Pictures from the Harbin Festival, Monday August 9, 2010

Pictures from the Festival Competitions

Students, Teachers and Judges arriving at one of the competition venues
Translator Cindy Chen next to the magnificent Festival Poster
Young Students waiting to compete
Young students waiting to compete in their competition category

Seminar presented by Vladimir Zubitzky

Yakov Chenko and Vladimir Zubitzky performing Zubitzky's prior to his Seminar

Attendees gathering for the Seminar by Vladimir Zubitzkty

Vladimir Zubitzky presenting his Seminar with his Russian - Chinese translator

Harbin Visit to the 30th Harbin Music Festival Stage

The famous 'Central Street' in Harbin, a pedestrian Street stretching 1,450 metres through the center of Harbin and the only Cobble Stone Street in Harbin. Rich in neighbouring Russian and European styled architecture, Central Street is the main scenic spot in Harbin.
Above left: Linda Lee (translator) and Raymond Bodell (CIA President) and right: Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) with the famous accordion statue in the main Central Street
Above and Below: Pictures from the Previous Harbin Music Festivals over the years featuring Accordionists such as the 11th Festival (above right) and the 13th Festival (below).
Kevin Friedrich, Linda Lee and Raymond Bodell at the Harbin Music Festival Central Street Stage
Above and Below: Performers at the 30th Summer Music Concert Festival in Harbin located on the banks of the Songhua River

Yuri Shishkin Concert

Yuri Shishkin in Concert
Yuri Shishkin acknowledging his teacher Viatcheslav Semionov after performing two Semionov's compositions
Yuri Shishkin in Concert
Yuri Shishkin being presented with many Boquets of Flowers
Below Yuri Shishkin being congratulated by his many fans
Congratulations by Chen Jun	Congratulations by Raymond Bodell
Congratulations being offered by the many fans	Yuri Shishkin and his teacher and friend Viatcheslav Semionov

Meeting of the CIA and Chinese Accordion Association

Members of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Executive Committee and the Chinese Accordion Association (CAA) met to discuss details of the upcoming 64 Coupe Mondiale to be held in Shanghai from 1 - 6 October, 2011. Pictured above are CIA President Raymondy Bodell and Chinese Accordion Association (CAA) President Zhang Ziqiang

Crystal Wang (Translator), Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador), Harley Jones (CIA Public Relations Manager), Raymond Bodell (CIA President) Zhang Ziqiang (CAA President), Li Wei Ming (CAA Vice President), Li Cong (CAA Vice President)

Crystal Wang (Translator), and CAA Executives and CIA Executivies: Li Wei Ming, Du Ning, Li Cong, Kevin Friedrich, Raymond Bodell, Chen Jun, Zhang Ziqiang, Harley Jones and Luping Bai.

Harley Jones, Li Cong, Raymond Bodell and Kevin Friedrich