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Final
CIA Gala Concert in famed Pesti Vigado Hall - Budapest
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![](2003/sun_hall.jpg) The
Gala Concert Closing Ceremony of the 56th Coupe Mondiale took
place in the famed Pesti Vigado Concert Hall in central Budapest.
This spectacular Gala Concert, organized by President of the Hungarian
Accordion Association Panna Grigoncza was recorded by both National
Hungarian TV and National Hungarian Radio, the concert will be
presented on National TV in January.
The Pesti
Vigado (place for merriment) was destroyed in the 1848/49 Hungarian
war of independence and was later reconstructed in 1865. Today
it is one of Hungary's principal architectural monuments. Its
interior spaces are decorated with frescoes with themes by Karoly
Lotz and Mor Tahn. Most of the statues were created by the sculptor
Karoly Alexy. The Vigado was was seriously damaged in the Second
World War and was reopened again in 1980.
Franz Liszt appeared in the Vigado on several occasions, even
together with Richard Wagner once. Other famous composers to have
given concerts here were Brahms, Saint-Saens and Debussy. The
Vigado was a second home to the most celebrated Hungarian composers
Dohnanyi, Bartok and Kodaly.
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Closing
Ceremony Gala Concert
Pesti Vigado Concert Hall - Budapest Hungary
October 26, 2003
Concert
Host - Panna Grigoncza (Hungary)
President - Hungarian Accordion Association
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Welcome
Speech by Kevin Friedrich (USA) - President of CIA
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Tabanyi
Mihaly (Hungary) - Accordion
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Maria
Concertino (Italy) - Winner
Junior Virtuoso Entertainment
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Pavel
Mangasarian (Russia) - Winner
International Competition for Piano Accoridon
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World
Premiere - Osbemutato by Mate Hollos
Alexander Poeluev - 2002 Coupe Mondiale World Champion
Intermission
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Budapest
Klezmer Band
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Alexander
Poeluev (Russia) - 2002 CIA World Accordion Champion
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Alexey
Peresidly (Russia) - Runner up
2003 CIA Coupe Mondiale Champion
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Nikolay
Sivchuk (Russia) - Winner
2003 Coupe Mondiale
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Duo
Ugoria (Russia)
Alexey Peresidly - Nikolay Sivchuk
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Tabany
Mihaly (Hungary)
Presentation of Hungarian Accordion Award
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Famous
Hungarian Accordionist Tabanyi Mihaly
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![](2003/sun_trio.jpg) Tabanyi
Mihaly is one of the most interesting and versatile personalities of Hungarian
pop music and jazz.
His vast number of recordings and thousands of performances are legendary.
The life long success of this accordion artist is based on his extraordinary
talent and excellent education he received while studying at the Academy
of Music.
Mihaly
Tabany, a living legend, still performs on stage at the age of eighty
two. The ageless musician has enjoyed undiminished popularity for over
sixty years.
In the forties he took the most active part in elaborating Hungarian jazz
and dance music and he has become the first and most prestigious representative
of swing stile accordion music in Hungary.
Tabany has developed a network of eminently skilled musicians around him.
He performs jazz improvisations on Hungarian folk music.
At the CIA Gala Closing Concert in Budapest, Tabanyi (pictured left) was
presented with an award from the Hungarian Accordion Association for his
contributions to the Accordion movement in Hungary.
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World
Premiere Performance of Hungarian Composition "Osbemutato."
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The
Gala Closing Concert of the 56th Coupe Mondiale featured the World Premiere
of the new work 'Osbemutato' by Hungarian composer Mate Hollos.
Hollos is the winner of the Bartok and Erkel-Pastory Award and the President
of the Hungarian Composers Association.
He was commissioned by the Hungarian Accordion Association to write this
work for the 56th Coupe Mondiale Gala Concert.
The performance was given by 2002 CIA Coupe Mondiale Alexander Poeluev
from Russia.
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Winner
of the International Competition for Piano Accordion
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Pavel
Mangasakian was born in 1977 in Saratov which is on the Volga River
approximately 800km from Moscow.
He began playing the accordion at the age of seven with his teacher
Mr. Kiseliel. He also studied with Mr. Gromov before attending the
Conservatory of Music in Saratov studying with Professor B. Aron.
After completing his studies in Saratov Pavel moved to Moscow to begin
studies with Viatchselav Semionov at the Gnessin Institute where he
is working on his post Graduate studies in Performance.
In 1996 he won Third Prize in the Accordion competition of St. Petersburg
named after Andreev.
Pavel is scheduled to complete his studies in 2004 and hope to pursue
a career as a concert artist.
Pavel lives in Moscow with his wife and in his spare time enjoys Sports,
Fishing and listening to Classical Music.
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Winner
of 2003 Coupe Mondiale - Nikolay Sivchuk
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Nikolay
Sivchuk was born in 1981 in Surgut located in Northern Siberia. He studied
at the Music School A. Korol and the Music College L. Kuzakin.
In 2000 Nikolay moved to Moscow and began studying with Professor Viatcheslav
Semionov at the Gnessin Institute.
He is a member of the duo "Ugoria" with fellow accordionist
Alexi Peresidly. In 2002 this duo took First Prize at the International
Competition for Accordion Duo in Klingentahl.
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