An accordion symposium of many accordion teachers from Shanghai, the Yangtze River Delta region and various major cities of China was held in the morning.

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While the symposium for teachers was continuing, the international guests were invited to the nearby park to attend the accordion festival of accordion ensembles and orchestras and to present certificates at a prize giving for events of the day and also events during the past year. The open air park was crowded with accordionists young and old with many accordion ensembles and orchestras performing.

The performers were all beautifully presented in folk costumes and colorful uniforms with proud parents (and proud teachers) excitedly taking photos and video and having a very enjoyable time. Notice that all the groups were playing by memory without any music stands.

The Grand Ceremony Concert

The Grand Ceremony Concert with its theme of ‘Echoes of Tradition and Modernity’ was held at the very prestigious Hongqiao Art Center. This Grand Ceremony Concert was attended by many important Shanghai City Changning District officials who were hosting the 2025 ‘Shanghai Spring’ 7th International Accordion Culture and Arts Week. The official welcome of important guests and some official speeches began the Grand Ceremony Concert.

After the official welcoming speeches the concert began. The hall had excellent acoustics, professional lighting and also superb graphics and colors being shown on the stage to compliment the excellent music performances.

Leonid Florin Muravjov of Sweden, who was the winner of the 2024 Coupe Mondiale Masters category was the first to perform. Next to perform was Nikita Kuznetsov of Russia who had won the 2024 Coupe Mondiale Virtuoso Entertainment category.

The Palladio Duo of Leonid Florin Muravjov and Yvegenia Siros of Estonia took the stage. Enjoy the video below.

Next was a trio, the performers, Mirco Patarini, Alexander Selivanov, Leonid Florin Muravjov combined together just for this concert.

The Parade of Champions was next to perform. The Duo Shanghai Breeze were winners of the 2024 Coupe Mondiale International Competition for Ensemble Music and they combined for this concert with 2024 Coupe Mondiale Virtuoso Entertainment winner Nikita Kuznetsov.

Duo Shanghai Breeze performed and then the duo was joined by a drummer.

Next came a beautiful piece China Amidst The Lights where a quartet of Crystal Wang, Mirco Patarini, Alexander Selivanov and Leonid Florin Muravjov. Enjoy the video below.

The concert ended with accordionist Pietro Adragna. He completed his solo performances combining in a duo with Hu Chenyun who played the Suona. The suona, also called dida, laba or haidi is a traditional double-reeded Chinese musical instrument. The basic design of the Suona originated in ancient Iran (then called Sorna) and appeared in China around the 3rd century. The Suona is popular in many parts of Northern and Southern China. The duo performance had a real impact for the audience and was an excellent way to complete the concert. View the video below and enjoy.

Event Organizers and Sponsors
Advisers: 
Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
China Accordion Association
Organizers:
Shanghai Musicians Association
Propaganda Department of Shanghai Changning District Committee of the Communist Party of China
Shanghai Changning District Culture and Tourism Bureau
Shanghai Changning District Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Co-organisers: 
Shanghai Changning District Culture and Tourism Management Affairs Center
Accordion Professional Committee of Shanghai Musicians Association
Shanghai Garment (Group) Co., Ltd.