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09-Jun-2023
2023 Sata-Häme Soi International Accordion Festival - Finlandby Christine Johnstone |
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| The 2023 Sata-Häme Soi International Accordion Festival will be held in Ikaalinen, Finland from June 29th to July 7th, 2023. The Artistic Director is Sami Pirttilahti. The festival will include a concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Golden Accordion, featuring several performers from over the years, with a program of Argentine tango, popular wartime hits, songs made famous by Georg Ots, accordion ensembles around Finland and much more. The event will also feature the finals of the Golden and Silver Accordion 2023 competition. An Accordion Cruise organised by the Finnish Accordion Association in March decided the finalists of this year's Golden and Silver Accordion competition, which focuses on light entertainment music. The Silver Accordion is a competition for children where participants are aged up to 11 years old. Seven players made their way to the finals: Aatu Kirén (Lahti), Joel Koivisto (Kokkola), Maija Liedes (Kokkola), Tara Pihlavisto (Karkkila), Alexander Repin (Tuusula), Emma Rissanen (Nummela) and Aimo Sorsa (Helsinki). The finalists of the Golden Accordion are: Marko Haapapuro (Kolari), Saana Kastelli (Pyhäjoki), Ronja Pehkonen (Jyväskylä), Heidi Rintamäki (Pori), Satu Sarkoranta (Laitila), Ilmari Tiainen (Lappeenranta) and Jarno Tourunen (Lappeenranta). All finalists are pictured below. Nearly 1,500 accordion music lovers and enthusiasts travelled on the two-day accordion cruise, which featured concerts, dances and bands performances. At the closing ceremony, the Accordion Artist of the Year 2023 was announced as: accordionist Harri Kuusijärvi from Rovaniemi. Next year’s accordion cruise will be held on March 23rd and 24th, 2024. Download the 2023 Sata-Häme Soi program here: 2023satahamesoi.pdf |
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