Competitions
30th June 2011
Primus
Ikaalinen is an International Accordion Competition for entertainment
music, which brings some of the best accordionists from all over the
world to Ikaalinen. Primus Ikaalinen competition is for musicians born
1975-1995.
1st prize 3000 €
2nd prize 2000 €
3rd prize 1000 €
4th and 5th prize 500 €
The 7th Primus Ikaalinen International Accordion Competition will be
organized by the Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival and town of
Ikaalinen, together with the guidance of the Finnish Accordion
Association, the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
and Finland's National TV Channel TV2, on 30th June 2011.
The Competition Committee will select contestants to the Final in
Ikaalinen from the submitted application documents and recordings.
The contestant must perform two virtuoso entertainment style pieces
of 3-4 minutes in duration suitable for a public entertainment concert,
preferably including one folkloristic piece from their native country.
The contestant will perform their pieces accompanied by a band provided
by the organizers. The competition will be televised live on Finland's
National TV Channel TV2.
29th June 2011
This competition is the Finnish Championship of entertainment accordion music.
The Golden Accordion is arranged in co-operation with a national
television channel, TV2, the Sata-Häme Soi Festival organisation, and
The Finnish Accordion Association. Every year since the first
competition in 1983, it has been broadcast live on TV.
The winner of the competition will represent Finland in the Primus Ikaalinen competition (live on TV on 30th June 2011).
29th June 2011
The competition is arranged alongside the Golden Accordion Competition, and is aimed at juniors up to 10 years of age.
The atmosphere is relaxed and encouraging for the young musicians. The
competition has been held since 1986, and is broadcast live on TV. The
winner is decided by telephone voting.
29th June 2011 and 30th June 2011
Traditional Accordion music, such as the polka, mazurka, jenka and
waltz, played by musicians of all ages. There are separate competitions
for chromatic accordions, as well as for diatonic instruments in
different age groups respectively.
