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 Lithuania
Celebrates World Accordion Day |
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The
Kaunas Accordion Society (KAS) Celebrated World Accordion
Day featuring performances with CIA 2008 Coupe Mondiale Champion
Vladislav Pligovka.
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Vlad
Pligovka, Augustinas Rakauskas, Grazina Lukosiene (KAS president)
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 The
Kaunas Accordion Society (member of CIA), President Grazina
Lukosiene, in cooperation with the Kaunas National Philharmonic,
organised two spectacular and outstanding concerts that
were dedicated to World Accordion Day, May 6th.
During the first concert on May 2nd the international performer
and winner of the 2008 Coupe Mondiale Vladislav Pligovka
(left) premiered M. Majkusiak‘s concerto for accordion
and orchestra ‘Concerto Classico’, performing
with the Kaunas based National Symphony Orchestra (conducted
by Modestas Pitrenas).
On the May 5th Vladislav Pligovka presented his own, solo
repertoire playing a concert of classical, original and
variety music.
During the second part of the concert the whole audience
paid close attention to the extreme jazz trio under the
leadership of Arnas Mikalkenas‘ – composer and
accordion performer, Nerijus Ardzevicius (bass guitar) and
Arvydas Joffe (percussion, drums). The instrumental band
presented original free-jazz style program, which has been
created on the purpose of World Accordion Day.
The concert achieved a resounding success – demonstrating
the accordion‘s vast potential. |
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Vlad
Pligovka and Faustas Labanauskas (youngest player in KAS)
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Mindaugas Labanauskas (KAS Vice President), Vladislav Pligovka
(2008 Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Champion) and Arnas
Mikalkenas
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The
Arnas Mikalkenas Jazz Trio
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For further information e-mail KAS Vice President Mindaugas
Labanauskas: mindaugas@akordeonas.lt |
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What: World Accordion Day
When: 6th May
Why: a unified global effort to celebrate and promote the Accordion
Where: World Wide!
Contact: Harley Jones - CIA Public Relations Officer
e-mail: harleyaccordion@yahoo.com
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