49th International Accordion Competition - Opening ceremony

49th International Accordion Competition - Opening ceremony on 19th May 2026 in the House of Croatian defenders in Pula. List of performers: 1. Karla Mazzarolli i Hrvoje Štimac (Nakon sna - Gabriel Faure) 2. Students of the Local Heritage Studies Program at IMR Music School Pula – Traditional Songs The first song, Three Wounds (Tri su rane), is performed by Katarina Perišić and Petar Trajković. The second song, Our Balloon (Naš balon), is performed by a vocal-instrumental ensemble consisting of: Rocco Vlačić on the mala roženica (small Istrian shawm), Al Dino Kahrimanović on accordion, Andrija Bužleta on trumpet, Gabrijel Pučić on violin, and Armando Glasnović on clarinet, under the direction of Suzana Goldin. 3. Edi Siljak - violin and Hrvoje Štimac - accordion (Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff) 4. Accordion Orchestra "Stanko Mihovilić" with Conductor Julian Grgorović perform Martin Luther’s composition “These Are the Ten Holy Commandments”, in an arrangement by Julian Grgorović, as well as Concert Samba by Boris Myronchuk, in an arrangement by Paul De Bra. Instagram: @pula_accordion_official Facebook: Pula Accordion Competition