Cesare Chiacchiaretta

Cesare Chiacchiaretta devoted himself to the study of the accordion at a very young age, taking up the bandoneon later.

He studied under M° Claudio Calista, graduating with distinction at the Conservatory of Bari in 1995. He perfected his skills under renowned maestros such as Max Bonnay, Vladimir Zubitsky and Mogens Ellegaard. He was awarded in the most important national and international competitions and in 1993 is the winner of PIF Castelfidardo Premio Category. Performing more than 1,000 concerts in 35 countries in the world he played solo with important orchestras: Italian Radio Switzerland Orchestra, Kaunas Chamber Orchestra ,Bacau Symphony Orchestra, Queretaro Symphony Orchestra, I Virtuosi of Moscow, Lugansk Philarmonie, Kiev Philarmonica, Baden Baden Philarmonie, Brazos Valley Orchestra (USA), Chamber Orchestra of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, East Western Orchestra (South Korea), Salzburg Soloists, Sanremo Philarmonic Orchestra, etc. He played under the direction of Maestro RICCARDO MUTI at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. He collaborated with Eddie Daniels and in 2008 he played as a bandoneonist with Fernando Suarez Paz.In 2011 he won the Astor Piazzolla Award for the dissemination of the compositions of the great Argentine master. He is accordion teacher at the Conservatorio Statale di musica in Foggia.His masterclasses are scheduled in the Universities of Missoula (Montana-USA), St. Petersburg (Russia), Loyola University (Los Angeles-USA) and Beijing Central Conservatory.