Accordion Solo
- Solo Jazz only: Emanuele Rastelli (Accordion)
- Solo Varietè: Emanuele Rastelli (Accordion)
Biography
Born in the Republic of San Marino on 24/02/1968, he has three sons, Manuel, Nicholas and Daniel, and lives in San Marino.
Education
Self-taught at the age of 4, at 9 he began to study the basic technique and studied the classical instrument under the guidance of M° Massimo Leardini at the Benizzi school in Rimini.
In 1985 he graduated in Accordion with top marks from the C.D.M.I. (Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano).
Awards
In addition to winning several national competitions, in 1994 he won the "44th Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon" in Alassio.
In 1996 he won the "Premio internazionale Città di Castelfidardo". On the same occasion he received two special prizes: "Best Talent" and "Best Bass Player" out of 950 musicians from all over the world.
In 1998 he was awarded by the C.M.A. (Confédération Mondial de l' Accordéon) with the "Croce d'Oro al Merito" as the best talent on the world accordion scene.
Musical collaborations
Over the last ten years he has experimented with different genres and has collaborated with, among others, Art Van Damme, Gabriele Mirabassi, Gaspare Tirincanti, Geoff Warren, Romano Pucci, Giulio Capiozzo, Angelo Di Pippo, Enzo Pietropaoli, Umberto Fiorentino, Anna Maria Castelli, Luca Ciarla.
Concerts in the world
Canada, Scotland, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, USA, Mexico, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Denmark, Uruguay, etc.
Videos from Jazz solo:
Videos from Varietè Solo: