Seeking new musical territories is important for Mikael Augustsson.
With his bandoneon and accordion he explores the intrinsic force of music,
and creates a field of tension where the instruments’ timbre and
nature constantly offer new dimensions.

The foundation lies in Argentinian tango. It is there as a part of him after the
time he spent in Buenos Aires. But the music he creates is still unique,
for the influences come from many directions, through both the journeys
he has made and the different constellations of which he has been a part.

And the combination of composer and musician is a strength of Mikael Augustsson.
With the bandoneon’s intense and sensual nature and the tango’s suffering heat,
in association with impulses from composers like Stravinsky, Bartók, Debussy
and Morricone, he creates music that is highly personal and unique.

The bandoneon is recognized as an instrument that is very hard to play.
“Diabolical, you have to be a bit crazy to take it on,” said Astor Piazzolla,
while at the same time celebrating its melancholy sound.
Mikael Augustsson masters it to the full, as he does the accordion.
He is trained at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm and
Conservatorio Nacional Superior De Musica Carlos Buches in Buenos Aires.
With his instruments and his musical imagination, he is continuing on his hunt
for new exciting musical territories to conquer.