Renzo Ruggieri Biography

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Accordionist, composer, teacher, graduated in jazz piano at CPM in Milan with M° Franco D'Andrea. He specializes with Frank Marocco, Adriano Mazzoletti, Richard Galliano, Ennio Morricone (Film Music) and Mario Raja (Arrangement and Composition for Jazz Big Band). 

He has played over 2000 concerts all over the world: Russia, USA, China, South America and almost all of Europe. He has performed in prestigious stages such as the Verona Arena, Moscow Gnessin Hall, Rome Opera House, Rostov State Musical Theater.

He has participated in over one hundred productions including CDs, DVDs, compositions, didactic texts and theatrical works. Profitable collaboration with Maestro Peppino Principe who in his biography named him his artistic heir and with the extraordinary interpreter Antonella Ruggiero with whom he also performs in the prestigious Sanremo Festival.

He was Artistic Director of important festivals including the prestigious Castelfidardo International Accordion Award (PIF), he currently directs the Italia Award Festival of which he is also the creator. Renzo is one of the first accordionists to publish and create a modern didactic for jazz / modern accordion with winning students of the most important international competitions (CIA, CMA, PIF, Primus Ikaalinen, Italia Award).

He teaches Jazz Accordion at the "Gaetano Braga" conservatory (Teramo, Italy). Among the best known artists with whom he collaborated: Sergio Caputo, Franco Cerri, Gabriele Cirilli, Gianni Coscia, Simone Cristicchi, Bruno De Filippi, Tullio De Piscopo, Piera Degli Esposti, Dolcenera, Fiorello, Roberto Gatto, Marco Goldin, Raphael Gualazzi, Tonino Guerra, Monica Guerritore, Roberto Herlitzka, Flavio Insinna, Judith Malina, Ron, Morgan, Gino Paoli, Lino Patruno, PFM, Nicola Piovani, Enrico Rava, Danilo Rea, Davide Riondino, Art Van Damme.

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