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Daily Reports: 13 September, 2026 PIF Castelfidardo – Italy
Cat. Piazzolla
9:00 a.m. – San Francesco Auditorium (Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 13 – Castelfidardo, AN)
Jazz Category
11:30 a.m. – San Francesco Auditorium (Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 13 – Castelfidardo, AN)
Classical Category B
10:30 a.m. – Salone degli Stemmi (Piazza della Repubblica, 8 – Castelfidardo, AN)
Classical Category A
9:00 a.m. – Salone degli Stemmi (Piazza della Repubblica, 8 – Castelfidardo, AN)
Classical Category Accordion Orchestras
9:00 a.m. – Astra Theater (Via Giacomo Matteotti, 34 – Castelfidardo, AN)
Videos of the Accordion Orchestras: https://accordions.news/pif-accordion-orchestra-competition/
Prize Category (III test)
5:00 PM – Astra Theater (Via Giacomo Matteotti, 34 – Castelfidardo, AN)
5:30 PM – Teatro Astra
PIF 2026 closes with the grand finale and Gala Concert, conducted by Maestro Michele Mangani.
Jury Members
PIF “Premio”2026 – Winner/Naixin Zhang, 2nd place/Alessandro Pagliari, 3rd Place/Marius Kuksta/Lituania
Categories Winners performing during the final Concert
PIF For You
Performance: 10:00 AM – Civic Music School
The Civic Music School, in collaboration with AMMA, invites children aged 6 to 12 to try playing the accordion for the first time.
Presentation of the Book “Bandoneon e Bandoneonisti” by Paolo Picchio
11:00 AM – Biblioteca Comunale
Paolo Picchio, the long-standing artistic director of the PIF, presents “Bandoneon and Bandoneonists”. Today he presents “Bandoneon and Bandoneonists” a journey through the history of the instrument that symbolizes the tango.
Earlier this year, musicologist Paolo Picchio, accordionist, arranger, composer and manager of the Bugari Armando accordion producer in Castelfidardo gave a lecture on Friday 17 April 2026 at Dynjandi, home of the Music Department, Iceland Academy of the Arts. That lecture was about Astor Piazzolla.
Performance: Gary Blair
3:00 PM – Piazza della Repubblica
A legend of the accordion world: Gary Blair brings energy, virtuosity and folk rhythms to PIF.
Performance: Creative Reuse, Art Installations
3:00 PM – Piazza della Repubblica
Seicento22 presents a creative reuse and art installations workshop, open to all and recommended for families.
Performance: Tiziano Chiapelli
Tiziano Chiapelli, one of the most eclectic accordionists on the Italian scene, brings his virtuosity spanning jazz, tango and classical music to Castelfidardo.
Performance: Gala Concert and Closing Ceremony conducted by Michele Mangani.
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