1 Dragi gosti, cijenjeni sudionici svjetskog Dear guests, dear participants harmonikaškog kupa! of the Accordion World Cup! Dobrodošli u Varaždin, u baroknu i kulturnu Welcome to Varaždin, the baroque and cultural PREDSJEDNIK REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE prijestolnicu Hrvatske. Dobrodošli u grad čiji su capital of Croatia. Welcome to the city whose citizens građani izuzetno ponosni na glazbenu tradiciju svog are extremely proud of their musical tradition. Varaždin is the birthplace of some of the most important names grada. Velikani hrvatske glazbene scene rođeni in Croatian musical history, we have a famous music MINISTARSTVO KULTURE REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE u Varaždinu, poznata Glazbena škola, tradicija school, the tradition of the baroque music festival – održavanja festivala barokne glazbe i raznih drugih “Varaždin Baroque Evenings”; we organize various natjecanja mladih glazbenika, međunarodni glazbeni other competitions for young musicians, international seminari i škole te veliki broj aktivnih profesionalnih i music seminars and schools and there are numerous MINISTARSTVO ZNANOSTI, amaterskih glazbenika govore dovoljno o gradu koji u active professional and amateur musicians and OBRAZOVANJA I ŠPORTA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE potpunosti živi s glazbom i kulturom. ensembles. All this confirms that Varaždin is in reality “City of music and culture”. Varaždin vam srdačno i razdragano otvara svoje Varaždin has extensive experience in organizing ulice i trgove, otvorenim gostoprimstvom nudi MUSIC SCHOOL VARAŽDIN all kinds of large and small events: sports, scientific, atmosferu dobrodošlice koja će vas sigurno potaknuti touristic, cultural and others. We are well known for na druženje i uživanje u glazbi. Varaždin je poznat our cosmopolitanism and hospitality and we warmly po svom gostoprimstvu i organizaciji međunarodnih open our streets and squares to you in hope that you GOSPODARSKA ŠKOLA VARAŽDIN sportskih, znanstvenih, kulturnih i drugih skupova. will experience special relationship that Varaždin has Nadam se da ćete se i vi kao sudionici međunarodnog harmonikaškog to music and culture in general. We hope that the atmosphere of our kupa moći uvjeriti koliko inspirativan može biti Varaždin, grad koji je town, that leaded numerous artists to the peaks of their creativity, will mnoge umjetnike, slikare i glazbenike vodio prema vrhuncu njihovog also inspire you, not only in performances during this competition, but stvaralaštva. also permanently. On behalf of all citizens of Varaždin I wish you a pleasant stay, a Želim vam u ime svih građana Varaždina i u svoj ime osobno ime unique experience of friendship and unity that only music can inspire, da upravo u Varaždinu u potpunosti doživite uzvišenost prijateljstva i and that you take home the most valuable souvenir there is – beautiful glazbe, te da svojim domovima ponesete najljepše uspomene. memories. Dobrodošli Welcome dr. sc. Ivan Čehok dr. sc. Ivan Čehok Gradonačelnik Grada Varaždina The Mayor of the City of Varaždin 8 9 Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) and students for 75 years, and we look forward to working Croatian Accordion Teachers Association Member of The International Music Council together during a long and productive future. A Word Of Welcome (IMC–UNESCO) I would like to offer a special welcome and thank you to each of our n behalf of the Croatian Accordion Teachers Associa- n behalf of the rd tion, we are most honoured to welcome you to the 63rd Confédération 100+ contestants, their families and teachers, for supporting the our 63 Coupe Mondiale. Your commitment is inspiring to all and we wish you Coupe Mondiale International Accordion Champion- Internationale des ships in Varazdin, Croatia. Accordéonistes (CIA) well as you compete in our seven categories of International competition. O OExecutive Committee and CIA We truly appreciate your efforts and in our minds, you are all winners! More than a hundred competitors from 30 countires have gathered Member Nations worldwide, In addition, we are privileged to welcome International accordion Vjera Valentina here in the heart of Europe for five days to perform, enjoy and live it is my great pleasure, honor dignitaries and guests from around the world who will be participating Odak Basnec accordion music. For all of them, as well as the members of the CIA and privilege for the first time in the CIA General Assembly Meetings, serving as members of the Executive Committee, CIA Music Committee, international jurors, del- as CIA President to welcome International Jury and performing in the World Accordion Orchestra IV. egates, observers, and the general public, this is the opportunity to come you to the 63rd Coupe Mondiale together in one place, meet