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23-Jul-2021
74th Coupe Mondiale Preparations Well Underway, Munich - Germanyby Georg Hettmann |
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  Munich is eagerly looking forward to the Coupe Mondiale 2021 and preparations for this most famous international accordion competition are now in full swing. Entry closing date is 25 August 2021, all entry and travel/hotel information is online at: Coupe Mondiale Online entries at: 2021CM-Rules Download printable event poster at: 2021CM-poster.pdf The 74th Coupe Mondiale will begin on October 13th, 2021 with a festive concert in the 'Munich Residenz'. Musical highlights of the Opening are performances with different harmonica (accordion family) instruments in different formations as well as music from different styles and epochs. The concert is intended to showcase the wide range of music capable by the harmonica family of instruments. Performers include Duo Flac, Duo Andreas and Naoko Nebl and the Bavarian Youth Accordion Orchestra. The Opening Concert is part of the highlights of the 90th Anniversary of the Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV), with the 2021 Coupe Mondiale being hosted by the DHV, the German CIA member and also a founding member of the CIA. Historic 'Residenz München Allerheiligen-Hofkirche' Opening Concert Location: King Ludwig I had the 'Court Church of All Saints' built from 1826 to 1837 from designs by his court architect, Leo von Klenze. On a visit to Palermo in 1823 when he was still Crown Prince, the king had been so impressed by the Norman-Byzantine Palatine Chapel dating from the 12th century that he expressed the desire to have a similar church building in the Residenz. While Klenze had to comply with Ludwig’s wishes, he interpreted the medieval models in the spirit of the Neoclassical style he preferred. After massive destruction in the Second World War, it was not until 2003 that the church was reopened to the public. The surviving parts of the original building were restored and missing sections carefully replaced. The interior was then refurbished in a simple modern style and has become a magnificent venue for important concerts and other events. Interior picture below. |
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