
Above left: Jingbai ZHU (Head Master of the Tianjin Angels Art and Cultural School) with guests
Above right: Li Cong and Bian Liunian, Cheng Jiantong (President of Roland China)
Above: Meng Qi (Violinist) standing next to Bian Liunian Cheng Jiantong,
Fang Jinlong, Cheng Jiangang (General Manager of Roland China)
Above: Li Cong, Raymond Bodell, Ludovic Beier and Marco Cinaglia - Roland Europe
Above left: Li Cong and guest
Above right: Accordionist Ren Shirong, Raymond Bodell, Huang Qian, Li Cong and guest
Above left: Li Cong, CEO of Roland China - Cheng Jiantong (President of Roland China)and Raymond Bodell
Above right: Raymond Bodell, Li Cong, Harley Jones and Bao Sheng
Above left: Li Cong, Jacques Mornet, Cheng Jiantong (President of Roland China)
Above right: Ludovic Beier, Jacques Mornet and Sergei Voitenko
Above left: Cheng Jiantong (President of Roland China) with the young students
Above right: Jacques Mornet with members of the Bayan Mix
Meet the Members of the Chinese Accordion Association

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