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Online: 2022 Accordion Star International Competition – USAby Christine Johnstone |
The 2022 Accordion Star International Competition & Festival will be held online this year from April 15th to 24th, 2022. The competition is organised by founder and director, Sergei Teleshev and is supported by Northwest Accordion Society, Cotati Accordion Festival, Tempo Trend Music, Petosa Accordions, Pigini Accordions and other festivals and organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The event will include concerts, master classes, interviews and presentations by competition jurors and festival guests. Accordion students, amateurs and professional accordionists of all ages are welcome to participate. The international jury features leading performers, teachers, composers, conductors, and producers from USA, Canada, Russia, China, Italy, France, Germany, Ukraine, Albania, Sweden, Austria, Belarus, Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Scotland, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, South Africa, and other countries. Viacheslav Semionov (Russia) is presiding as Jury President. Winners will be announced in 14 categories of varying genres, combos, age groups and instruments (piano, bayan, button, digital and accordion related e.g. bandoneon, concertina, melodica, Russian garmon etc). New competition categories include the “Astor Piazzolla Music Award,” and two categories “Accordion Star 37+” which have no age restrictions and are divided into amateurs and professionals. Entries close on April 7th, 2022. For more information email: accostarfest@gmail.com |