On 20 February, the National Association of Kaunas (Lithuania) organized a Marathon accordion event with over 140 participants. Very young accordionists were playing all day successfully impressing the audience. Frédéric Deschamps was giving a master classes on Saturday morning for all the teachers present showing the innovative teaching techniques. The Festival marathon included the 2009 Coupe Mondiale dual winner (classic and variété), Grayson Masefield of New Zealand. is concert program consisting of classical and variété music, strongly excited the packed auditorium of over 600 people and included a standing ovation for this young artists performance. The next day, Grayson Masefield performed another very successful concert in Vilnius.
Grayson Masefield plays "La Tempete" at Primus Ikaalinen, 2009