Results: 2025 PIF Castelfidardo

August 8th 2025

Harley Jones

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2025 PIF Category PREMIO final round

PREMIO – Classic Category Award – Soloists with no age limits, 3 rounds.
Third round: Those admitted will have to perform in a rehearsal with orchestra performing the obligatory piece, which this year was commissioned to the composer Cesare Chiacchiaretta.

Joint Winners: Luca Bello (Italy)

and Emanuele Viti (Italy)

Full third round playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbohOY-flssW-6y-_uxBxFH3y&si=CenFVs–uXoNQLHo

2025 PIF Category PREMIO second round.
Second round: Those admitted will have to perform a free choice program different from the one presented in the first test. Total program duration: 25 minutes. A maximum of 3 competitors will be admitted to the third round.
Full second round playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcboirAd0Crw-YCzsY7UuLzOW2&si=sP0qCM48qSNVmFSz

2025 PIF Category PREMIO first round
First round: Free choice program including a composition for harpsichord or organ by J.S. Bach with a maximum duration of 20 minutes. Programs should show as much as possible the variety of original accordion literature, drawing from the repertoires of the various national schools; at the same time they must include pieces of different character, age, aesthetics and style. A maximum of 8 competitors will be admitted to the second round.
Full first round playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcboh_Q4BxuID2owAMdISnIlvN&si=zo1MI5osNmSS2X_0

2025 PIF Classic Category A results
CLASSIC CATEGORY A SOLOISTS UP TO 12 YEARS (BORN FROM 2013 ONWARDS) Free choice program with a maximum duration of 10 minutes. Competitors cannot submit programs consisting entirely of transcripts.
Winner: He Hongda (China) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcboiTJBpgS3ouPihU-yrWRSFd&si=EY8V-d4UQq7L8iqT

2025 PIF Classic Category B results
CLASSIC CATEGORY “B” SOLOISTS UP TO 15 YEARS (BORN 2010 ONWARDS) Free choice program with a maximum duration of 12 minutes. Competitors cannot submit programs consisting entirely of transcripts.
Winner: Junhao Wang (China) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbojF9D8wrA0VEKry3__Vvy6L&si=1yfLQSKwi59U-JxI

2025 PIF Classic Category C results
CLASSIC CATEGORY “C” SOLOISTS UP TO 18 YEARS (BORN FROM 2007 ONWARDS) Free choice program with a maximum duration of 18 minutes. Competitors cannot submit programs consisting entirely of transcripts.
Winner: Yijin Li (China) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbohA3p-ytdK2qjzAqxCE2EYJ&si=-4ribb_bSU9Pzw_l

2025 PIF Classic Category D results
CLASSIC CATEGORY “D” SOLOISTS WITH NO AGE LIMITS Free choice program including at least one composition from the Baroque period. Maximum duration 25 minutes. Competitors cannot submit programs consisting entirely of transcripts.

Winner: Cătălin Guşevatîi (Moldova) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcboh2ntdm2_DB5lT_fe3EFjkC&si=MABOyLZ2Rca4DVCE

2025 PIF Category Chamber results
CLASSIC CATEGORY “Chamber” CHAMBER MUSIC GROUPS WITHOUT AGE LIMITS (max 12 members) Chamber Music groups must consist of at least one accordion (with a main role) with other instruments or all accordions. Free choice program with a maximum duration of 20 minutes.

Winner: Dialogue of the Reeds (China) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbogq5s5kq_lB6RSB4PStzSzA&si=dyOaMvI-12x2uNFD

Pif 2025 Classic Chamber category results

2025 PIF Category virtuoso student results

VIRTUOSO “STUDENT” CATEGORY SOLOISTS UP TO 15 YEARS (BORN 2010 ONWARDS) Free choice program with a maximum duration of 9 minutes (pieces from the varieté, jazz, blues, pop, South American repertoire, in published or unpublished arrangements are allowed).

