PIF 2017 press conference

PIF2017 press conference | Christian Riganelli, artistic director

Castelfidardo, Italy: the land of music

PIF2016 | Sunday 25th | Premio Category award ceremony and performance by the winner José Valente

Watch the Premio category award ceremony of the 41st PIF and the performance of the winner José Valente.

PIF2016 | Sunday 25th | Vladimir Stupnikov, audition Premio Category 3rd round

Vladimir Stupnikov, audition Premio Category 3rd round

PIF2016 | Sunday 25th | Junhao Mao, audition Premio Category 3rd round

Junhao Mao, audition Premio Category 3rd round

PIF2016 | Saturday 24th | AperiPIF, “Encore” performed by Elena Champion

AperiPIF, “Encore” performed by Elena Champion

PIF2016 | Saturday 24th | AperiPIF, “Canoni” performed by Pietro Pardino

AperiPIF, “Canoni” performed by Pietro Pardino

PIF2016 | Saturday 24th | AperiPIF, “Esar II” performed by Samuele Telari

AperiPIF, Esar II performed by Samuele Telari

PIF2016 | Saturday 24th | AperiPIF, “Anemos” performed by Paolo Esposito

AperiPIF, Anemos performed by Paolo Esposito

PIF2016 | Saturday 24th | AperiPIF, interview with Samuele Telari and Massimo Munari

AperiPIF, interview with Samuele Telari and Massimo Munari

PIF2016 | Saturday 24th | AperiPIF, interview with Giorgio Dellarole

AperiPIF, interview with Giorgio Dellarole

PIF2016 | Saturday 24th | AperiPIF, interview with Elena Champion and Francesco Melani

AperiPIF, interview with Elena Champion and Francesco Melani

Interview with Christian Riganelli, AD of 2016

Who’s M° Christian Riganelli? a musician, estimated teacher, expert about environment and local communities. An important responsibility to be the…

PIF2016: subscribe now!

Sign up now for the 41st edition of the PIF International Accordion Prize. Go on www.pifcastelfidardo.it site and fill out the registration form. Hurry up: free hospitality to the first 50 subscribers, !

Interview with Luciano Biondini

Interview with Luciano Biondini. Together with the trumpet player Fabrizio Bosso, will be guests of PIF2016.

Interview with Fabrizio Bosso

Interview with Fabrizio Bosso. Together with accordionist Luciano Biondini, will be guests of PIF2016.

Interview with M° Fabrizio De Rossi Re

Interview with M ° Fabrizio De Rossi Re, the composer of the mandatory piece of the category “Premio”, White shadows.

A Sunday at the museum with.. Marchesini-Galassi Duo

Lorenzo Marchesini plans to accompany the accordion of Thomas Galassi in concert for … “A Sunday at the Museum”, an initiative of the…

A Sunday at the Museum with… Tommaso Galassi

Tommaso Galassi in concert for … “Una domenica al museo” (A Sunday at the Museum), an initiative of the International Museum of Accordion of Castelfidardo, apart of…

Presentation of 41th edition of PIF, International Accordion Prize and its new AD

At the same of the concert Guappecartò, PIF Xmas Event, at the On Stage Club Castelfidardo were presented…

PIF2015 | Interview with Hanzhi Wang, the winner of PIF2015, 40th edition

Hanzhi Wang is the winner of the 40th International Award of Accordion Castelfidardo, having dominated the category Premio. A young woman with a huge talent, practicing for hours every day. Indeed really not daily, as stated in the interview that we made via Skype to discuss accordion and other ..

PIF2015 | Interview with M° Yury Shishkin

YURI SHISHKIN is a brilliant phenomenon in the realm of button accordion. His name is already widely known all over the music world. He has won prices at international contests in Klingenthal, Germany in 1988, Kansas, USA in 1990 and Castelfidardo, Italy in 1991. YURI SHISHKIN was born in Azov, Russia. He got his first lessons of button accordion from his family. His performances are distinguished by deep revealing images, prominence and even spectacular personification of music. His artistic image is […]

PIF2015 | Interview with Catarina Da Silva, from Portugal

Aperitif is the name given to the daily concert of PIF2015. In practice, high-level concerts that took place in a cozy atmosphere in Castelfidardo, along side the events provided from PIF, as part of a mutual exchange of young and promising artists with other european countries deserving of the accordion, all young people who have already won something in their countries of origin, as Catarina who won the Festival of Alcobaca, Portugal.