Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) with festival pictures and videos provided by Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones and Alison Worthington. For event videos, please visit the Education & Archive Project link above.

Own Choice Program
  • For two (2) to five (5) musicians in any formation, minimum one acoustic accordion (e.g., can be multiple accordions, or accordions with other instruments).
  • World Music Ensemble is for all acoustic and electronic instruments but the candidates must provide their own equipment. A piano tuned at A 442 will be provided by the organisers
  • Own Choice Program of concert music consisting of at least two (2) pieces with contrasting style.
  • Marking will take into consideration program choice, level of playing and ensemble work.
  • Maximum playing time: 20 minutes
  • All music must be performed live, no pre recorded or backing tracks will be allowed.
  • Each contestant has a maximum set up time of 5 minutes.
     

Contestants and Programs
Trio
Galimzhan, Narymbetov (accordion)
Nauryz, Zhailybayev
(bayan)
Artur, Sharipov
(accordion)

Kazakhstan
Own Choice Program
S. Abdinurov, A. Efremenko: Abyz
N. Nikolaidi: Concert Kui
S. Abdinurov, A. & G. Efremenko: Ordabasy
Kurmangazy, Arr. A. Gaissin: Kui Tartys

Onega Trio
Huang, Rong
(accordion)
Wu, Di
(piano)
Yang, Yixuan
(violin)

China
Own Choice Program
A. Piazzolla: Fuga 9
V. Novikov: Samba "Carnival"
V. Azarashvili: Spanish Suite

Trio "Trikotaj"
Khitushka, Vitaly
(accordion)
Baian, Albert
(drums)
Frunze, Alexandr
(double bass)

russia flag
Russia
Own Choice Program
C. Porter: You`d Be So Nice To Come Home To
G. Gershwin: The Man I Love
N. Bogoslovsky: Three Years I Dreamed Of You
S. Mendes: Groovy Samba

Russian Renaissanse Mykitenko, Alexey
(accordion)
Kuznetsov, Ivan
(balalaika)
Vinogradov, Ivan
(balalaika contrabass)
Zakharova, Anastasiia
(domra)
russia flag
Russia
Own Choice Program
A. Tarasov: Barinya Russian Folk Song
E. Artemyev: Postlude From Film «burnt By The Sun»
R. Galliano: Tango Pour Claude
D. Ellington: Caravan

Masters Duo
Naumov, Mihail
(accordion)
Komelkov, Aleksandr
(accordion)
russia flag
Russia
Own Choice Program
F. Angelis: Hommage A Paco
A. Shalayev: Kalina
V. Chernikov: Wide Steppe
A. Musichini/J. Rossi: Puzzle Polka

The Pillers
Piller, Daniel
(accordion)
Piller, Darko
(violin)
Jovanovic, Nenad
(piano)
Jovanovic, Branko
(tambura)

Austria
Own Choice Program
J. Pachelbel: Canon D Major
A. Nikolic: Balkango
J.S. Bach/D. Piller: Rock Toccata And Fuga
arr. D. Piller: Russian Hungarian Variation
Serbian Traditional: Pasona Kolo

Art-Quintet
Sharavyev, Nikita
(accordion)
Sharavyeva, Anastasia
(domra alto)
Solomeina, Olga
(domra)
Ryzancev, Anton
(bass guitar)
Perevozkin, Ilya
(balalaika)
russia flag
Russia
Own Choice Program
R. Galliano: Opale Concerto Mov. 1
J. Wojtarowicz: Heart
A. Piazzolla/V. Zykin: Libertango
A. Shmykov: Monte Carlo