The final segment of top solo (Category IV) of the 50th Klingenthal International Accordion Competition was held last Sunday night when the four finalists performed with the Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz/Reichenbach conducted by Stefan Fraas.

Winner Isoif Purits (picture above) performed “Impromptu” by the German composer Wolfgang Jacobi with the orchestra. The results for Category IV were:
1st Iosif Purits (Russia),
2nd Marko Sevarlic (Serbia),
3rd Hanzhi Wang (China)
4th Maciej Frackiewicz (Poland).

Of note was the success of competitors from China, who achieved a 1st, 2nd or 3rd placing in most categories.

Competition results for all the categories, photograph and videos are part of the event Report: 2013 Klingenthal

The event also featured concerts by such performers as:
Friedrich Lips, Juan José Mosalini, Stefan Hussong, Bayan-Mix, Beltango, Elsbeth Moser, Tobias Morgenstern, Concertina, Matthias Matzke, Victor Hugo Villena etc, along with the symphony orchestras Stadtorchester Klingenthal and Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz/Reichenbach.

You can download the complete program at: 2013KProgram