The winner of The Golden Accordion 2010 Viivi Maria Saarenkylä.
Finalists of The Golden Accordion 2010
Tuomas Kinnunen, Joensuu
Competition Pieces: 1. Hurmaava kimalainen (Lasse Könönen) 2. Venetsian karnevaalit (trad., sov. Esko Könönen)
Tuomas Kinnunen was introduced to the accordion at the age of 10 by Hannu Korkalainen, a colleague of his father. Korkalainen was also the first teacher of Tuomas. Since then Tuomas has studied at the Joensuu Conservatory, and was taught by Arto Tarkkonen until 1993. Tuomas has studied the accordion independently, without a teacher, for many years now. He played in the Golden Accordion Final also last year. Playing the accordion, working, and spending time with his family take up most of Tuomas´ time. If he has spare time he also likes to work in the forest.
Katri Rantanen, Sastamala
Competition Pieces: 1. Pensieri di primavera (Emanuele Rastelli) 2. Samba fatal (Pentti Lasanen/G.Malmstén) Teacher & institution: The Accordion Group in Sastamala Folk High School, led by Aulis Järvinen
Katri Rantanen has played the accordion for about 7 years. A song by the Finnish group Yölintu ”Tv:n kokoinen haitari” (”An accordion the size of a TV”) inspired Katri to start playing, Katri also had a friend at school who played the accordion, which influenced her choice of instrument. Katri starts her second year of high school in the fall. Besides studying and playing the accordion she also has time to jog and ski both cross country and downhill.
Kirsi Korpela, Uusikaupunki
Competition pieces: 1. The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) 2. Pohjois-Karjala (Gösta Sundqvist, sov. Samuli Jokinen) Teacher and institution: Marja-Liisa Santala, Vakka-Suomi Music Institute
Kirsi Korpela has played the accordion for about 12 years. After sitting in an accordion case listening to her brother play, Kirsi wanted to start playing herself. Kirsi takes accordion lessons, plays in the Vakka-Suomi Accordion Club Orchestra and in the Light Music Orchestra of the Turku Accordion Club. Kirsi is an outgoing girl, who will start her second year of high school this fall. Her hobbies include baseball, walking her dog and going to the gym.
Viivi Maria Saarenkylä, Savonlinna
Competition Pieces: 1. Tico-tico (Zequinha de Abreu) 2. Basso ostinato (Viktor Vlasov) Teacher & institution: Kirsi Laamanen, Savonlinna Music Academy
Viivi Maria Saarenkylä has played the accordion for almost 11 years. Her brother played and that inspired Viivi Maria to start playing the accordion as well. Viivi Maria also enjoys ballroom dancing and regards both dancing and playing the accordion as her “main sport”. She likes other sports as well and likes to run and ski whenever she has time. The outgoing and energetic young lady also plays the piano and the diatonic accordion. Her dream is to conquer a big mountain, such as Mont Blanc, some day.
Mari Laskujärvi, Vilppula
Competition Pieces: 1. Romanialainen rapsodia (Lasse Pihlajamaa) 2. Tango pour Claude (Richard Galliano)
Mari Laskujärvi has played the accordion for 14 years. She started playing the accordion following the example of her mother. Mari participated in the finals of the Golden Accordion Competition also in 2007. Besides playing the accordion Mari enjoys different kinds of sports.
Timo Sormunen has played the accordion since he was 8 years old. Aarne Pasanen was his first teacher and their collaboration continues today. Timo has an enormous amount of experience playing in dance music groups, in a theatre and accompanying folk dance groups. Timo has played in the Golden Accordion Finals in 1997, 1998, and 2008. www.timosormunen.fi
Tickets are available at the Festival Office tel +358 3 440 0224 tickets(at)satahamesoi.fi and at the concert venues one hour before the start of the concert.
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