Children's festival celebrating the Instrument of the Year with interactive concerts, quizzes and opportunities to try out instruments
The accordion is a real musical jack-of-all-trades. Whether jazz, classical, Balkan beats, klezmer or folk festivals – the sounds of the accordion always lift the mood!
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Deutsche Handharmonika, Kat.-Nr. 4834 von Meinel & Herold (ca. 1870)
It looks like a portable mini piano with keys on one side and buttons on the other. To coax sounds out of it, you need air: the bellows in the middle are squeezed together and pulled apart again when playing. Don't worry – the accordion is robust, practical and really fun to play.
And if all musical instruments were to hold a competition for the funniest nicknames, the accordion would have a good chance of winning first place. No wonder our Instrument of the Year is so popular!
Program:
12 noon – Grand openingEnsemble of the AccordiOona Orchestra Berlin
From film music to classical music: the red carpet is rolled out for the instrument of the year.
1 p.m. – Trio Laccasax
Virtuoso, lively and enchanting, the musicians show what the accordion can do.
Participation is expressly permitted!
2 p.m. – Accordion Challenge
Want to try playing the accordion yourself? Our museum guide Johanne will show you how!
3 p.m. – Who knows what I'm called? Interactive concert about the accordion and its nicknames.
You already know one nickname: the squeeze box! Together with June and Barbara, you'll go on a musical journey to discover many other funny names. Find out why there are so many – and which one you like best!
In cooperation with the Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker and the Landesmusikrat Berlin.
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Dates
April 2026
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