Musikmesse 2010 - Frankfurt, Germany, March 24-27
April 12, 2010Musikmesse is the largest international trade show for musical instruments and sheet music. Imagine 4 days packed full with special presentations and concerts. Talking about the accordion manufacturers, it will not be overstated to say Castelfidardo goes to Frankfurt during the trade show. Accordion manufacturers, bellows and reed makers, electronics developers (MIDI, microphones) - you can clearly sense the pulse of the industry, try the latest products, talk to the artisans and many of the world renowned artists.
The Accordion Gallery joined Siwa & Figli for a very strong and convincing debut on the world stage. We had hundreds of people visit our booth. Our guests enjoyed many featured performances as well as the opportunity for a personal experience playing some of our latest acoustic and electronic instruments.
Siwa & Figli Catalog April-2010 (PDF Format)
The photographs below should give you an idea about the spirit of the event.
| Welcome to the Siwa & Figli booth at Musikmesse 2010! |
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| Ivan, Alexandra, and Ivana
Stanojlovic proudly present their Siwa & Figli
Accordions, fantastic instruments crafted with patience and passion. |
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Meet some of our performers and friends
| Christa Behnke and Pino Di Modugno - world class accordion artistry! | |
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| Share our excitement ... | ... admiring the virtuosity of Christa and Pino |
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| Mario Gatto and Pino Di Modugno |
Video: Hiroshi Kawai |
| Buzor Nenic and Mario Gatto |
Video: Dorjan Krljar |
| Goran Vorgic is a
virtuoso accordionist and multiple times accordion champion of
Yugoslavia and Serbia. He teaches music at the Music School in Novi Sad, Serbia. A Siwa & Figli Featured Artist, Goran appears regularly on live radio and TV shows. |
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| Dorjan Krljar is a professional accordionist and composer. A man of many talents, he went though a career change and recently rediscovered his love for music and passion for the accordion. Dorjan is a devoted Siwa & Figli fan an a representative and distributor for the company in Germany. |
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| Roma, Klezmer, Balkan,
French, Classical arrangements - Buzor
Nenic's repertoire is a musical journey around the world. |
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| Hannes Michor is
among Siwa & Figli's most devoted supporters and friends. He
has an impressive collection of Siwa & Figli accordions. It was
a great pleasure to have him among our guests at Musikmesse 2010. |
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| Dule Kremenovic
performs at weddings and private events in Germany. It was great to meet him in person at Musikmesse 2010. |
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| Ivan Stanojlovic and
Dorjan Krljar
play Serbian folk music. |
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| Accordion Gallery greetings
from Musikmesse
2010 |
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| We received a lot of positive feedback for the Siwa & Figli accordions. People appreciated every aspect of the instruments - the appearance, the excellent balance and ease of handling, the instant reed response, the perfect blend between treble and bass sound, the precise mechanics. Our guests had a hard time putting the accordions down and we all enjoyed a variety of music. If you stopped by our booth at Musikmesse, please share your impressions, photos, and video clips. We will be glad to stay in touch. | |
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Video: Dorjan Krljar |
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Accordion Gallery Musikmesse 2010 Memories
| Hiroshi Kawai (Siwa
& Figli representative for Japan) and Guenadiy Lazarov - accordion friendship across the Pacific Ocean. |
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| With partners
and friends like Ivan
Stanojlovic (right) and Sergio Domesi (left)
we are sure we can offer our customers the best acoustic and electronic
accordions. The success of the collaboration between the Accordion
Gallery and Siwa & Figli is deeply rooted in our shared passion
for the accordion and music in general. |
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| It was a thrill to
meet Amleto Dallape!
The legendary man impressed me with his kind and humble personality. Dorjan Krljar (left), Amleto Dallape (center), and Guenadiy Lazarov (right). |
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| Master Ivan
Stanojlovic with some of his good friends and loyal partners - Here is
to friendship and music! |
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| Left to right: Dorjan Krljar, Hannes Michor, Goran Vorgic, Ivan Stanojlovic, and Guenadiy Lazarov. |