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2015 Asia Pacific Accordion Festival, Shanghai to Jeju - China, South Koreaby Harley Jones |
The 2015 Asia Pacific Accordion Festival incorporating the annual "Hohner Cup" China Accordion competition is "rocking" from 15th to 18th August on the Costa-Victoria cruise ship as it travels from Shanghai to Jeju Island South Korea and back to Shanghai. Organised by the China Accordion Association (CAA), the event has jury members, guests and competitors coming from Columbia, Brazil, France, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and Russia. CAA President Prof. Li Cong (picture left) warmly welcomes everyone to the worlds largest accordion ship cruise. Some 1,700 contestants and over 2,500 counting accordion teachers, parents and interested passengers are going to enjoy concerts from: (alphabetical order) Pietro Adragna (Italy), Cao Ye (China), Matteo Petronio (Italy), Varuzhan Shashiyev, (Russia), Shi Xuan (Jessica, China), Tan Jialiang (China), Maxim Ternovsky (Russia), Wang Zheng Liang (China). The event also includes many competition categories, accordion master classes, accordion theme parties and masquerade. Food is served 24 hours a day and the trip includes a visit Jeju Island in South Korea. Further information at: 2015AsiaPacific |