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Sunday - October 9th, 2022
Photos by Alison Worthington and Kevin Friedrich
75th Coupe Mondiale, Round III
Members of the International Jury
Grayson Masefield - New Zealand, Zorica Karakutovska - North Macedonia, Veli Kujala - Finland, Ričardas Sviackevičius - Lithuania, Joan Sommers - USA, President, Jacques Mornet - France,
Vladimir Mandic - Serbia, Jiří Lukeš - Czech Republic, Giorgio Dellarole - Italy
Luka Simic - Serbia
 
Yelzhan Zhetpis - Kazakhstan
 
Dragoslav Vasiljević - Serbia
 
Alessandro Pagliari - Italy
 
Hang Ding - China
 

General Assembly, Closing Session
The closing session of the 148th General Assembly was held, attended by Delegates from around the world. Activities included:
Alois Breitfuss, Austria receiving the Honored Friend of the Accordion Award. A teacher, conductor, promotor and publisher, he founded and owned the famous Austrian publishing company ABC-Edition in Salzburg. During 30 years the ABC-Edition published more than 500 compositions in 200 albums, including music for accordion solo, chamber music and music for accordion orchestras.
 
Ignacio Hernández presenting his application for voting membership of the CIA which was unanimously accepted
 
Slaviša Perić signing the hosting contract for the 2023 Coupe Mondiale in Bijeljina
 
Slaviša Perić was awarded role of CIA Honorary Vice Presdient in the lead up to the 76th Coupe Mondiale in Bijeljina,
Bosnia and Herzegovina. As is tradition, the role is passed on from the current Honorary Vice President who this year is Ruedi Marty, Switzerland.
 
Organizer and President of the Switzerland host association accordeon.ch Yvonne Glur and husband Stefan being thanked with a standing ovation by the Executive and Music Committees and Congress
 
New Elected CIA Executive Committee
Kevin Friedrich (USA - Ambassador), Zorica Karakutovska (North Macedonia - Vice President),
Jörgen Sundeqvist (Sweden - Vice President), Mirco Patarini (Italy - President), Kimmo Mattila (Finland - General Secretary, Alexander Selivanov (Russia - Chairperson of the Music Committee),
Harley Jones (New Zealand - Public Relations Manager)
not pictured Li Cong (China - Vice President)
Music Committee
Jiří Lukeš (Czech Repulic), Ruedi Marty (Switzerland), Grayson Masefield (New Zealand - Vice Chairperson),
Alexander Selivanov (Russia - Chairperson), Danijela Gazdic-Kljajic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Antonio Spaccarotella (Italy)
not pictured Crystal Wang (CongYu Wang) (China)

 

Awards Ceremony
 
Janne Valkeajoki
 
Kalevi Aho and Janne Valkeajoki
 
The awards concert opened with the World Premiere of Sonata No. 3 by Kalevi Aho performed by Janne Valkeajoki. Janne studied accordion at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Matti Rantanen and and Veli Kujala. He then attended the master class at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg, Germany, with Stefan Hussong and others. Valkeajoki has collaborated with and premiered the works of many world-renowned contemporary composers. Kalevi Aho’s third accordion sonata is one of the most important new accordion works in many years. “This third solo sonata for accordion is a natural continuation to our close and fruitful collaboration.”
 
Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
1st. Emanuele Viti (Italy)
2nd. Matteo Tortora (Italy)
3rd. Francesco Perna (Italy)

 
Junior Coupe Mondiale
1st. Antonio Del Castillo (Germany)
2nd. Mantas Leonardo Lizzi (Lithuania)
3rd. Husejn Bajraktarević (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

 
International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
1st. Vladimir Kashuta (Ukraine)
2nd. Anastasija Zubova (Latvia)
3rd. Joaquín Muñoz Donoso (Chile)

 
Masters Coupe Mondiale
1st. Radovan Ivanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2nd. Drago Garic (Serbia)
3rd. Aleksandar Radović (Serbia)

 
Interntational Competition for Ensemble Music - Classical
1st. Duo Diverso, (Lithuania) - Alma Petrauskaite (accordion) and Kristina Jeganian (piano)
 
75th Coupe Mondiale
1st. Dragoslav Vasiljević (Serbia)
2nd. Hang Ding (China)
3rd. Alessandro Pagliari (Italy)
 

Awards Concert
 
Interntational Competition for Ensemble Music - Classical
1st. Duo Diverso, (Lithuania) - Alma Petrauskaite (accordion) and Kristina Jeganian (piano)

 
Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
1st. Emanuele Viti, (Italy)

 
International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
1st. Vladimir Kashuta, (Ukraine)

 
Junior Coupe Mondiale
1st. Del Castillo, Antonio (Germany)

 
Masters Coupe Mondiale
1st. Radovan Ivanovic, (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

 
Merit Award presentation - for outstanding contributions to the International accordion movement
Prof. Vojin Vasovic, Serbia
 
Merit Award presentation - for outstanding contributions to the International accordion movement
Prof. Ričardas Sviackevičius, Lithuania
 
75th Coupe Mondiale
1st. Dragoslav Vasiljević (Serbia)

 
75th Coupe Mondiale
1st. Dragoslav Vasiljević (Serbia)

 
75th Coupe Mondiale
1st. Dragoslav Vasiljević (Serbia)

 

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