The 69th Coupe Mondiale will take place in Rostov-on-Don, 11 to 17 September 2016 hosted by the CIA member, the International Music Centre “Harmony”.

Picture left: Harmony Art-Director Alexander Poeluev speaking at the last CIA Congress: “We invite all accordion players to participate in the 69th Coupe Mondiale in Rostov-on-Don. An exciting competition, unique concerts, exhibitions and many interesting events will take place during this week.”

The 2016 Coupe Mondiale features:
– An event held in the three prestigious big halls of the city with excellent acoustics and lighting;
– Seven concerts in the cities best locations;
– Leading Russian soloists and ensembles, symphonic, jazz and folk orchestras and a combined orchestra of accordionists;
– Finest young accordionists from around the world competing for 8 titles of different types and styles of music;
– Final concert in the main city square where an audience of approximately 100,000 will listen to the 2016 Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Champion.

Rostov-on-Don is the largest city in the South of Russia, the region has major educational facilities and is a cultural center that is often called the “capital of the accordion”. Travel to Rostov-on-Don is easy with an international airport close to the city.

Full information including competition rules and regulations, hotels, visas etc. will be published later this month at: Coupe Mondiale

Picture below of CIA Secretary General Kimmo Mattila, CIA President Raymond Bodell, Harmony President Yuri Shishkin looking on and Harmony Art-Director Alexander Poeluev signing the contract to host the 2016 Coupe Mondiale.