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Schedule of Events
CIA International Competitions
 08:00 - 11:00  CIA 64th Coupe Mondiale (Round I) - continued from previous day
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 08:00 - 11:00  CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 08:00 - 11:30  CIA Intl. Competition for Piano Accordion
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 13:00 - 14:00  Roland Digital Accordion Exhibition
 East Hall - Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
CIA International Competitions
 14:00 - 17:00  CIA 64th Coupe Mondiale (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 14:00 - 17:00  CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale (Round I)
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 14:00 - 17:30  CIA Intl. Competition for Piano Accordion
 Shanghai Normal Universtiy (SHNU)
 19:30 - 21:30  Concert - New Generation Popular Concert featuring:
 Grayson Masefield (New Zealand)
 Vladislav Pligovka (Belarus)
 Jiaqi Ge (China)
 Modern Accordion Orchestra in Music College of SHNU
 Shanghai Star Stage - Theater of the Shanghai Mass Art Center

The media has provided extensive coverage of the 2011 Coupe Mondiale with many Newspaper articles and TV Coverage appearing on a daily basis. Here are some samples of the coverage appearing in the media. We also have some samples of other performances/competitions that we will add throughout the performance, in addition to the first three place winners.
 
Please enjoy some select performances from the Comeptitions and Concerts. Note: At the conclusion of the Festival, each of the top three winners from all seven categories of competition will be available on the Education and Archive Project Page.
  • Sample Competition Performance: Junior Intl. Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
    Artist: Matthias MATZKE (Germany)

    selected from the following program:
    Renzo Ruggieri, arr. A. Shirunov, M. Matzke: Carnevale
    Phil Bouvier: Phil Tango
  • Sample Competition Performance: Coupe Mondiale
    Artist: Maciej Frackiewicz (Poland)
    selected from the following program:
    J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (BWV 988 - excerpts)
    Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in B minor, K. 87
    Viatcheslav Semionov: Caprice No. 2, S.O.S.
  • Sample of Competition Performance: International Competition for Ensemble Music

    Artist: Lux Aeterna (Serbia)
    selected from the following program:
    Jukka Tiensuu: Mutta
    D. Radic: Balcan Landscape
    S. Prokofiev: Satanic Apparition
    E. Derbenko: Spanish Dance
  • Sample of Competition Performance: International Competition for Ensemble Music
    Artist: China Trio (China)

    selected from the following program:
    Joseph Haydn: Gypsy Rondo (Finale)
    arr. Cao Xiaoqing: Little Cabbage
    arr. Dai Bo: Piazzolla Tango
  • Any Baroque work. (Repeats in Baroque compositions are not required.)
  • Own Choice Program: The candidate must select a program consisting of two (2) pieces, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style* and the other piece to be of a technical virtuosic style**.  At least one (1) of these Own Choice pieces must be an original work for accordion.
    * Examples of the slower, lyrical style: Kalina Krasnaia by Semionov, Romance by Angelis, Vocalise by Rachmaninov, Aria by Bach etc...
    ** Examples of the technical virtuosic style: Caprice by Paganini, a fast Sonata by Scarlatti, Finale of 1st Sonata by Kusjakov etc...
  • Individual movements from cyclic works are acceptable. Playing time for Round I: minimum of 10 minutes and a maximum of 15 minutes. Failure to observe maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
    Round I music must be played in one sitting and may be played in any order. Candidates will be judged equally on each of the three parts of Round I.
Members of the International Jury

Vjera Odak (Croatia), Mirco Patarini (Italy), Liz Finch (USA), Werner Weibert (Austria), Heather Masefield (New Zealand),
Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia), Zhou Ghoping (China), Alexander Selivanov (Russia) - President of the Jury,
Alexandar Milejovic (Canada)
Tadas Motiecius (Lithuania)
Matthias Matzke (Germany)
Qi Tian Wang (China)
Augustinas Rakauskas (Lithuania)
Toleutaiuly Yeren (Kazakhstan)
Predrag Radisavljevic (Serbia)
Jovan Kocic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Herman Morander (Finland)
Junchi Deng (China)
Xiaohan Wang (China)
Jinghan Lin (China)
Liang Yue (China)
Sijia Wu (China)
Djordje Vasiljevic (Serbia)
Aitore Usipbaliev (Kazakhstan)
Fuat Daniar (Kazakhstan)
Michael Bridge (Canada)
Melanie Schittenhelm (Germany)
Members of the International Jury

