The Associazione Culturale Anton Stadler and the Accademia Italiana del Bandoneón, with the contribution of the RAS Regione Autonoma della Sardegna - Assessorato Pubblica Istruzione, Beni Culturali, Informazione, Spettacolo e Sport, Comune di Iglesias-Assessorato Cultura, Sport e Spettacolo, Fondazione di Sardegna, MIC Ministero della Cultura and in collaboration with the AR'TANGO-Bandoneon Project Association of Avignon, announce the 2nd International Bandoneon Competition “Heinrich Band”.

The “Heinrich Band” International Competition takes advantage of the precious partnership with the Bandonion4Friends Association and the Bandonion & Concertinafabrik of Klingental, engaged in the production of the legendary AA (Alfred Arnold) instruments. As evidence of the precious partnership, the Association and the German factory will offer the prize for the competitor who wins the 1st place: an AA 142 bandoneón.

The competition and all the partners involved aim to promote and disseminate the culture and knowledge related to the bandoneon as a concert instrument capable of facing the great repertoire of the past and of promoting the creation and dissemination of a new repertoire.

For each edition, the competition can take place in different venues and focus on different themes: from composition to performance on the bandoneon, to composition for teaching etc.

The 2022 edition is dedicated to a bandoneon competition and is divided into a single category.