In 1937 the first concerto for accordion and orchestra was written by Feodosiy Rubtsov (1904–1986) and performed by Pavel Gvozdev in the Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic.
In 1959 Czech composer Václav Trojan wrote "Pohádky" (fairy tales), which is still often played, in 2013 recorded by Ksenija Sidorova.
In addition, several virtuoso instrumentalists adopted the classical concerto form in order to demonstrate the wide ranging orchestral sounds of the solo Free bass system instrument.
[3][4] Thanks to efforts of leading accordionists like Friedrich Lips, Joseph Macerollo, Geir Draugsvoll, Stefan Hussong and Teodoro Anzellotti the repertoire is growing to more than two hundred compositions.
Famous composers like Sofia Gubaidulina, Jukka Tiensuu, Kalevi Aho, Giya Kancheli, Toshio Hosokawa, Jesús Torres and Peter Machajdik wrote accordion concertos.