The 7th International Accordion Culture and Arts Week, a key part of the 40th Shanghai Spring Music Festival, will take place from March 31 to April 7 in Shanghai’s Changning district.

Shanghai’s Changning district to host the 2025 ‘Shanghai Spring’ 7th International Accordion Culture and Arts Week.

Organized by the Shanghai Musician Association, Changning District Culture and Tourism Bureau, and other partners – list below, the event will feature a diverse lineup of performances and activities centered around the theme “Echoes of Tradition and Modernity”.

The Breezing Terrace of the Columbia Circle, a multifunctional complex with offices, stores, a bookshop, restaurants and cafes, will serve as a venue for activities for the festival.

Highly regarded accordionists from seven countries — Russia, Italy, the United States, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, and Estonia – will join musicians from the Yangtze River Delta region for performances and teaching / cultural exchanges.

This year’s festival will have accordion performances integrate with various cultural events, spanning a range of venues and times, from daytime family-friendly activities at the Columbia Circle, a multifunctional complex with offices, stores, a bookshop, restaurants and cafes, to night-time crossover concerts at the Hongqiao Art Center.

The Hongqiao Art Center will serve as one of the major venues for the festival.

The “Echoes of Tradition and Modernity” gala and the “Listen to the World, Share the Accordion” exhibition of outstanding accordion performances from across the nation will be held on April 5 and 6 at the Hongqiao Art Center, presenting the artistry’s classical heritage and promising future.

To coincide with the festival, Shanghai-based travel agency Spring Tour has launched a limited-edition tourism package. Visitors from the Yangtze River Delta and other regions can book the “Laszlo Hudec’s Beauty, Accordion Journey” itinerary, offering a three-day, two-night stay in Changning and priority access to three concerts.

The district’s tourism department is collaborating with local hotels to offer concert ticket holders discounted rates or gifts, utilizing the “ticket stub economy” to boost local consumption and support Changning’s aspiration to become a core area for international consumption in Shanghai.

The Shanghai No 3 Girls High School is a school with a long history in Changning district, Shanghai.

This year, alongside traditional accordion performances, the festival will feature electronic accordion performances and an innovative fusion of the accordion with the Chinese suona, a traditional woodwind instrument, in a rendition of Chinese classic music Hundreds of Birds Worshipping the Phoenix.

The event will bring together international accordion virtuosos and Chinese accordion performers, who will not only offer concerts but also engage in discussions, seminars and lectures including international trends in music education and music styles, paving the way for national and international accordion development amongst the many accordion teachers participating.

Advisers: 
Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
China Accordion Association
Organizers:
Shanghai Musicians Association
Propaganda Department of Shanghai Changning District Committee of the Communist Party of China
Shanghai Changning District Culture and Tourism Bureau
Shanghai Changning District Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Co-organisers: 
Shanghai Changning District Culture and Tourism Management Affairs Center
Accordion Professional Committee of Shanghai Musicians Association
Shanghai Garment (Group) Co., Ltd.