The accordion has long been underestimated in contemporary music before coming back to the scene thanks to composers like Luciano Berio or Mauricio Kagel. Most recently, Georges Aperghis has written a concerto for accordion, commissioned by the musica viva festival (Munich) and Casa da Música Porto, in which popular sounds and experimental effects create a dialogue between the soloist and the orchestra. Emilio Pomàrico, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and soloist Teodoro Anzellotti will perform the world premiere in Munich on February 26.