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3rd Accordion Art Festival - Winners of the Orpheus Awards - Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
On August 1st the winners of the Orpheus Award 2009 were announced, which brought the third Accordion Art Festival to its close. The festival, dedicated to the accordion, offered many events with important artists such as the Ensemble Mantici Armoniosi dir. da Paolo Picchio(Italy), Massimiliano Pitocco DUO(Italy), Antonio Spaccarotella(Italy), and Ludovic Beier (France). For the national event a record number of competitors participated, made more interesting with the selection of candidates for the Tropheé Mondiale 2009 CMA. The winners of the Orpheus Award 2009 (best Italian CD 2008) are: Classical Music: Claudio Jacomucci, ‘Wonderlans’, Adatto Records Jazz Music: Luciano Biondini, ‘Prima del Cuore’, Enja Records World Music: Fabio Rossato + Ivan Tibolla, ‘Impressioni Lontane’, Emmerciesse Records Further results can be looked up on the sites: www.accordionartfestival.com www.accordions.com/aaf The jazz accordionist Renzo Ruggieri (picture right Artistic Director), and Claudio Azzaro (President), again focused on bringing innovation to the accordion world on an international basis. The next festival is planned for June 2010. |