
The 4th edition of the Accordion Spring Festival was held Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Gaetano Braga” in Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy from May 15th to 17th, 2025. Art Directors were Massimiliano Pitocco and Renzo Ruggieri.

The event featured Masterclasses by Maciej Frackiewicz (Poland): Classical accordion, Massimiliano Pitocco: Classical accordion, Gianni Coscia: jazz accordion and Renzo Ruggieri: jazz/modern accordion.
Gianni Coscia performed a jazz concert on the opening day of the festival, May 15th. The next day included a midday concert by the Liu Hongting Jazz Trio, which included Liu Hongting (accordion), Enrico Robuffo (piano) and Carlo Di Marco (double bass), and an evening concert by Maciej Frackiewicz.
Quartetto Accord’ance, which includes Giancarlo Di Giovanni, Rocco Ronca, Loris Starinieri, Gianmarco
Alcini) gave a midday concert on the final day, which featured their premiere of an original work “The Sleeping Beauty” by accordionist and composer from Abruzzo, Cesare Chiacchiaretta who was present in the hall.
The closing concert featured Duo FisHarmonica (Massimiliano Pitocco and Gianluca Littera) who played a program of music by Italian composers.
All concerts were presented free of charge.