Tibor Racz (Slovakia), Alexander Poeluev (Russia), Danijela Gazdic (Bosnia and Herzegovina),
Stephanie Poole (New Zealand), Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria) - President of the Jury, Antonio Spacarotella (Italy),
Graham Laurie (United Kingdom), Mary Tokarski (USA), Jun Chen (China).
Ying Ze Xu (China)
Klavdiya Tarabrina (Russia)
Milos Beljakovic (Serbia)
Bei Chen Liu (China)
Li Long (China)
Zhen Wu (China)
Hung Vu Viet (Vietnam)
Qian Song (China)
Yin Ling Jin (China)
Edward Giffney (New Zealand)
Dina Suljkovic (Serbia)
Deividas Jocius (Lithuania)
Dejan Perkovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Marko Lukic (Serbia)
Dragan Ribic (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Bor-Kuan Song (New Zealand)
Alexander Kolomiysev (Russia)
Bao Kang Zhu (China)
Mo Li (China)
Tuesday's concert featured the new generation of accordionists performing a spectacular pop concert full of beautiful music and dance. Enjoy the following pictures from the concert:
Concert of the New Generation
Ge Jiaqi and the Band
Ge Jiaqi and the Band
Ge Jiaqi and Wan Yizhang
Grayson Masefield (New Zealand) and Pietro Adgragna (Italy)
Grayson Masefield (New Zealand) and Pietro Adgragna (Italy) and Dancers
Modern Pop Accordion Band
Modern Pop Accordion Band
Modern Pop Accordion Band
Modern Pop Accordion Band of Shanghai Normal University
Modern Pop Accordion Band of Shanghai Normal University
Modern Pop Accordion Band of Shanghai Normal University
Modern Pop Accordion Band of Shanghai Normal University
Modern Pop Accordion Band and Grayson Masefield and Pietro Adragna taking their bows
Above left: Francesca Pigini and Alanah Jones
Above right: Grayson Masefield with a young fan
Above left: Grayson Masefield and Gary Daverne
Above right: Maurice and
Alanah Jones and Chen Jun
Above left: Sophia and Gary Daverne
Above right: Li Cong and Francesca Pigini
Downtown Shanghai
Downtown Shanghai
The beautiful downtown Shanghai Skyline
The beautiful downtown Shanghai Skyline
Downtown Shanghai
Downtown Shanghai
Downtown Shanghai
Yulia Amerikova, Alexander Selivanov, Yelena and Lionel Reekie, Heather Masefield, Kevin Friedrich and Edward Giffney
before the Richard Galliano Concert
Marco Cignarlia and Graham Laurie
Anna Bodell pictured as she carrying her son's accordion with Graham Laurie and Renzo Ruggieri
The next generation of accordionists Alexandra and Alena Reekie and Alexander Bodell with Kevin Friedrich
Above left: Frederic Deschamps, Alexander Silivanov, Yulia Amerkova, Jerome Bauer and Rita Davidson
Above right: Matthias Matzke (center) with Team Germany
Above left: Holda Paoletti-Kampl, Gary and Sophia Daverne and Adrio Kampl
Above right: Marie Jones (CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion), Maurice and
Alanah Jones
Above left: Rita Davidson (USA) enjoying a sightseeing trip
Above right: Kevin Friedrich and Harley Jones with in their mobile office
Above left: Lionel Reekie, Joan Sommers and Stephanie Poole
Above right: Heather Masefield, Anna Bodell, Mary Tokarski and Sonja Palanich
Above left: Ray and Anna Bodell
Above right: Team New Zealand Contestants - Patrick Liu, Bor-Kuan Song, Eddie Giffney and Alexandra Reekie
Above left: Yulia Amerikova and Alexander Selivanov (Russia)
Above right: Chen Jun and Holda Paoletti-Kampl (Italy)
Above left: Rita Davidson and Heather Masefield
Above right: Members of the Starlight Duo Maurice Jones and Lionel Reekie (New Zealand)
Above left: Lu Quang Minh (Vietnam), Jacques Mornet (France) and Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lithuania)
Above right: Werner Weibert and Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria)
Above: The beautiful banners found throught the campus of Shanghai Normal University
Above left to right: Alexander Veretennikov, Edrardo Abduaraimov, Yulia Amerikova, Vitatcheslav Semionov,
Klavdiya Tarabrina, Lui Lau and friend
Members of the International Delegation trying their hand at Chopsticks during lunch

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