Ruslan Galkeyev (Kazakhstan) | 79th Coupe Mondiale - Round 1 | World Accordion Competition 2026

Ruslan Galkeyev performs Domenico Scarlatti’s Sonata in A Major, K. 24, Serikzhan Abdinurov’s Aristanbab, and Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5 (arr. Ivan Yashkevich) in the first round of the Coupe Mondiale category at the 79th Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Competitions, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), as part of the Video Archive Educational Project. Coupe Mondiale Category - International Competition for Accordion Soloists. There will be three (3) rounds. Only three (3) pieces can be performed in Round 1. The candidate must play a Baroque piece in Round 1. Each candidate must include a polyphonic (contrapuntal) work in Round III of the program. No more than one (1) piece from a composer in each round. Round 1 The candidate must perform three pieces: One Baroque work. Two (2) pieces of contrasting character and style Notifications: Minimum one original work for accordion must be included. One of the pieces can be a single movement from a cyclic work. Multiple movements are not allowed. A selection of variations is also considered one piece. Each piece must be from a different composer. Playing time for Round 1: maximum 20 minutes. Round 2 - Complete Original Cyclic Work The candidate must perform a complete Original Cyclic work for the accordion. Round 3 - Own Choice Program A program consisting of three (3) or more pieces of different style and character. A Polyphonic (contrapuntal) work must be included in this round. At least one piece must be an original work for the accordion. Playing time: a suggested minimum 20 minutes to maximum 30 minutes. 00:00 Program 00:29 Sonata in A major, K. 24 - D. Scarlatti 03:13 Aristanbab - S. Abdynurov 10:35 Hungarian Dance No. 5 - J. Brahms, arr. I. Yashkevich For more information and daily reports on the 2026 Coupe Mondiale visit: https://accordions.news/2026coupemond... https://www.coupemondiale.org https://www.accordions.com/cia