12.7.

20.20

Castle, Entrance Hall

DUO

Giampaolo Bandini, chitarra

Cesare Chiacchiaretta, bandoneon

PROGRAM

"Hombres de Tango"

Giampaolo Bandini
He is considerated, today, one of the best Italian classical guitarists.
At the age of only nineteen he obtained his diploma in guitar studies with maximum points. He furthered his studies with G. Puddu with whom he undertook an in-depth methodical research into the basis of instrumental technique as well as the analysis and interpretation of the guitar repertory.
It is important to note that ha is in touch with today’s most authoritative exponents, such as D. Russell, O. Ghiglia, L. Brouwer, M. Barrueco, S. and O. Assad; in the chamber music field, he continued his formation at the prestigious Accademia Pianistica of Imola under P. N. Masi, A. Lonquich, D. De Rosa, M. Jones and F. Gulli. The guitar duo he formed has been unique in repeatedly winning the First Prize in the most prestigious international chamber music competitions: 11º “Città di Caltanisetta” Competition (member of the Federation of International Competitions of Geneva) in 1995; Perugia, Gubbio, Rome (ARAM), Milan (GMI).
He has recorded for the record companies Stradivarius, Nuova Era, Fonit Cetra and Quadrivium “Le Vele”. His radio and television recordings include RAI 3, RTSI, Radio Tre, Radiocapodistria. Since 1990 he has played as a guest (either as soloist or in various chamber ensembles) for the most important international concert institutions (Carnegie Hall New York, Musikhalle Hamburg, Philarmonic St.Petersburg, Chopin Museum Warsaw, Ircam Paris, etc.). He furthermore appears regularly as a soloist and with orchestra in the most important music festivals in Europe, the USA and South America.
He collaborates on an established basis with artists of calibre of Leo Brouwer,Pavel Berman, Massimo Quarta,Quartetto Savinio, Trio di Parma, Corrado Giuffredi, with which he is often invited to perform in guitar festivals all over Europe. He is the Artistic Director and founder of “Niccolò Paganini International Guitar Festival”.As a teacher, Giampaolo Bandini is regularly the guest of prestigious academies and institutions; he presently teaches guitar at the Accademia Musicale del Teatro Cinghio, and chamber music at the Accademia “F. Tarrega” di Pordenone.He also holds courses and master classes for important musical associations (“Chopin Accademy” Warsaw; “Rimskji-Korsakov Conservatoire” St.Petersburg; etc.) and is frequently invited as a jury of member of music and guitar competitions in Italy and abroad.

Cesare Chiacchiaretta
accordionist and bandoneonist, was born in Chieti in 1973, he took up the study of accordion with the teacher C. Calista at the Accademia musicale Pescarese, taking a diploma with full marks and honours at the Conservatorio “N. Piccinni” in Bari in 1995.
He attended a lot of courses with important teacher as M. and C. Bonnay (France) Vladimir Zubitsky (UKRAINA) e Mogens Ellegaard (Danemark).He boasts more than 300 concerts in numerous concert exhibitions (Festival di Mezzestate- Tagliacozzo, Spoltore Ensemble, Estri d’Estate e Estri Armonici – Parma, Nei luoghi dei suoni – Ronchi dei Legionari, Teatro Marruccino - Chieti, Teatro Miela – Trieste, Ass. Amici della musica F. Fenaroli – Lanciano (CH),Auditorium Paganini – Parma, Stagione concertistica Ass. musicale Filarmonica Umbra, Amici della Musica di Modena, Fasano Musica, Stagione Concertistica dell’Accademia Musicale Pescarese, Teatro Ghione – Roma, Teatro Abeliano – Bari, Stagione del teatro Regio di Parma, Amici della Musica di Catania ecc.) either as a solo accordionist or as a player in a group (chamber music).
He was awarded prize in numerous national music contests: : first prize to Concorso Internazional “S.Bizzarri” di Morro d'Oro for accordion concertists, first prize to  Concorso nazionale per fisarmonicisti- concertisti Città di  Tivoli , first prize to concorso nazionale Città di Pescara, first prize to concorso internazionale Città di Carsoli, and in 1991 he was selected as representative at the national competition for chamber music in gravina in puglia In 1993 he took part at the 43 trofeo Mondiale Della Fisarmonica inSetubal (Portogallo) as representative of Italy. In the same year he was awarded prize at the international contest: "Città di Castelfidardo". He boats telerecording for Raiuno, Radiotre, Korea TV. His repertoire ranged from original music for accordion to Astor Piazzolla’s music and contemporary music (he supervised in first absolute performance P. di biase’s pieces, C. Di Marco’s pieces, C. Crivelli’s pieces…

He played as solo accordionist in important orchestras: Orchestra del conservatorio de L’Aquila, Officina Musicale, Orchestra Vox Aurae (dir. Leo Brower), Kaunas Chamber Orchestra- Lituania (dir. Pavel Berman). He worked as accordion teacher at “Scuola Popolare di musica” in Testaccio (Roma) and “Scuola Media Statale Paolo Soprani” in Castelfidardo (AN).
At present he teaches at “Scuola Civica di Musica F. Fenaroli” di Lanciano, Istituto Musicale “G. Spontini” in Ascoli Piceno and “Scuola Civica di Musica “Ritucci Chinni” in Vasto (CH).