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Daily
reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador)
Festival pictures and videos are provided by Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones, Alison Worthington, Minna Plihtari and
Graham Laurie. |
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| Round I of the 67th Coupe Mondiale
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Twenty five candidates in the 67th Coupe Mondiale performed their first round of competitions before a jury of esteemed musicians at the Europ-Saal, the main concert hall in the Salzburg Congress Center.
The candidate performed the 2014 Test
Round consisting of the following three (3) pieces:
- Any Baroque work.
- 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...
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Single movement from a cyclic works is acceptable, however a maximum
of only one movement from any cyclic work will be accepted. Playing time for Round I: maximum 20
minutes. Failure to observe maximum playing time will result in a
mark penalty.
Note: 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. |
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Members of the International Jury for the 67th Coupe Mondiale are: Viatcheslav Semionov (Russia), Miljan Bjeeletic (Serbia), Li Cong (China), Graham Laurie (UK), Grayson Masefield (New Zealand), Andreas Nebl (Germany), Matti Rattanen (Finland), Kazys Stonkus (Lithuania), Marek Suchan (Austria).
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| You will find the archived videos of their performance by clicking the above Video Center link, however we have included a couple of pictures from the contestants in each category. |
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Nebojsa Acimovic (Serbia) |
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Jovan Kocic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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Augustinas Rakauskas (Lithuania) |
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Iwo Jedynecki (Poland) |
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| Junior Coupe Mondiale, Round I
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| As the contestants in the 67th Coupe Mondiale began their competition, the Junior Coupe Mondiale, attracting 25 young accordionists from around the world began their first round of competition. Each contestant was required to perform the following program: |
- 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...
- A minimum of
two (2) different Composers
- Single movements
from cyclic works are acceptable, however a maximum of one movement
of any cyclic work shall be selected. 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.
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Members of the International Jury: Christian Holler (Austria), Oleg Sharov (Russia), Pedrag Kostovic (Serbia),
Jacques Mornet (France), Mirco Patarini (Italy),
Zoran Rakic (Bosnia),
Liz Finch (USA) and
Georg Hettmann (Germany)
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Louis De Backere (Belgium) |
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Michael Frankenberger (Salzburg, Austria) |
| Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
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| The third venue of competition featured young accordionists in the Junior Intl. Comp. for Virtuoso Entertainment Music competition. Coming from as far afield as China, New Zealand, the USA and throughout Europe, the competition proved popular with the audience who heard each contestant perform as follows: |
- OWN CHOICE PROGRAM:
Own choice program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different
styles and moods.
- Playing time: maximum
7 minutes. Failure to observe the maximum playing time will result
in a mark penalty.
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Members of the International Jury: Yulia Amerikova (Russia), Marku Lindemann (Finland),
Heather Masefield (New Zealand),
Oswaldhino Da Silva (Brazil), Crystal Wang (China),
Yan Tabachnyk (Ukraine),
Mary Tokarski (USA),
Ruedi Marty (Switzerland) and
Sylvia Zobek (Austria) |
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Nicolas Rapicault (France) |
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Nathan Chapetan (USA) |
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Alexandra Reekie (New Zealand) |
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| Masters Coupe Mondiale
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| The Masters Coupe Mondiale showcased 28 talented competitors. The first 10 performed today, with the remaining contestants to perform tomorrow throughout the day. Each contestant performed the following: |
- OWN CHOICE PROGRAM:
consisting of three (3) or more pieces including one from the Baroque
era, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style* and one piece of
a technical virtuosic style**. It must contain at least one Original
Work but transcriptions may also be used. Single movements from cyclic
works are acceptable.
* 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...
- Competitors
must present themselves as artists to an audience; presentation, dress
and stage-craft all being important.
- Playing time: minimum
15 minutes to maximum 20 minutes playing time. Failure to observe
minimum or maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
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| Members of the International Jury: Vojin Vasovic (Serbia),
Marku Lindemann (Finland),
Ruedi Marty (Switzerland),
Stephanie Poole (New Zealand),
Daniela Rakic (Bosnia),
Renzo Ruggieri (Italy),
Alexander Selivanov (Russia),
Jorgen Sundeqvist (Sweden),
Stas Vengalevski (USA),
Crystal Wang (China) and
Sylvia Zobek (Austria). |
| Gala Concert |
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Yuri Shishkin |
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Shishkin performed V. Semionov’s Sonata No. 3 "Reminiscence of the Future” which was dedicated to him by the composer. The world premiere was on 21st of November, 2013 when it was performed at the Big Concert Hall of the Moscow House of Composers, and was part of the XXXV International Contemporary Music Festival "Moscow Autumn“. Yuri is pictured with Mr. Semionov at the conclusion of the performance in Salzburg. (Holda Paoletti-Kampl - Interpreter) |
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Yuri Shishkin |
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Yuri Shishkin who received a standing ovation for his stunning performance |
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Klezmer Reloaded
Maciej Golebiowski (clarinet) and
Alexander Shevchenko (accordion) |
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Klaus Paier Trio
Klaus Paier (accordion/bandoneon),
Stefan Gfrerrer (bass) and
Roman Werni (Drums) |
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Klaus Paier Trio |
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Klaus Paier (bandoneon) |
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Klaus Paier Trio
Klaus Paier (accordion/bandoneon),
Stefan Gfrerrer (bass) and
Roman Werni (Drums) |
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