Festival Concerts, International Piano and Accordion Competition and International Composition Contest

Strumenti&Musica Festival is an event organized by the Cultural Association Italian Accordion Culture (IAC) and Ars Spoletium Publisher and Recording. The festival is a stage for concerts and international competitions for young pianists, accordionists and composers.

November Events:

Saturday 8 November 2025, 21:00 hrs at Oratorio del Crocifisso Foligno, Concerto per Fisarmonica by Momir Novakovic (accordion) and Mari Poll (violin)’.

Sunday 9 November 2025, 18:00 hrs at Teatro Caio Melisso Spoleto,

Concert for Accordion and String Orchestra, Mirco Patarini (accordion), Musici Lirienses (string orchestra), Director Alessandro Cedrone, Special guests: Momir Novakovic (accordion) Mari Poll (violin).

Featured was the music of Piazzolla (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires – La Muerte de l’Angel) Di Marino (Concerto 1), Molinelli (Il Bosco della Musica), and Bacalov (Mi mancherai – da Il Postino…).

Thursday 13 November 2025 at 21:00 hrs, Conservatorio Giulio Briccialdi, Sala Falchi Terni, LA FISARMONICA RIVELATA, Homage to Salvatore Di Gesualdo e Luciano Fancelli, Performers trained at Patrizia Angeloni’s Accordion School at the “Respighi” Conservatory.
Fabrizio Causio – Stefano Di Loreto – Lorenzo Finotti – Riccardo Pugliese – Umberto Turchi (accordion)
Patrizia Angeloni (narrating voice).

Friday 14 November 2025, 9:00 hrs – 18:00 hrs at, Palazzo Due Mondi Spoleto
CONCORSO PIANISTICO INTERNAZIONALE “CITTÀ DI SPOLETO” (Audizioni)

Saturday 15 November 2025, 9:00 hrs – 18:00 hrs at Palazzo Due Mondi Spoleto
CONCORSO PIANISTICO INTERNAZIONALE “CITTÀ DI SPOLETO” (Audizioni). Over fifty applicants will be from Greece, Bulgaria, Japan, China, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and, of course, Italy. All concerts and auditions for the Piano Competition are open to the public and admission is free.

At 10:00 hrs Palazzo Mauri Spoleto
CULTURAL JOURNALISM IN THE AGE OF AI: MUSIC AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
In collaboration with the Order of Journalists of Umbria. Coordinated by Sergio Macedone (director of “Strumenti&Musica Magazine”). Speakers: Doriana Masucci (musicologist and musician), Milena Gammaitoni (sociologist), Tullio Visioli (composer).

At 21:00 hrs, Palazzo Due Mondi Spoleto
ARCADIONduo, Mario Milani (accordion), Leonard Simaku (violin)

Sunday 16 November 2025 at ore 9:00 – 13:00 hrs, Palazzo Due Mondi Spoleto,
CONCORSO PIANISTICO INTERNAZIONALE “CITTÀ DI SPOLETO” (Audizioni)

News article about July 2025 Strumenti&Musica Festival events:
https://accordions.news/15th-strumenti-musica-festival-2025-italy/