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All Day "Exhibits
and Displays in the Exhibition Hall" |
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 The
Exhibition Hall houses many accordion manufacturer displays as well
as music, recordings, straps and accordion jewelry.
 The
warehouse style Exhibition Hall also has a stage area for demonstrations
and performances as well as a cafe/restaurant and bar.
Among the items for sale were a guitar accordion, accordion figurines
and accordion necklaces and pins, one and two row diatonic accordions,
button and piano accordions, straps and music.
Display merchants include:
- Porin Accordions
- Ylojarven Accordions
- Lasse Pihlajamaa Accordions
- Convertor Accordions
- Etelan Accordions
 Ahvehainen- Harmonikkahuolto Kristian
- Voitto Nieminen
- Raimo Pihlajamaa
- Tampere Music
- Tero Lahti
- Musaduuni
- RRA - Finland
- Harmonikkahuolto Aimo
Kuhmonen
- Opiskelijayhdistys
Dimi
- Sata Hame Soi
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8:00 PM "Pavel Zyabko
and Josif Puritz from Moscow"
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 Two
young International Competition Winners from Moscow presented an outstanding
concert of classical music. Aged 12 and 15 years respectively, the pair
won their categories at the Klingenthal International Accordion Competition
in May, where Sata-Häme Soi Music Director was on the Jury. He
was so impressed that he just knew that he had to bring them to Ikaalinen
to partake in the festival.
Pavel (right) was born on March 3, 1991 in Moscow. He began bayan at
the Children's School of Art in Moscow with teacher Natalia Vasiljevny.
He has won top honors in both Russian and International competitions
including the "Baltica-Harmonica" competition in Saint Petersburg,
the Andreeva Competition in Saint Petersburg and the "Big Prize
of the Don" in Rostov on Don.
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was most recently warded a scholarship which is awarded to fun up and
coming artists.
Josef (left) was born on May 7, 1988 in Moscow. He also began bayan
lessons at the age of 6 in the class of Natalia Vasiljevny. Josef has
also won numerous competitions in Russia and abroad, including top honors
in the International Classica Nova competition in Hannover, the International
Competition in Klingenthal under 12 years section, the "Big Prize
of the Don" in Rostov on Don.
Josif is the winner of the sixth Artiada peoples of Russia in the youth
league of the guild of professionals.
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Concert
Program
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Pavel
Zyabko
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- Fantasy and
Fugue in A minor - J. S. Bach
- Sonata in
E - Edward Grieg
- Impromptu
in B Major - Franz Schubert
- In the Zoo
- N. Bentson
- In the Village
- Modest Musorgski
- Impromptu
- E. McDowell
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Josif
Puritz
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- Sonata in
F minor - D. Scarlatti
- Cyclopses
- J. Rameau
- Prelude and
Fugue in d minor from Bk. II - J. S. Bach
- Sonata in
D Major K. 311 - W. Mozart
- Memories
on a Waltz - V. Gavrilin
- Children's
Scherzo - M. Mussorgsky
- Nocturne
- V. Vlasov
- Tanantella
- M. Moskovski
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Pavel
and Josif are pictured here autographing their CD after the
concert. The appreciative audience brought the pair back to
the stage for bows five times.
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| The young concert artists
from Moscow Pavel Zyabko and Josif Puritz are pictured with their teacher
Natalia Puritzin (left) and Sata-Häme Soi - Accordion Festival Musical
Director Kimmo Mattila. |
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10:00
PM "Tango Nuevo"
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 The
Tango Nuevo presents a new style of musical theater of drama and singing
with the performance of the Tango ensemble.
Combining the rich and poetic text with the passion and sensitivity
of the Tango music the group first performed in the autumn of 2002 in
the Jyväskylä Theater and since then they have been sold out
wherever they go.
Tango Nuevo features Matti Ekman on Bandoneon, Antti Heermann on Violin,
Matti Laukkanen on Piano, Markus Elgland on Guitar and Tony Elgland
on Bass.
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Late
night "Crawfish Kings"
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 Back
at the Ikaalinen Spa the Crawfish Kings kept everyone on their feet
for their late night show.
 Featuring
Cajun accordionist Jarkko Helin, Marko Aho on guitar, Tommi Tenkula
on bass guitar and Janne Salo on drums this upbeat band is known for
lifting their audience with their lively music and electric atmosphere.
Jarko, who has made his own Cajun accordion which he feels reflects
their colorful and high spirited performances.
A large crowd is expected when the Crawfish Kings perform in an outdoor
concert at the Festival Park Stage on Friday evening in what promises
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In and
Around Ikaalinen |
 A
special performance by surprise guest artist Kermit the Frog was held
at the Exhibition Hall.
With everything centered around the accordion in Ikaalinen, its hardly
surprising that even Kermit the Frog is an accordionist! |
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