Accordion at international music fairs and shows

[Deleted member 48]

What are the greatest international music instrument fairs / expo/ shows ?
The NAMM and Musikmesse accordion videos are online, and what about the others?
How important are the Shanghai and Moscow music instrument fairs for the accordion(s)?

Im looking for online videos of the 2014, 2015 and later on 2016 Shanghai and Moscow music instrument fairs.
Feel free to add videos.
How are the Italian accordion makers attending these music instrument fairs?


Bugari Accordion 2013 Shanghai Music Expo


Istvan Alapi at Music China 2009. A Girl plays Accordion at Roland stand


BG FRANCE MUSIC CHINA Shanghai 2015

Some photos of a Chinese accordion factory at the 2014 Shanghai fair.
An annual output of 350.000 accordions... (85% for export)
http://www.chinayingjie.com/NewsView.asp?newID=95

 

[debra]

I just returned from the World Music Festival in Innsbruck. It is organised once every 3 years (In Innsbruck, Austria) and is a very large competition of accordion ensembles and orchestras. I played in the Höchststufe (highest category) for orchestras, with the Nederlands Symfonisch Accordeon Orkest (see http://www.nsao.nl ). We came in 13th or 14th (it was hard to follow during the announcements of the rankings) and for us that is a really good result. (We play quite differently from what most German orchestras do.)
Im sure that several participants in different categories will start publishing YouTube videos over the next days and weeks.

 

[Glenn]

Congratulations on your world ranking.

 

[Deleted member 48]

Congratulations Paul with the results of the Nederlands Symfonisch Accordeon Orkest.
Saw an online impression of the Hohnerklang orchestra:

12. World Music Festival 2016 - WMF Innsbruck 2016 - Music & Europahymne

I am not familiar with the Innsbruck World Music Festival. Does this festival also includes a music instruments expo / fair , including accordions ?

 

[debra]

It turns out we came in ranked 12th in the highest category.
Links: Final (Allegro Molto) from Eroica by Beethoven:
Variations on a Pentatonic theme:
I can only say Im proud of our performance! (In the second video Im the bass player right in the center at the back.)

Enjoy!