On behalf of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) we welcome you to the 79th Coupe Mondiale and the 156th CIA International General Assembly of Delegates Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event will be hosted by the Kazakh Academic Concert Organisation “Qazaqconcert” from the 23 to 27 August, 2026, organized by CIA delegates Samgar Tolkynkhan and Anatoly Gaissin.
The CIA Coupe Mondiale is an INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR ACCORDIONISTS held under the auspices of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) founded in 1935 in Paris, France. The Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) is a member of the INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL (an NGO official partner of UNESCO).
• 79th Coupe Mondiale
• Masters Coupe Mondiale
• Junior Coupe Mondiale
• International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
• Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
• International Competition for Chamber Music - Classical Music
• International Competition for Chamber Music - World Music
We invite you to visit www.coupemondiale.org for further details as well as a complete review of our last event, the 78th Coupe Mondiale in East Sarajevo. Note: You will find a complete record of events including videos and pictures of all contestants, concerts as well as a full set of marks by all the adjudicators.
We look forward to welcoming you all to Astana, Kazakhstan!
