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 Competition "Heinrich Band" for instrumental performance on the Bandoneón.

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The aim of the competition is to promote and disseminate the culture and knowledge related to the Bandoneón as a concert instrument capable of facing the great repertoire of the past and of supporting the creation and dissemination of a new repertoire.

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The three finalists who will enter the final phase will perform, in public concert, on August 24th 2022 on the occasion of the VIII edition of the International Bandoneon Masterclass realized in the context of the XIII ed. by ARTango & Jazz Festival.

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For this edition, the Competition will make use of the precious partnership with the Bandonion4Friends Association and the Bandonion & Concertina Fabrik of Klingental, engaged in the production of the legendary AA instruments (Alfred Arnold). As evidence of the precious partnership, the German factory and the Association will offer the prize for the competitor who wins the 1st place:  an AA 142 bandoneón worth € 7,949.00.