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14th Vienna International Accordion Festival - Austriaby Harley Jones |
14th Vienna International Accordion Festival runs from 23 February to the 24th March 2013. The program of the event is available for download at: 2013Wien The packed program includes international and home-grown artists alike - and on 14 different stages, from jazz club Porgy & Bess to the Filmcasino. Mostly double concerts, which present two accordion bands in a single evening, are on the calendar from 23 February to 24 March. Around 40 concerts reflect the full stylistic range of the accordion between tradition and lots of innovation. International performers include: Norwegian Guro von Germeten with her Schwindelfrei Orchestra, Kimmo Pohjonen, Motion Trio, Denis Colin Trio, world music giant Bratsch from France, Blowzabella from the UK and Melingo from Argentina. The Austrian accordion scene is represented by the young talent Paul Schuberth, Maria Theres Stickler, Christian Bakanic and Walther Stojka. Well known hereabouts are Willi Resetarits & Stubenblues, the Vienna Tschuschenkapelle, Dobrek Bistro and, of course, the Austrian perennial accordion star Otto Lechner, who conducts the Zieharmonisches Orchestra at the opening gala. Also recommended are the silent movie matinee with live accordion accompaniment in the Filmcasino and the children's program Magic Afternoon. |