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Saturday, October 21st, 2006
 
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006 International Competition for Piano Accordion
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Thursday, October 19, 2006 Junior Virtuoso Entertainment Competition
Friday, October 20, 2006
Saturday, October 21, 2006 2006 Coupe Mondiale Final Results
 
  
Coupe Mondiale, Round III
Round III of the Coupe Mondiale featured the top six contestants from the previous two rounds who were each required to present an own choice program of between 20 and 30 minutes.

The six finalists were:
  • Idlar Salakhov (Russia)
  • Ivan Sverko (Croatia)
  • Vladimer Chernukh (Russia)
  • Victor Semenkin (Russia)
  • Vincent Lhermet (France)
  • Marina Hernaez Mendizabal (Spain)
Junior Virtuoso Entertainment Competition, Round II

Round II of the Junior Virtuoso Entertainment competition featured contestants performing and own choice program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different styles and moods with a maximum playing time of 7 minutes.

  • Florent Theault (France)
  • Vitaly Pugachev (Russia)
  • Benoit Nortier (France)
  • Jeremy Dehier (France)
  • Kevin Monnier (France)
  • Julie Schade (Denmark)
  • Kevin Legrand (France)
  • Sarah Vonau (France)
  • Thibault Teppaz (France)
  • Sammy Thomas (USA)
  • Aldo Cupua (Italy)
  • Gaelle Vinckier (France)
  • Madeline Alanic (France)
  • Mario D'Amario (Italy)
Julie Schade (Denmark)
Thibault Teppaz (France)
Gaelle Vinckier (France)
Aldo Cupua (Italy)
Sammy Thomas (USA)
Mario D'Amario (Italy)
 
Prize Giving Ceremony
International Delegates and Guests were awarded Diplomas in recognition of their participation at the 59th Coupe Mondiale and General Assembly meetings
Jury Members and contestants were each presented with this typical Norwegian Troll playing the accordion
Members of the International Jury after being presented their Diplomas in recognition
of serving on the various International Jury Panels
Contestants in the Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Contestants in the Junior Coupe Mondiale
Contestants in the International Competition for Chamber Music
Contestants in the International Competition for Piano Accordion
Contestants in the International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Contestants in the 59th Coupe Mondiale - 2006
Closing Concert
Mario D'AMARIO (Italy) - Winner of the Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Mario delighted the audience when in the middle of one of his pieces he flipped
his accordion over and played in reverse to give a grand finale to his rendition of Tico Tico
Petar MARIC - Serbia
Winner of the Junior Coupe Mondiale
DES CONCERTANTE TRIO - Portugal
Carisa MARCELINO (Accordion)
Sérgio NEVES (Clarinet)
Ana Luísa MARQUES (Cello)

Winner of the International Competition for Chamber Music
Vladimir CHERNUKH - Winner 59th Coupe Mondiale
Vladimir CHERNUKH after being presented his trophy by CIA President Kevin Friedrich
Vladimir CHERNUKH being presented an award for the best performance of the Test Piece 'Fractals Op. 142'
by the composer himself Mr. Wolfgang Plagge
Julien GONZALEZ - France
Winner of the International Competition
for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
 
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Vladimir ANIKIN - Russia
Winner of the International Competition for Piano Accordion
June Jones (Australia) receiving her
CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion Award
Pauline Noon (United Kingdom) receiving her
CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion Award
Tibor Racz receiving his
CIA Merit Award
Walter Maurer - retiring CIA General Secretary receiving an award from the CIA in honor of his 35 years of service to the CIA
2007 Coupe Mondiale Organizer Mrs. Faithe Deffner receiving the Plaque as the current organizer passes over the responsibilities to the next organizer
The Norwegian Accordion Association Organizing Team
led by Lars Arnevig
Stian Carstensen (far right) with Accordion friends from Serbia and Bulgaria
Mr. Kjell R. Olsen - President
Norske Trekkspilleres Landsforbund (NTL)
 
Hosts of the 2006 Coupe Mondiale
CIA Public Relations Manager Harley Jones (Fiji), Coupe Mondiale Organizer Mr. Lars Arnevig and CIA President Kevin Friedrich celebrating the successful conclusion of the 59th Coupe Mondiale!
Farewell Party at the Asker Scandic Hotel
Amber Masefield (NZ), Harley Jones (Fiji) and Faithe Deffner (New York)
Mr. Aleksandar NIKOLIC - President of the Belgrade Accordion Association and Petar Maric (Serbia)
Team Italy and friends
T-Shirt advertising the 2007 Coupe Mondiale in the USA
Julien (Speedy) Gonzales and Cyril Carbonne performing at the closing party
Heather Masefield (New Zealand), Jacques Mornet (France) and CIA Sound Engineer Guillaume Rollet (France)
 

 
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