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Akkordeon-Plus-Konzerte, Rostov-on-Don - Russlandby Alexander Poeluev |
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![]() Jeden Abend steht ein großes Konzert am Programm: 26. März - Eröffnungskonzert mit dem 2013 Akkordeon Plus-Sieger Peter Yarinenko „Solo“, , im Duett mit dem berühmten Künstler Yuri Shishkin, dem virtuosen Akkordeon Preisträger Pavel Masyuk mit Begleitung des Orchesters der russischen Volksinstrumente. 27. März - "Beyond the Accordion" ist "eine der einzigartigsten und größten Konzerte, die jemals von IMC organisiert wurde." IMC "Harmony" präsentiert seit 10 Jahren unvergessliche Konzerte und dieses Mal übertrifft Veranstalter des Festivals "Akkordeon-Plus" alle Vorstellungen! Alexander Poeluev und andere Akkordeonisten werden mit einzigartigen Ensembles, "New Centropezn" Jazz-Quartett, Tanztheater "Galatea", die im Guiness-Buch eingetragen sind, Zirkus Studio "Rian", Strongman-Show von Yuri Alekhin und anderen spielen. Buchen Sie bei: https://radario.ru/events/54037 28. März - Ein Konzert im Rostov Staatstheater zum Anlass des 70. Geburtstages des bekannten Künstlers Viatcheslav Semionov. Eine seltene Gelegenheit, Semionov und eine Starbesetzung von berühmten Künstlern aus den Studienklassen von Semionov zu hören. Zu den Teilnehmern zählen: Rostov Theatre Symphony Orchestra, das Orchester "Don", Viatcheslav Semionov, Yuri Shishkin, Alexander Poeluev, Mikhail Zatsepin, Anatoly Zaikin, Vladimir Murza, Lion Trio (Lev Lawrow, Alexey Mykitenko, Simon Golikov), S. Duo ( Kirill Rusinov, Denis Koptelov), Eduard Akhanov, Danil Stadnyuk, Peter Yarinenko, Rostislav Mudritsky, Wjatscheslaw Bondarenko, Daniel Akifyev. 29. März – Man feiert in der Großen Halle des Rostov Staatsphilharmonie.den wirklichen Geburtstag von Viatcheslav Semionov Verdienter Künstler Russlands Yuri Shishkin, "mit Liebe zu seinem Lehrer" werden Werke von Semionov im ersten Teil des Konzerts aufführen. Im zweiten Teil wird Yuri Shishkin Transkriptionen von Klavier und Orchestermusik, von denen einige zum ersten Mal dargeboten werden, spielen. 29. März – Man feiert in der Großen Halle des Rostov Staatsphilharmonie.den wirklichen Geburtstag von Viatcheslav Semionov Verdienter Künstler Russlands Yuri Shishkin, "mit Liebe zu seinem Lehrer" werden Werke von Semionov im ersten Teil des Konzerts aufführen. Im zweiten Teil wird Yuri Shishkin Transkriptionen von Klavier und Orchestermusik, von denen einige zum ersten Mal dargeboten werden, spielen. Weiters gibt es internationale Wettbewerbe und die Gewinner werden am 30. März bekannt gegeben und im Preisverleihungs-Konzert am 30. März 15.00 Uhr in der C¬onfe¬rence Hall of Rostov Music College, spielen. Konzertkarten: http://erostov.ru/theatres/Rostovskiy_muzikalniy_teatr/seance/887709 |
25. Akkordeon Winter-Kreuzfahrt mit 2.000 Gäste – Finnlandby Kimmo Mattila |
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![]() ![]() Dieses Jahr war es die 25. "Baltic Princess" Kreuzfahrt mit rund 2.000 Akkordeonspieler und Fans an Bord, die für Konzerte, Performances, spielen, tanzen und singen zusammentrafen. Der Höhepunkt der Reise ist das Halbfinale des Goldenen Akkordeon und Silber Akkordeonwettbewerbes für junge Spieler. Die Bootsfahrt wird jährlich vom Sata-Häme Soi Akkordeon Festival und dem finnische Akkordeonverband im März organisiert. Die Finalisten des Silber-Akkordeon Bewerbes (bis 10 Jahre) sind: Aleksanteri Vidoevski, Helmi Hyrske, Johannes Koivisto, Seela Rekola, Lumia Sairberg, Anna Tukkimies, Ville Vehkalahti und Eelis Vuorela. Die Finalisten des Goldenen Akkordeon Bewerbes sind: Jegor Aleksejev, Ella Elomäki, Iikka Korpela, Anniina Luukkainen, Oskari Pukkala und Lauri Tuomisto. Die Jury auf dem Boot: Markku Lindeman, Sirpa Kainulainen, Niko Kumpuvaara und Viivi Maria Saarenkylä |
AAA Lifetime Achievement Award Honor 2016 an Mario Tacca – USAby Harley Jones |
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![]() Buchungsformular: 2016 accaLIA.pdf Gastkünstler sind: Emilio Magnotta, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Mary Tokarski, Frank Toscano, Manyy Corallo und besonderen Gast, Onkel Floyd Vivino und Mario Tacca und Mary Mancini. Mario Tacca wurde in Italien geboren und zog mit seiner Familie in früher Kindheit nach Frankreich, wo er seine musikalische Ausbildung begann. Er wuchs in Frankreich auf und war der Gewinner vieler regionalen und nationalen Akkordeonwettbewerbe. Zu seinen zahlreichen Errungenschaften während seiner langen beruflichen Laufbahn zählt sicherlich zu einem Höhepunkt, zweimal der Gast des chinesischen Kulturminister gewesen zu sein. Er tourte zusammen mit seiner Frau Mary Mancini, Tenor Douglas Song) mehrere Städte in China und spielte mit mehreren Symphonien. Mario ist sehr aktiv in der Akkordeon-Gemeinschaft und ist auch im Vorstand des AAA. Zusammen mit seiner Frau Marz Mancini, die eine anerkannte Vokalkünslterin ist, ist er etwa 200 Tage im Jahr auf Tour und blickt zurück auf eine sehr aktive Karriere als Musiker. Die New York Times schrieb, dass sein Instrument wie ein „Geschenk des Himmels" Klingen läßt. Buchungsformular: 2016TaccaLAA.pdf Für weitere Informationen, E-Mail: ameraccord1938@gmail.com |
