The All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion and Harmonica is celebrated each year (on the third Saturday in March) at the Gnesin RAM Concert Hall in Moscow. The Department of the Bayan and Accordion of the Gnesin RAM established the event with project manager, Friedrich Lips. The aim of the event is to become part of a national cultural project.

This year the event will take place on March 15th, 2025 at 7pm.

The All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion and Harmonica is also Russia’s contribution to World Accordion Day (May 6th) because that date clashes with a Russian National Holiday, so for that reason, the All-Russian Day of Bayan, Accordion and Harmonica is held in March annually.

The initiative began in 2010 and demonstrated great enthusiasm in all regions of Russia, both from amateurs and professional musicians, and resulted in a truly national celebration.

Performers include laureates of international competitions in 2024:
Vasily Dobrin
Leo Muravyov-Florin
Olzhas Nurlanov
Alexey Loganov
Nikita Kuznetsov
Daria Sakharova, Alexey Loganov
Duet “Palladio” – Leo Muravyov-Florin and Evgenia Sirosh

Part 1:

A. Kusyakov – “Tornado” from the cycle “Faces of the Passing Time”
W. Mozart – 12 variations on the theme “Ah, vous dirais-je maman”
Performed by Vasily Dobrin

M. Glinka / M. Balakirev / arr. O. Nurlanov – Lark
X. Alven – Dance of the Shepherdess from the ballet Mountain King
Performed by Leo Muravyov-Florin

T. Lundqvist – Rondo from the Ballad for two bayans
J. Ibert – Little White Donkey
Performed by the duet “Palladio” Leo Muravyov-Florin and Evgeniya Sirosh

S. Rachmaninov – “Vocalise”
A. Rosenblat – “Dance of the Little Swans” from the fantasy suite “Swan Lake” by P. I. Tchaikovsky
Performed by Olzhas Nurlanov

Part 2:

A. Na Yun Kin Fantasy on the theme of the song “Thin Rowan”
R. Shchedrin Toccata
Performed by Alexey Loganov

G. Rossini – Overture to the opera “The Thieving Magpie”
V. Semenov – Moscow Fantasy
Performed by Daria Sakharova, Alexey Loganov

Laureate of the 2025 All-Russian competition for the best performance of baroque music on the button accordion and accordion

F. Chopin/T. Gumina – A joke on the theme of a waltz in C sharp minor
B. Hebb – Sunny
Z. Abreu – Tico-Tico
A. Mikhailov – a lady in jazz rhythms
Performed by Nikita Kuznetsov