fellow accordionists, learn from each other, International Competition for I wish you all a most pleasant and successful stay here in Varaždin, experience different cultures, and make friends across all borders, all Accordionists hosted by our Croatia and I look forward to having the opportunity of meeting you united in our love for the accordion. CIA member – The Croatian during the festival. Accordion Teachers Association For the Croatian Accordion Teachers Association, founded in 1993, and a full CIA member since 2002, this is the first time to host a world (HDHP – Hrvatsko Društvo Kind regards, Harmonikaških Pedagoga) event, and an immense privilege to have been entrusted with the organi- sation of 63rd Coupe Mondiale. We have invested a lot of thought, time Since our first competition in 1938, the CIA Coupe Mondiale has and effort into it, and we therefore hope to make this a truly unforget- table experience for all of you! established itself as one of the most important accordion events in the Ljerka Kristijan Pašalić Potočnjak world, and we are honored to be able to hold this international event in Raymond Bodell This would not have been possible without the kind support of the Croatia for the very first time. President Confédération City of Varazdin, the Music School of Varazdin, and the Ministry of Internationale des Culture of the Republic of Croatia. This year is particularly exciting as we celebrate not only our annual Accordéonistes (CIA) th There are few places where music comes more naturally than in the Coupe Mondiale Competition, but also the 75 Anniversary of the CIA. baroque Varazdin. We are therefore very pleased to be able to offer it Our founders gathered in Paris in 1935 with the aim of working together some more in the shape of top-quality accordion music by Croatian and to elevate the status of the accordion, and it is truly significant that our international composers at the concerts held in the city’s concert halls, membership has continued working to promote accordion excellence including the performance by the World Accordion Orchestra. around the world ever since. We are indeed fortunate to have been Finally, let us wish a lot of success to all the competitors. We hope surrounded by the finest accordionists in the world representing artists, you enjoy the competition, as well as your stay in Croatia. teachers, composers, publishers, media, manufacturers, organizations Saša Moreno Bastalec Vinceković 10 11 araždin is a city that lives several different lives churches, from the acclaimed School of Music, one of the oldest in exclusively abroad. Slavko Magdic was the first student who headed at the same time. It tells a story of the glory of its this part of Europe, and even from the homes of many residents. This the study of harmonics in Moscow and whose return to begin a new past , celebrates the beauty of the countless faces is because Varaždin is the traditional center of the musical life of period of successful training in this instrument, the new generations of art and bears witness to the dynamism of its northwestern Croatia. Due to this rich musical heritage, the Varaždin of young people who move the footsteps of his professors, which are: daily life. Indeed,V at all times Varaždin offers a chance for a pleasant Baroque Evenings, an acclaimed international Baroque music festival, Zeljko Škoić, Valentina Lokaj, Drazen Košmeri, Senka Bašek , Lidija break, but also the opportunity to all who wish to abandon themselves have been held every autmn since 1971. Maksic and Davor Bobic, who has graduated in composition, music to an intensive enjoyment of the joys of life. To put it in a nutshell, theory and accordion concert at the famous State Conservatory “PI Varaždin is a place where discovery is ongoing- which is the best kind Today one of the most accomplished European makers of musi- Tchaikovsky in Kiev. Davor Bobic is one of the most frequently and of invitation to a city where in few steps one walks through centuries. cal instruments, the master Vladimir Proskurnjak, lives and works in most prominent Croatian composer, recipient of numerous profession- Varaždin. To the present many hundreds of violins, violas, guitars and al and national awards and distinguished director of Varazdin Baroque Numerous cultural and historical sights of Varaždin are testimony tamburitza, which are noted for their exceptionally beautiful and ma- Evenings. Krznar Nada is a part of the younger generation. She is one to its rich history, spanning a period of over eight centuries. The name jestic sounds,were crafted in the workshop of this unique “Stardivarius of the most successful students by the number of prizes won, and later Varaždin was first mentioned in 1181, and the status of free royal of Varaždin”, who like the famed master from Cremona specializes