""You can really push yourself to the limit, and there's a correlation between muscle power and the sound produced," he said. Matzke's appreciation for the accordion began in his childhood. Now, he serves as one of the ambassadors for the instrument of the year in 2026. "The accordion sparks the imagination. Sometimes it sounds like an orchestra with wind instruments, but you can also cover pop songs wonderfully," he told DW."
"Social media is full of clips featuring accordionists performing feats you wouldn't normally associate with the instrument. Camilo Rivera from Chile plays the accordion while inline skating. Martynas Levickis from Lithuania floats in the clouds and plays his instrument in a hot air balloon. "At one point, the connection with the audience was lost due to the Wi-Fi being cut off. That was the highlight: Music vanished into the sky," Levickis told DW."
Matthias Matzke links muscle power to the accordion's sound and traces his appreciation back to childhood; he serves as an ambassador for the 2026 instrument of the year. Germany's state music councils select an instrument annually to spotlight niche or solo instruments and to unite genres, previously naming the mandolin and the tuba and choosing the human voice in 2025. The 2026 selection recognizes the accordion's prominent role across Russia, Latin America, and Europe. Renowned performers and social media creators showcase its versatility through live feats and genre-blending performances, including inline skating concerts, hot-air-balloon recitals, and viral TikTok renditions.
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