The document announces the First International Festival of the Music of Astor Piazzolla to be held in Kiev, Ukraine on October 13-14, 2009. The festival will feature performances by Milva, an Italian singer who worked closely with Piazzolla, and Alexander Mitenev, a bandoneon player from Russia. Other performers will include the prize-winning Caprice-Classic string quartet from Ukraine and the National Philharmonic of Ukraine orchestra. The festival aims to promote Piazzolla's innovative nuevo tango style and its growing popularity worldwide in honor of his legacy.