The 1st International Accordion Competition Montceau-les-Mines was held from 11th to 14th July at the Montceau-les-Mines Town Hall in the city of Montceau-les-Mines, France.

The event began with an opening concert featuring Renzo Ruggieri (picture top left) at the Jean Maillot Auditorium. Over the following days, evening concerts were given by Duo Xamp (Jean-Etienne Sotty and Fanny Vicens), and Dmitry Khodanovich, with a final concert featuring competition winners.

Jury members included Olivier Douyez (Belguim), Domi Emorine (France), Roman Jbanov (France – picture top right), Jean-Étienne Sotty (France), Pascale Martinez (France), Renzo Ruggieri (Italy), Nemanja Potparic (Montenegro), Anibal Freire (Portugal), Aleksandr Gataullin (Russia) and Zoran Rakic (Serbia).

Competition results:
“City of Montceau-Les-Mines Prize” Classical Solo: 1st – Vladimir Stupnikov (Russia – picture above left)
“City of Montceau-Les-Mines Prize” Variety Solo: 1st – Angélique Laporte (France – picture above right)
Accordion Chamber Music and other instruments: 1st – Sibduo (Russia) Andrei Bitiutskikh & Alexandr Sirotkin – piano and accordion