The next international Musikmesse will be held in Frankfurt as usual from 21st-24th March, an earlier start than last year’s April event.

Musikmesse is held concurrently with Prolight + Sound, […]

Marcin Wyrostek  and Tango Corazon Quintet give to the listeners of their latest live cd the magic of tango from the first song Libertango by Piazzolla to the last one, El Tango de Roxanne by Josè Feliciano. The quintet, born in 2006 from an idea of the accordionist and Agnieszka Hasse sweeps away the audience that …

“Questo non è legato, è attaccato! ” (This is not tied, it’s attached!) The famous phrase of Michele Marvulli during the fourth edition of “Campus AFAM” held in Santa Severina, in the province of Crotone. This is the “techcnical drama” that afflicts every good pianist who is about to discover the defects of an instrument that …

” It’s been emotional. Two days ago i took the entrance examination for the two year period in orchestral conducting so i studied both for the examination and for the competition. Playing in front of 1.200 people is not easy, especially when you do it at home. At home you have to play very well. Feel …

There’s also a small part of Spoleto in the 64th Coupe Mondiale of Accordion, wich was held in Shangai from 1st to 6th of october. First Asian edition of the competition organized by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes. Virtuoso and digital accordion categories has seen the triumph of Pietro Adragna who has attended to the Asian …

Two days after the closure of the 36th International Music Festival of Castelfidardo here is the list of winners with their categories. CATEGORY E Chamber groups from 2 to 8 elements – no age limit) 1 st Prize: EXPRESSIYA  2 nd Prize: HAZENBILLER-HOLZAPFEL DUO CATEGORY F Chamber music with accordion and other instruments of the classical…[Leggi tutto]

The Finnish accordionist Mika Väyrynen and the Polish of Motion Trio will inaugurate on friday night the first edition of the Internationales Akkordeonfestival Akkordiade wich will be held in Elmshorn, Germany, 23rd to 25th of September 2011. Väyrynen is one of the most sought accordion and bandoneon concert performer and he’s host, as usual,of …[Leggi tutto]

In the wonderful setting of the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome october 22nd, 2011 will be held the 5th International Festival of Digital Accordion With the “V-Accordion”, Roland is keen to contribute towards expanding the image of this musical instrument throughout the international music scene. The International V-Accordion Festival was…[Leggi tutto]

A national accordion symposium, which will attract and gather, accordionists from all over the United States. It’s the “Thinking Outside the Squeeze Box” is the name of the event, which will take place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 23rd to 25th thanks to the National Czech and Slovak Museum collaboration and the Library’s BrewNost. “The accordion …

The internationally renowned accordionist Frank Marocco will hold a masterclass dedicated to th jazz accordion at the 36th Accordion Festival of Castelfidardo. The course wich will take place on 21st and 22nd of September at the “Sala dei Convegni” (via Mazzini,6), will be focused on thed evelopment of a general draft for the use of the accordion …

Is a festival that moves ahead keeping intact the quality and the features wich have strengthened in the course of time an identity more and more prestigious on the world. A festival of events, a meeting on the accordion’s notes wich bellows ideally opens, embracing all kind of music, a multiplicity of cultures, experiences and tastes. …

After Serbia, Russia, Bosnia, Spain, Italy returns to host, for the sixteenth time, the world final of the CMA (the Confédération Mondiale de Accordéon) on the occasion of the 61th edition of the competition that will take place in Pineto (Teramo) 13 to 18 September 2011. “Italy is the cradle of CMA since it was led …

PHOTOGALLERY The fourth edition of Strumenti&Musica Festival closed its doors last night on the unmistakable notes of Astor Piazzolla. Starring the final evening are the internationally renowned bandoneón player Cesare Chiacchiaretta and his Cuarteto del Angel, an ensemble that, with “Homage to Astor Piazzolla”, has revived the most famous…[Leggi tutto]

 The 2011 edition of Strumenti&Musica Festival has ended, and we have the verdicts of the competition for accordion. The winners are: In cat.B (junior classic) Simone Sciammarella, in cat.C (Senior Variété) Pietro Adragna. Matt Petronio has won in cat. D (Junior Variété), while in cat. A (Senior Classic), held last night, went to Croatian Ivan…[Leggi tutto]

This article has been momentarily translated with google translator Strumenti&Musica Festival is ready at the start. The festival, now in its fourth edition, will be held in Spoleto (PG) 21 to 28 August 2011 and in the Umbrian town will host some of the most accomplished international musicians as well as many young talents who are …