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28-Mar-2014
Ivano Battiston ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award, San Miniato – Italyby Rob Howard |
  Video above: Czardas performed by Ivano Battiston (accordion) and Avi Avital (mandolin). On Saturday March 22nd at the Rotary Club of San Miniato, accordionist and teacher Ivano Battiston was awarded a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ in recognition for his concert performances and his long term educational activity, which includes leading many master classes. This latter aspect has been emphasized by the further award of a prize, ‘Spring’, to one of his former students, Pietro Adragna, not only for his great talent, but for his humanity and humility. Ivano Battiston studied accordion with Salvatore di Gesualdo, graduating with a first-class honours degree with honours from the Castelfranco Veneto Conservatory. In 1978 he was awarded first prize at the CMA Trophée Mondiale, and subsequently he achieved a Diploma in Choral Music and Bassoon; he also studied composition with Bruno Coltro. He has performed as a soloist and with orchestras all around Italy, and in France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Croazia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Finland, Holland, UK, Malta, USA, Russia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. In November 2012, the Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, Villa Favard (Rovezzano), Florence celebrated the 20th anniversary of the accordion being 'upgraded' to degree level on the 13th April 1992. This established a Chair of Accordion and a degree course similar to the other instruments at the important Florentine institution. Florence and Pesaro were the two cities to obtain the first accordion chairs in Italy. Ivano Battiston (picture above) was the founder and is still holder of the academic chair. Impressions of the 20th Anniversary in Florence: www.accordions.com/cherubini |