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24-Mar-2023
XXV Kokkolan Winter Accordion Festival 2023 and New CD - Finlandby Harley Jones |
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  The XXV Kokkolan Winter Accordion Festival 2023 was held in Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland from February 10th to 18th, 2023. Download festival program: 2023KokkolaFest.pdf Pictures at: 2023KokkolaGalleryNews update about the Winter Accordion Festival concerts from Raimo Vertainen (picture right), festival Artistic Director since the beginning of the festival: As this year was the 25th anniversary of the festival, the Central-Pohjanmaa Chamber Orchestra and soloists have been recording over the past week at the Kaustinen Folk Arts Center. “This is an historic week as the result is the first CD in our country where only Finnish composers' accordion concerts have been recorded.” All concerts recorded have been commissioned works of the Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival: Aulis Sallinen's Duo Concertante (soloists Sonja Vertainen and Janne Valkeajoki), Brother Kujala Shape-Shifter (soloist Petteri Waris) and Minna Leinonen Vyöry (soloist Antti Leinonen). See pictures above and below. All concerts are different in style, but very successful. Thanks to conductor Tomas Djupsjöbacka and administrator Marjukka Puutio. The album consists of three contemporary accordion concertos by leading Finnish composers Aulis Sallinen, Veli Kujala and Minna Leinonen and will be released in February 2024 at the 26th Winter Accordion Festival in Kokkola. Festival Pictures at: 2023KokkolaGallery |
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