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Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) with festival pictures and videos provided by Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones and Alison Worthington
for event videos, please visit the Education and Archive Project link. For Alfa TV Coverage, archive link will be added when it becomes available.
 


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Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music

OWN CHOICE PROGRAM ONLY:

  • There will be one (1) round. Each piece may be played only once during the CIA Competition.
  • Own choice program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different styles and moods. Playing time: maximum 12 minutes.
Members of the International Jury
Renzo Ruggieri, Yulia Amerikova, Elizabeth Finch, Li Cong, Herbert Scheibenreif (President of the Jury),
H De Brito VazGuerreiro, Graham Laurie, Georg Hettmann, Ruedi Marty,

Carabetta, Daniele
Tuomisto, Lauri
Guerreiro, Jéssica
Tuomisto, Tuomas
Tretyakov, Artyom
Russo, Valerio
Cerqueira, Hernâni
Shirokov, Rodion
Ryabin, Konstantin

Coupe Mondiale Round II
  • One complete original work for the accordion.
Members of the International Jury
Nikolaj Sevrukov, Kazys Stonkus, Andreas Nebl, Frederic Deschamps, Matti Rantanen (President of the Jury),
Grayson Masefield, Viatcheslav Semionov, Jörgen Sundeqvist, Milijan Bjeletic
We invite you to visit the Video Center to view the videos of the Senior Coupe Mondiale, Round II
and all the other Coupe Mondiale events as they are loaded into the system

Junior Coupe Mondiale, Round II
  • OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: Minimum of two (2) pieces must be played of which one must be an original work for accordion. Single movements from cyclic works are acceptable.
  • Playing time: maximum 15 minutes playing time
Members of the International Jury
Jef De Haes, Crystal Wang, Herbert Scheibenreif, Ruedi Marty, Alexander Selivanov (President of the Jury),
Jiri Lukes, Mary Tokarski, Jacques Mornet, Zorica Karakutovska
We invite you to visit the Video Center to view the videos of the Senior Coupe Mondiale, Round II
and all the other Coupe Mondiale events as they are loaded into the system

Inernational Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
  • OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: Own Choice Program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different styles and moods.
  • Playing time: maximum 9 minutes.
Members of the International Jury
Georg Hettmann, Elizabeth Finch, Kazys Stonkus, Antonio Spaccarotella, Li Cong (President of the Jury),
Werner Weibert, Graham Laurie, H De Brito Vaz Guerreiro,
Alexander Dmitriev
Di Giacomo, Andrea
Huang, Mengyao
Costa, Mahatma
Wang, Jie
Guerreiro, Fábio
Khromov, Alexey
d'Errico, Maxime
Gourdy, Elsa
Saarenkylä, Viivi Maria
Genilloud, Lucia
Laukkonen, Aleksi

Alfa TV Interview

During the course of the Coupe Mondiale, Alfa TV has been conducting an extensive array of interviews wtih attendeees. Here Netta Skog and Grayson Masefield are presented to the TV audience.

Netta Skog
Grayson Masefield and Netta Skog at the Alfa TV Inteview

First Set of Results from the 2015 Coupe Mondiale

This year, the results of the competitions are being announced as they are ready. The full awards ceremony, complete lists of placings and marksheets from the adjudicators will be presented on Saturday. Fittingly, the first of the Coupe Mondiale winners announced this year was from the host country.

International Competition for Digital Accordion

  • 1st: Netta Skog (Finland)
  • 2nd: Alexander Bodell (United Kingdom)
  • 3rd: Denis Marko Dubjei (Slovakia)

Junior Virtuoso Entertainment Competition

  • 1st: Valerio Russo (Italy)
  • 2nd: Baniele Carabatta (Italy)
  • 3rd: Rodion Shirokov (Russia)

Concert - Tango Orchestra Guardia Nueva

A wonderful Tango Orchestra, Guardia Nueva and Soloists Jonna Pirttijoki and Teemu Roivainen are conducted by Raimo Vertainen. Jonna Pirttijoki is an accordionist, bandoneonist and singer, Teemu Roivainen is the winner of the “Tango King of Finland” competition (Seinäjoki Tango Festival). Their repertoire features a blend of World Tango, Finnish and Argentinian tunes, the Gotan Project and of course, music by Piazzolla.
 

Tango Orchestra - Guardia Nueva conducted by Raimo Vertainen
Tango Orchestra - Guardia Nueva conducted by Raimo Vertainen
Guest vocalist - Teemu Roivainen
conductor/soloist Raimo Vertainen
conductor/soloist Raimo Vertainen

After Hours at the Radisson Blu Marina
Netta Skog - Winner of the International Competition for Digital Accordion - Finland