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Castelfidardo Accordion Festival |
Saturday 9th October |
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Faces and Facts |
| Detailed Program (Acrobat file) |
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| There was an early morning scheduled start of 9am for Category D, open, soloists (no age limit) - 2 rounds. This was the first round and the competitors perform a “Sonata” by Scarlatti and a free choice program lasting maximum 12 minutes including the required work. First to play was Vitali Pugachev (Russia) | Katsiarnya Taras (Belarus) |
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| Andre Natanael Teixeira (Portugal) | Maria Ternavskaya (Russia). |
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| Razhap Vadutov (Russia) | Alexander Veretennikov (Russia) |
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| There was a break in the program and a concert was taking place across the road. | Important accordion historian and Director of the Accordion Museum in Casteflidardo is Beniamino Bugiolacchi wearing a most flamboyant tie today. Chatting with him is two contestants from Category D, Katsiarnya Taras (Belarus) and Maria Ternavskaya (Russia). |
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| The Music Reality Show was in full swing. | The Music Reality Show truck is beautifully presented and has some quite artistic advertising on the exterior. |
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| Elke De Meester and Jef De Haes, both competitors in Category D from Belgium. | Julie Holmegaard Schade (France) and Alfred Renner (Denmark). |
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| Adjudicator Prof. Wang Hongyu (China) being photographed under the Castelfidardo Festival banner. | Accordion Professor of Xiamen University, Li Wei Ming being photographed under the Festival banner. |
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| Aleksandar Aleksandrović (Poland) | Tommaso Arena (Italy) |
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| Paul Chamberlain (Scotland) | Massimiliano Blasetti (Italy) |
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| Jef De Haes (Belgium) | Elke De Meester (Belgium) |
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| Clara Holzapfel (Germany) | Andriy Lisovskyy (Ukraine) |
| Cat. A - Soloists up to the age of 12 (born in 1998 onwards), one round. The competitors performing in the Category Amust present a free choice programme lasting maximum 10 minutes. The competitors cannot present free choice programmes consisting entirely in transcriptions. In addition to the artistic trophy (to the first three), special prizes will be awarded by the organizers and scholarships. |
Category D - Soloists (no age limit) - 2 rounds. In the first round competitors in Category D must perform a “Sonata” by Domenico Scarlatti and a free choice program lasting maximum 12 minutes (including the compulsory piece). |
Category Premio (Prize) for accordion concert-soloists (no age limit) - 2 rounds In the first round the competitors performing in the PREMIO for accordion concert-soloists category will play: - two dances (without refrains) from one of the “French Suites” (BWV 812-817) by Johann Sebastian Bach and a programme chosen by the competitor including at least one piece from the original accordion musical literature of the following countries: Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The duration time in the first audition is 30 minutes (including the compulsory piece). Those admitted to the second round will play: - a programme chosen by the competitor including at least one piece from the original accordion musical literature of the following countries: Independent Sates Community, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, USA, Canada and ex-Yugoslavia. The duration time in the second audition is 30 minutes. Competitors in the soloist categories cannot present free choice programmes consisting entirely in transcriptions. |
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| Beniamino Bugiolachi with Holda | Martina from Ideazioni and Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi |
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| Francesco Palazzo with Holda | Antonio Spaccarotella with Antonella Tocacelli/Masterproduction |
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| Mengascini Fabio and Holda | Alessandro Pietrodarchi with lovely Martina from Ideazioni Eventi |
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| Alexander Nikolic and Petar Maric (Serbia) | Riccardo Breccia(Victoria) Alessia Gerundini (07), Francesco Palazzo |
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| Simone and Robert Rolston | Harley and Heather from New Zealand with Massimo Pigini |
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| Vincenzo Canali between Holda and Heather Masefield | Marco Cinaglia (Roland Europe) with Antonella Toccaceli |
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| the 3 "m" Massimo-Martina-Mario Stefano | Massimo Pigini-M°Ciao with artists from China |
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| Aldo Belmonti with lovely wife going to the concert | Impressive crowd waiting for the doors to open |
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| The Theather security Ladies | Vincenzo Canali with M° Roberto Lucanero |
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| Ignazio from Cagnoni with M° Paolo Picchio | The winning smile..... Alexander Tchuev (Greece - teacher) and Maria Dafka (Greece) - Category A. |
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| Category A, under 12 years: 2nd Mikko Makkonen (Finland), 1st Maria Dafka (Greece), 3rd Chem Dinghua (China). | Winners presentation Category A. |
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| 2nd Category | 3rd Category |
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The orchesra la Viola |
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the Folklore group entertaining in the streets and restaurants |
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the highlight of the concert - Maestro Marc Perone |
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crowd in the concerthall |
Artists secured ...... |
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| Fausto Fabi, Francesco Palazzo, Agatha and Claudio Jacomucci | Selly Menghini with Claudio |
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| Antonio Spaccarotella and Luciano Menghini (Scandalli) | the 3.....Antonella, Selly and Holda |
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Luciano, Davide, Gianluca, Alberto, Antonella, Antonio, Claudio, Selly and Harley |
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Mengascini Stefano, Matteo and Harley |
Fausto Fabi and Agatha |
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Danilo di Paolonicola in Duo with guest guitarist at the on Stage - after Festival |
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