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29-Jun-2018
12th Accordion Art Festival, Roseto degli Abruzzi - Italyby Renzo Ruggieri |
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  Extraordinary success for the participants and audience at the Accordion Art Festival 2018 which took place on 16 and 17 June in Roseto degli Abruzzi. Now in its 12th edition, the Accordion Art Festival features: - Italia Award 2018 International Contest; - Orpheus Award 2018 (Italians only); - Italian Selections CMA 2018 and is today, one of the important events in the Italian accordion calendar. President: Claudio Azzaro, Artistic Director: Renzo Ruggieri, Orpheus Award Artistic Director: Gerlando Gatto. On Saturday morning a prestigious jury selected the candidates for the CMA 2018 Trophee Mondial being held in Canada. Selected were: - Manuel Marchegiani (virtuous junior) - Lorenzo Assogna (junior virtuoso) - Giuseppe Di Falco (electronic accordion) In the afternoon the Italia Award (international competition) began, listening to the many categories and in particular the new section with "small orchestra" dedicated to the famous Italian composer Antonio Cericola. The winners are: - Accordion Trio Mktonovic-Treigys-Salvijus (Groups section) - Lorenzo Scolletta (classical accordion) - Manuel Marchegiani (virtuoso accordion) - Leonardo Cappelli (diatonic accordion) The evening concerts featured young artists such as "Virtuosity Duo" (Andrea Di Giacomo and Valerio Russo), Giuseppe di Falco with the new "Electro" project and the "Trio Los Colores del Tanngo" with Marco Gemelli (bandonoen), Paolo Angelucci (violin), Angelo Trabucco (piano). Last evening event was the Orpheus Award announcements. This is a critics award that assigns the Orpheus to the best Italian annual productions. Here are the winners: - Cesare Chiacchiaretta (Classical) - Giuliana Soscia (Jazz) - Riccardo Tesi (world) |
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