The selection of Italian competitors for the 68th CIACoupe Mondiale took place on Sunday May 17th at the Conservatorio di PI Tchaikovsky, Nocera Terinese (CZ), Italy.

The successful candidates (picture above) to represent Italy include:
Junior virtuoso – Daniele Carabetta, Egidio Apuzzo
Junior classical – Raffaele Gareri
Senior virtuoso – Mario Pilusso
Master – Antonio Sapia
Senior classical – Giancarlo Palena

The senior classical candidate will be sponsored by the cultural Italian Accordion Cultural Association, Italian member of the CIA, and IMF-UNESCO, and promoter of this event, who will sponsor the costs of the hotel for the finalists chosen by the international jury (picture below): Marco Gemelli, Grayson Masefield, Antonio Spaccarotella, Ivano Biscardi, and Mirco Patarini.

The 68th Coupe Mondiale takes place in Torku in Finland from October 6th to 11th 2015.