V Stockholm Internationaler Musikwettbewerb (SIMC) - Dänemarkby Rob Howard |
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![]() A: bis 9 Jahre B: 10 Jahre bis 12 Jahre C: 13 Jahre -15 Jahre D: 16 Jahre -18 Jahre E: 19 Jahre - 25 Jahre und Ensemble Kategorie für: Instrumental- und Vokalensembles jeglicher Art. Stichtag bez. Alter der Teilnehmer richtet sich nach dem 16. Juni 2016. Anmeldeschluss ist der 10. Mai 2016 Das Organisationskomitee ist: Galina Herngren (Schweden), Anna Sundin (Schweden), Dmitry Mikhaylov (Litauen), Peter Shadenko (Russland). Für weitere Informationen E-Mail: savishinsky@gmail.com |
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by Dora Lu, Shanghai Accordion Association
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![]() Helping make the concert successful was the full support of the Education Bureau of Minhang District, the Youth Center in Minhang District, Xinzhuang Primary School and Xindu Primary School. Success was also attributed to the efforts of the teachers and students from the Shanghai Accordion Association of Shanghai Musician Association and the accordion majors at Shanghai Normal University (SHNU). With the lead and guidance of Assoc. Prof. Crystal Wang, Chairman of Shanghai Accordion Association of Shanghai Musician Association, guiding tutor for the SHNU accordion majors involved, plus all the teachers and students who rehearsed overtime, a most successful concert was assured. Our little friends, Ding Liao and Zhu Lingjia (picture left) were invited to be the little presenters of the concert. Their childlike voices became the key to open the door of accordion music. The performance of our accordion teachers was like a wonderful sight. The performance of the children from Xinzhuang Primary School and Xindu Primary School was filled with passion. The musical compositions were very attractive, such as “Clog Dancing”, “The Dawn”, “Emily Waltz”, “On the Banks of Lake Baikel”, “Katyusha”, “Paso Doble” and so on. These children are the new hope for the development of the accordion. Prof. Li Cong, President China Accordion Association of Chinese Musician Association and Vice-President, Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), was invited to speak. Professor Li emphasized that he was deeply touched three times in this concert. Firstly by the good planning of the organizers and the well painted artistic bags and the autograph books, presented to every honored guest. The autograph books were thick enough to keep every splendid moment of the accordion teaching achievements of the Youth Center in Minhang District. Secondly is the successful development of the accordion in Minhang District. The accordion family here is becoming bigger and bigger and Professor Li was looking forward to the future accordion development very much. Thirdly he was deeply touched by the many kinds of accordion music, especially new compositions, performed so well in the concert, and so well accepted by the audience. This concert fully reflected the guiding ideology and diversified development of the last 10 years. Note: In 2014, Italians Renzo Ruggieri and Lorenzo Bosica performed at, and viewed the exciting Xinzhuang Primary school program. Report at: 2014Minghang |
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Jack Black will produce and star in ‘The Man Who Would Be Polka King’, a movie about the polka musician named Jan Lewan who “unwittingly brought a town to its knees in a Ponzi scheme.” Black’s film will be based on Joshua Brown and John Mikulak’s documentary of the same name, but it’ll now have the added benefit of Jack Black’s unique brand of zany energy. The real Jan Lewan may not have screamed and done karate moves very often, but that’s why people turn documentaries into normal movies. It lets them add the stuff that’s missing from real life. Anyway, the gist of Lewan’s story is that he was born in Poland, he moved to America in the 1980s, and he eventually became a Grammy-nominated musician. At some point, he started buying cheap souvenirs on trips back to Poland that he would then sell to his fans for more money, “turning a major profit.” To make more money he “started offering unregistered promissory notes at guaranteed 12 percent interest,” which is a fancy way of saying that he took money from people and told them he’d give them more money in return, but a series of setbacks prevented him from ever actually doing that. He declared bankruptcy and later went to jail for “fleecing millions of dollars from investors in multiple states.” This movie will presumably follow that basic story, but with more screaming and karate moves. |
