Accordionist Italy

Italian Accordionist Giorgio started playing the accordion at eight years old and soon after began winning various National and International competitions. He has had the pleasure of meeting and collaborating with numerous musicians known both nationally and internationally, including: Jhon Thicai (DEN), Gianni Lenoci (IT), Steve Potts (USA), Mikael Swafirowski (FIN), Ricardo Tejero (SPA), Danilo Gallo (IT), Livio Minafra (IT), Gianluigi Trovesi (IT), Dominic Lash (UK), Richard Barrett (UK), William Parker (USA).

In the summer of 2009, at the Umbria Jazz Festival, he was selected by the teachers of the “Berklee College of Music” in Boston as “the best talent,” earning a scholarship to study full-time at a prestigious American music school.

Since 2006, he has been involved in various musical projects ranging from contemporary jazz to free improvisation, from world music to modern tango, collaborating across various multidisciplinary artistic fields like theater, dance, and cinema. He has performed at numerous events throughout Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, England, Egypt, Croatia, Finland, Argentina, Holland, Russia, and China.

Prizes and Awards
- Italia Award – Jazz Accordion – 1st prize
- World Accordion Championship – 2nd prize
- Trophée Mondiale de l’accordeon – 2nd prize
- 4th Accordion Art Festival – Italia Award 1st prize
- International Competition “Premio Leo Ceroni” – 1st prize
- National Roland V-Accordion festival – 1st prize
- Primus Ikaalinen competition – 2nd prize
- International competition “Città di Lanciano” – 1st prize
- International competition “Città di Capistrello” – 1st prize
- International competition “Trofeo città di Palagianello” – 1st prize
- International competition for accordion player for soloist and group – 1st prize