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2nd International Accordion Festival “Accordiomania 2021” – Bulgariaby Christine Johnstone |
The second International Festival "Accordiomania 2021", organized by the Accordion Art Association began on July 1st and will run through to July 4th, 2021 at the Concert Hall, National School of Arts “P. Pipkov” in Pleven, Bulgaria. The event aims to stimulate the development of the national accordion schools in the country, creating conditions for expression, promotion of the achievements of young Bulgarian musicians, and personal and professional improvement. The festival will include the following events: • A National Accordion Competition “Accordiomania” • An International Accordion Competition “Accordiomania” • Seminar: “Today`s instruments - accordion, bayan - structure, repair, set up and maintenance” with Viktor Melnyk • Seminar: “Bellows technique in playing accordion and bayan” with Yuri Shishkin (picture left) • Seminar: “Baroque music”, “French music”, “The movement creates the sound” with Frederic Deschamps (France) • Master class: Frederic Deschamps (France) • Master class: Yuri Shishkin (Russia) • Workshop with Hristo Zlatkov “The accordion in today`s Bulgarian folklore music” • Workshop with Stoyan Karaivanov “For the bandoneon – the Tango`s soul” An opening concert will include performances by Luka Simic (Serbia) and Yuri Shishkin (Russia) with further concerts by Stoyan Karaivanov (bandoneon) and Accordiomania Ensemble. A final gala concert and announcement of the prize winners will be held on July 4th. |