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![]() In 1996 Japanese accordion virtuoso Mie Miki recorded many of the works of JS Bach, and this album has been re-released on CD, available via various internet sources. The tracks include: French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV.816, French Suite No. 6 in E major BWV.817, French Overture (Partita) in b minor BWV.831, Anna Magdalena Bach Music book (1725) from Musette in D major BWV Anh.126, Polonaise in G minor BWV Anh.119, minuet I (G major) BWV Anh.114, Minuet II (G major) BWV Anh.116, Minuet III (G minor) BWV Anh.115, March (D major) BWV Anh.122. Mie Miki started playing the instrument at the age of 4. At the age of 8, she made her first radio broadcast for NHK in Tokyo. At the age of 16, she moved to Germany to study at the Trossingen Academy of Music. After completing her studies and winning some competitions, Mie Miki started her active performing career in Europe and Asia. In the 1980s, she was invited to introduce the classical accordion for the first time in the People’s Republic of China. Mie Miki has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras. A concert series ‘Mie Miki Accordion Works’, featuring numerous premières, takes place every year in Tokyo and more than 60 works have been dedicated to her by composers. Currently Mie Miki is a Professor for Accordion and Vice-President at the Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen in Germany, and Honorary Professor at the Xinjian Arts College in China. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() A drum and tambourine keep time, a banjo player starts plucking, and two fiddlers raise their bows. The stars of the afternoon, though, are the rest of the musicians, who shrug on their shoulder straps and, some more gracefully than others, lift their accordions. "That instrument is so nice, it's making my eyes water," one player murmurs to himself as he ogles his neighbor's souped-up, 23-pound "Cadillac" machine. And then they're off, alternating between galloping hora rhythms and tinkling melodies. "Make it pretty now," says Sy Kushner. The 72-year-old leading today's ensemble picked up the accordion as a kid in the Bronx, where it starred in his neighborhood synagogue — not exactly the coolest place for inspiration, but inspiration nonetheless. After a lifetime pressing keys, he's not letting his eager students off easy. "Relax. Take a few deep breaths." He swoops his hands through the air in big arcs. "I want to squeeze more out of you." The players have hauled out their instruments for a klezmer workshop hosted by the Brooklyn Accordion Club, which since 2013 has convened about once a month above Cobble Hill's Local 61 café. The late risers brunching downstairs can hardly hear the exuberant tunes wheezing above their heads. Right now it's klezmer, but before too long it might be Jimmy Buffett — the open-mic portion of the afternoon. |
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![]() POING consists of Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxophone), Frode Haltli (accordion) and Håkon Thelin (double bass). They started playing together in 1999 and have played in clubs and concert halls in most European countries, the US as well as in China and Japan, with more than 100 first performances. Their constant touring has taken POING all over the world, including such festivals as Other Minds, Huddersfield and Klangspuren. 'sur POING' is the result of several years of collaboration with composers Richard Barrett and Helmut Oehring. The CD is available online through Grappa Musikkforlag AS, Norway. |
by Rob Howard
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The Accordions Worldwide News for March 15th 2002 included a report that no less than six accordionists had performed the previous week with the world famous Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. The Hallé Orchestra, founded in 1858, is resident at the Bridgewater Hall. It supports a choir, youth choir, youth training choir, children's choir and a youth orchestra, and releases its recordings on its own record label. Accordionists Perform with Halle Orchestra – England On March 7th accordionists Neil Varley, David Farmer, Nigel Waterhouse, Phuong Nguyen, Yao Yi & Li Nan took part in a performance of Prokofiev's epic ‘Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution’ with the Halle Orchestra. This concert was held at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester under the baton of Mark Elder CBE. The successful performance, which was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, was the third time the work has been played in Britain in the last 5 years. |