Winner: Xiang Yanxi (China) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbohpppOZvteYMCD2nRYoT7Zz&si=AYwpNO5WGo5PoDD2

PIF 2025 Virtuoso Student category results

2025 PIF Category Virtuoso Junior results

VIRTUOSO “JUNIOR” CATEGORY SOLOISTS UP TO 18 YEARS (BORN FROM 2007 ONWARDS) Free choice program for a total duration of 15 minutes including at least: One or more published or unpublished compositions of the original literature for accordion relevant for character, style, aesthetics to the virtuosic category for accordion (variètè). One or more published or unpublished arrangements or transcriptions of the jazz, pop, world or classic repertoire, relevant for character, style, aesthetics to the virtuosic category for accordion (variètè).

Winner: Jaroslav Pokuta (Czech Republic)

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbogzs4jdtnr9pjfMDQCTZEhx&si=fl2cbu03Z20GjUB4

PIF 2025 Virtuoso Junior category results

2025 PIF Category Virtuoso Senior results

VIRTUOSO SENIOR CATEGORY SOLOISTS WITH NO AGE LIMITS Two Rounds First round: Free choice program for a total duration of 15 minutes including at least: One or more published or unpublished compositions of the original literature for accordion relevant for character, style, aesthetics to the virtuosic category for accordion (variètè). One or more published or unpublished arrangements or transcriptions of the jazz, pop, world or classic repertoire, relevant for character, style, aesthetics to the virtuosic category for accordion (variètè). Second round: Competitors admitted to the second round must present a different program from the first round and not exceeding 8 minutes.

Winner: Rachael Xu (China) 1st

Full first round playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbohT5HM6gSIS1D0OhLAiQTs1&si=BhL4uidqFvff3m1D

Full second round playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbojPV3j8GONoHck6yGW4DxKV&si=lQmiyTceXnJ-OLRC

2025 PIF Category world student results

WORLD STUDENT CATEGORY SOLOISTS UP TO 15 YEARS (BORN 2010 ONWARDS). Competitors must present a program of a maximum duration of 7 minutes including compositions or arrangements and creative elaborations of pieces taken from the world music, ethno jazz, ethnic, folk, traditional repertoire including at least ONE SONG FROM THEIR CULTURE / TRADITION.

Winner: Djordje Peric (Bosnia & Herzegovina) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcboiLjx43G3uHP0-TIpSGAI7e&si=uyJCuOU78pq5azEl

2025 PIF Category World Junior results

WORLD JUNIOR CATEGORY SOLOISTS UP TO 18 YEARS (BORN FROM 2007 ONWARDS). Competitors must present a program in the maximum duration of 9 minutes including compositions or arrangements and creative elaborations of pieces taken from the world music, ethno jazz, ethnic, folk, traditional repertoire including at least ONE SONG FROM OUR CULTURE / TRADITION.

Winner: Eros Curcio (Italy) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbojuffsHVx9cQp7p2Cii7P_z&si=Ic3v0Z9aAvG85ipD

2025 PIF Category World Senior results

WORLD “SENIOR” CATEGORY SOLOISTS WITH NO AGE LIMITS. Competitors must present a program of a maximum duration of 15 minutes including compositions, arrangements or creative elaborations of pieces taken from the world music, ethno jazz, ethnic, folk, traditional repertoire including at least ONE SONG FROM THEIR OWN CULTURE / TRADITION.

Winner: Miguel Coelho (Portugal) 1st

Full category playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcbohe6_dDA3SHSXvF6l6Ai329&si=t-WS4av2-8U9qpSY

2025 PIF Category World Ensemble results

WORLD ENSEMBLE CATEGORY WITHOUT AGE LIMITS Groups (max 12 members) can participate, with at least one accordion or a diatonic accordion (of any model), a garmoshka, a bandoneon or a digital accordion, with a main role in the formation. Groups with more than one bellows instrument or with only bellows instruments (of the type mentioned above) are admitted. At least one piece of the program must refer to one’s own CULTURE / TRADITION. The organization suggests the use of traditional clothes from their homeland. Competitors must present a program of a maximum duration of 16 minutes including compositions or arrangements and creative elaborations of pieces taken from the world music, ethno jazz, ethnic, folk, traditional repertoire.

Winner: Dialogue of the Reeds (China) 1st

Full category playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2bkfQLKcboieq3fVZkSOQAmkzzw1Vy5F