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Saturday 22 August 2026
10:00 – 12:00 CIA Executive Meeting
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2026 CIA Executive meeting

Meeting left to right: Harley Jones (Public Relations – New Zealand), Zorica Karakutovska (Vice-President – North Macedonia), Mirco Patarini (President – Italy), Kimmo Mattila (Secretary General), Alexander Selivanov (Russia – Vice-President). Absent was Prof. Li Cong (travel delay) with China Representative Crystal Wang present to report. Absent Samgar Tolkynkhan (Vice-President, Kazakhstan) organising.

Sunday, 23 August 2026
10:00 – 16:00 Registration and Information Desk, Central Concert Hall “Qazaqconcert”, 10/1 Mangilik El Avenue, Info Desk: Located in the Foyer of the Qazaqconcert.

09:00 – 11:00 Music Committee Meeting

2026 Music Committee

Attending the meeting left to right: Congyu (Crystal) Wang – China; Ruedi Marty – Switzerland; Alexander Selivanov – Chair, Russia; Grayson Masefield – Vice Chair, New Zealand; Danijela Gazdic-Kljajic – Bosnia and Herzegovina; Absent: Jiří Lukeš – Czech Republic; Absent: Antonio Spaccarotella – Italy.

13:00 – 15:00 General Assembly (Autumn Congress) – Opening Session
Qazaqconcert, Conference Hall, 10/1 Mangilik El Avenue.

Executive table
Executive table
Executive table
Executive table
delegates
delegates

Delegates attending
Mattila, Kimmo (Secretary General)
Patarini Mirco (President and meeting Chairman)
Mattila, Ville (Computer systems)
Academy of Music, University of Eastern Sarajevo
Gazdic, Danijela
Gazdic, Slobodan
Accordion Association of Chinese Musicians Association
Wang, Congyu (Crystal)
Li, Cong
Association “Artist”, Bijeljina
Perić, Slaviša
Australian Accordion Teachers’ Association
Marx, Tatjana
CNIMA Centre National et Internationale de Musique d Accordeon
Mornet, Jacques
Boucheix, Nathalie
Center of Musical Art, autonomous non-profit Organisation
Romanko, Viktor
Selivanov, Alexander
Veretennikov, Aleksandr
Gataullin, Alexander
Dmitriev, Aleksandr
Bondarenko, Viacheslav
Safin, Minivalii
Amerikova, Yuliia
Selivanov, Lev
Department of Accordion at Faculty of Philology and Art in Kragujevac
Mandic, Vladimir
Blagojevic, Vladimir
Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V.
Hettmann, Georg
Fundación Entre Fuelles
Muñoz Donoso, Joaquín
Harmonika Verband Österreichs
Scheibenreif, Herbert
Krones, Wolfgang
Italian Accordion Culture
Roffi, Pietro
Dellarole, Giorgio
Kazakh National University of Arts
Samgar, Tolkynkhan
Gaissin, Anatoly
Valiev, Farkhat
Tihkonov, Anatoly
Ergeshova, Aruuke
Korean Accordion Association
Jeon, Haein
Lithuanian National Accordionist’s Union
Velikis, Povilas
Ljubiteli na Klasicnata Muzika in Skopje
Karakutovska, Zorica
Karakutovska, Anica
Mito Algarvio – Associação de Acordeonistas do Algarve
Conceição, Nelson
National University of Music Bucharest
Mihalache, Fernando
New Zealand Accordion Association
Masefield, Heather
Masefield, Grayson
Yang-Daverne, Mingyue (Sophia)
Jones, Harley
Masefield, Amber
Worthington, Alison
The Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts Plovdiv
Marinov, Angel
accordeon.ch
Marty, Ruedi
Glur, Yvonne

delegates
delegates
delegates
delegates
Welcome from QAZAQ Concert managers
Welcome from QAZAQ Concert managers
delegates and deputy manager of QAZQQ
delegates and deputy manager of QAZQQ
delegates
delegates
delegates
delegates
delegates
delegates
PR report by Harley Jones
PR report by Harley Jones
Grayson Masefield show the new app for jury music.
Grayson Masefield shows the new app for jury music.
Harley Jones reads Kevin Friedrich letter that not standing again.
Harley Jones reads Kevin Friedrich letter of retirement after 50 years of CIA service.

Kevin Friedrich, in his retirement announcement, thanked the CIA for the “incredible opportunities” that he experienced over the last five decades. Over the nearly 50 years of service, Kevin engaged in many roles including contestant through to CIA delegate, Vice President, President, Ambassador and more.

16:00 – 17:30 Draw for the performance order (Qazaqconcert, Chamber Hall)

Huge Draw Digital Display Screen
Huge Draw Digital Display Screen at the back of the stage
Candidates gathering in the foyer for the Draw
candidates
candidates
candidates
Herbert Scheibenreif and some candidates
Herbert Scheibenreif and some candidates
candidates and teachers waiting in the foyer
candidates and teachers waiting in the foyer
candidates in the foyer
candidates in the foyer
candidates and teachers in the foyer before draw
candidates and teachers in the foyer before draw
The main hall seating over 3,000 people.
The main hall seating over 3,000 people.
Masters category draw - the largest category
Masters category draw – the largest category
Junior Virtuoso draw
Junior Virtuoso draw
Virtuoso Entertainment draw
Virtuoso Entertainment draw
Junior Coupe Draw - another very large category
Junior Coupe Draw – large category
Candidates coming on stage to draw
Ville Mattila scanning the draw choice
Ville Mattila scanning the draw choice
World Music Ensemble draw - one from each group
World Music Ensemble draw – one from each group
Chamber Music Ensemble draw - one from each group
Chamber Music Ensemble draw – one from each group
Some of the candidates in the hall for the drawing.
Some of the candidates in the hall for the drawing.
Mirco Patarini welcomes all the candidates, teachers and parents to Astana.
Mirco Patarini welcomes all the candidates, teachers and parents to Astana.
Management of the QAZAQ, on the left the Director Akan Abdualiyev.
Management of the QAZAQ, on the left the Director Akan Abdualiyev.
Candidates gathering for more pictures in the foyer after the draw.
Candidates
Candidates
The Host QAZAQ Concert Organisation
The Host QAZAQ Concert Organisation

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