Press release n.5 |sept .2014, 12th
The Jury of PIF 2014, 38 characters of global significance chaired by the director of the
Santa Cecilia Alfredo Santoloci, will assess the 350 participants.
Prestigious, international accordion. The acronym of the PIF 2014, 39th
edition of the event organized in the historic cradle of reed instrument, it fits
perfectly to the thickness of the jury that from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 will evaluate the
performances of 350 participants. Chaired by Alfredo Santoloci, director of the Conservatory
of Santa Cecilia in Rome, said he was "happy and honored to live an experience that
promises to be of the highest level artistic ", comprising 38 members, geographical
expression of 19 nations, four continents and a wide-ranging expertise gained in various
fields.
"Eyes and ears as a musician, absolute masters of that play and teach in conservatories, but
also the organizers of events, producers and reporters to provide a more global view, not
only or purely technique", says artistic director Roberto Lucanero explaining the principles
behind.
Jurors are divided into committees to follow the hearings organized by music genre
(classical, world music, variety show) and some will also have an active role as hosts, like
the Canadian Raynald Ouellet, liaison with the Carrefour Mondial de l'AccordeonMontmagny Quebec, which will be the special guest on Thursday 18th Astra, Jerome
Richard of the greatest exponents of French musette (Friday 19 alongside the winners of
some categories) or the Russian Alexander Selivanov that won the Pif ten years ago and will
be the star of the band to classical Sansovino in afternoon of Friday, 19 Accordionists, in
obvious and overwhelming majority, but not only by the same Santoloci, multiinstrumentalist and composer, the Australian Linda Bull, promoter, Radio journalist in
Canada where he resides, playing violin and viola, you will appreciate like presenter of the
evening at the theater Astra; by Philippe Krumm, publisher, journalist and producer,
organizers of exhibitions, as Andrea Del Favero, melodeon, a researcher and director artistic
Folkest, the largest folk festival in the South of Europe, Lithuanian Raimondas Sviackevicius
who directs the Festival of Vilnius and Palanga, Olivier Douyez thanks to which part of the
Royal Conservatory of Mons (Belgium), that will be European Capital Culture and Annibal
Freire, the first Portuguese accordionist to gain the title of Champion of the world in 1972,
with whom he signed the official twinning with the week of Alcobaça.
A noble list that ranges far and wide across the globe with the last minute inclusion of
Riccardo Tesi, pioneer of ethnic music in Italy, known and appreciated for its versatility and
unique style in symbiosis with his diatonic accordion.
PIF Jury 2014
Santoloci Alfredo
Amerikova Julia
Baran Klaudiusz
Battiston Ivano
Bjeletic Miljan
Bull Linda
Ciccotelli Antonio
D’Ascanio Paolo
Del Favero Andrea
Dellarole Giorgio
Djokic Dragan
Douyez Olivier
Farmen Oivind
Freire Anìbal
Giaccaglia Emiliano
Hermosa Gorka
Krumm Philippe
Jbanov Roman
Richard Jerome
Lo Russo Marco
Mattila Kimmo
Melichar Alfred
Mornet Jacques
Murray Owen
Oswaldinho Do Acordeon
Ouellet Raynald
Pitocco Massimiliano
Qing Cao Xiao
Racz Tibor
Riganelli Christian
Rojac Corrado
Scicigliano Giuseppe
Selivanov Alexander
Seneca Giovanni
Spaccarotella Antonio
Sundeqvist Jörgen
Sviackevicius Raimondas
Tesi Riccardo
Italy (president)
Russia
Polonia
Italia
Serbia
Australia
Italia
Italia
Italia
Italia
Serbia
Belgio
Norvegia
Portogallo
Italia
Spagna
Francia
Russia
Francia
Italia
Finlandia
Austria
Francia
Inghilterra
Brasile
Canada
Italia
Cina
Slovacchia
Italia
Italia
Italia
Russia
Italia
Italia
Svezia
Lituania
Italia