INTERNATIONAL ACCORDIOMANIA ACCORDION COMPETITION 2025
CATEGORY REGULATION
3.1. SOLOISTS
I Category: Participants born in 2014 and younger.
Program duration – up to 5 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be originally written for an accordion.
II Category: Participants born in 2013, 2012, 2011.
Program duration – up to 8 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be originally written for an accordion.
III Category: Participants born in 2010 and 2009.
Program duration - up to 12 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be originally written for an accordion.
IV Category: Participants born in 2008, 2007 and 2006.
Program duration – up to 20 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, of which one must be written before 1800 and at least one original composition for accordion.
V Category: Participants born in 2005 and earlier.
Program duration – up to 30 minutes: Compositions of free choice with a different character, one of which must be written before 1800 and at least one original composition for accordion.
3.2. VARIETY (soloists)
VI Category: participants born in 2006 and younger.
Program duration – up to 10 minutes: Free choice of program with contrasting style and character.
VII Category: participants born in 2005 and earlier.
Program duration – up to 15 minutes: Free choice of program with contrasting style and character.
3.3. CHAMBER MUSIC (up to 9 performers, of which at least 1 accordion/bayan/bandoneon)
VIII Category: Chamber group with an average age of participants up to 14 years.
Program duration – up to 8 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.
IX Category: Chamber group with an average age of participants up to 19 years.
Program duration – up to 15 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.
X Category: Chamber group with an average age of participants over 19 years.
Program duration – up to 20 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.
3.4. ORCHESTRAS (at least 10 performers, of which at least 1 accordion/bayan/bandoneon)
XI Category: Orchestra with an average age of participants up to 19 years.
Program duration – up to 15 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.
XII Category: Orchestra with an average age of participants over 19 years.
Program duration – up to 20 minutes: Free choice compositions with contrasting style and character.