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by Rob Howard
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![]() Performing are accordionists Ian Cruickshanks, Marian Anderson, Sandy Lindsay, and Brandon McPhee, pianist Robert Lovie, the Kirkjuvagr Ceilidh Band, Country & Western band Manson Grant & The Dynamos, and the comedian Eddie Rose. The Carrbridge Hotel is situated in the Cairngorm National Park in the Scottish Highlands. For further information email: robertcameron29@hotmail.com |
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![]() The concert includes music by Haydn, Scarlatti, JS Bach, Piazzolla, and others. |
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![]() Other bands featuring accordionists performing at Balkan Music Night include Bulgarika, Gogofski, Kavala, and Skaros. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() The concert will feature the Montgomery Sisters, Portglenone Men’s Group, David, Edith, Frank, Neil, Lily-Mae Torrington and Milltown Accordion band. The concert will be compered by Jimmy Thompson. Tickets are £6 each or pay at the door. This concert has been made possible by the support of the Ulster-Scots Agency. Part proceeds of ticket sales will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society. |
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![]() Gervasio Marcosignori, from Castelfidardo, Ancona, was one of the most universally esteemed accordionists of his generation. In the 1950s he emerged as a major concert artist, and in the 1960s was a pioneer of the electronic accordion. Awarded the ‘World Oscar’ in 1959, Marcosignori performed with distinction in many countries, and his performances and recordings were regarded by many as the epitome of good technique and musicality. |
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![]() Karen Street was the NAO All Britain Virtuoso Champion in 1982 and 1983, and competed in the 1984 CIA Coupe Mondiale, held in Folkestone (won by Peter Soave, from the USA). She later played the tenor saxophone in the all-female quartet Fairer Sax, then returned to the accordion, nowadays playing jazz and also writing and recording her own compositions. |
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![]() Accordionist Marcelo Caldi and singer Soraya Ravenie perform together in concert at the BNDES Theatre, Avenida República do Chile, 100, Centro, 20031-917 Rio de Janeiro. The concert takes place on Thursday March 24th, 7pm. ‘Tangos Hermanos’ is a three day event, March 29th, 30th and 31st, 7pm each evening, celebrating 20 years of the group Libertango. Special guests: March 29th - Yamandú Costa (guitar), March 30th - Soraya Ravenle (voice), and March 31st - Hamilton de Holanda (mandolin). These concerts take place at the Teatro de Arena da CAIXA Cultural, Avenida Almirante Barroso, 25, Centro Rio de Janeiro. Libertango are Estela Caldi (piano), Marcelo Caldi (accordion), and Alexandre Caldi (woodwinds). For further information email: imprensa@bndes.gov.br |
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![]() First being released is Catalog: OY611 Israeli Polka composed by Oppenheimer who has over 100 compositions and arrangements published online at: Yehuda Oppenheimer |
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![]() ![]() The album website has detailed information about Bach Sonatas. Yuri Medianik and Boris Andrianov are very experienced and qualified musicians who have performed with orchestras, ensembles and now together as a duo. Other Medianik CD's and albums available at: Yuri Medianik |
Kartause Schmülling Publikationen „Wiedereröffnung“ - Deutschlandby Harley Jones |
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![]() ![]() Der erste Katalog Artikel online ist das sehr beliebte Buch: Katalog-Nr: kslips00 Die Kunst des Bajanspiels & Künstleriswches Akkordeonspiel von dem berühmten Künstler und Lehrer Prof. Friedrich Lips. Zwei andere populäre Bücher aus diesem großen Katalog sind nun auch online. Katalog-Nr: Seidel Akkordeon Jazz Akkorde von Norbert Seidel, das erste umfangreiche Lehrbuch für Anfänger und fortgeschrittene Spieler. Eine leicht verständliche Instruktion fär ein harmonisches Sielen auf dem Standard-Bass-Akkordeon. Katalog-Nr: tomdevree Practising Musik, Richtlinien für die Schüler und Lehrer von Tom De Vree |
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