September 2026
Jazz Accordion Orchestra at the PIF in Castelfidardo
The first ever concert by the jazz accordion orchestra conducted by Renzo Ruggieri, on the stage of Piazza della Repubblica at the 51st Premio Internazionale della Fisarmonica.
Francesco Scarselli
Jazz and variété accordion. From the diatonic accordion at six years old to the Coupe Mondiale: four world titles and the repertoire he loves most, between Piazzolla, Parker and Brazil.
Latest release
Accordion Alchemy
EP, 2024 — five pieces between Piazzolla, Parker and the Brazilian repertoire
Forty-five seconds per track, taken from the heart of each piece. The full record is on every platform.
Who he is
Francesco Scarselli was born in Campobasso in 2006 and grew up in Campochiaro. He started playing the diatonic accordion at six and was a world champion at eleven.
In 2020 he found jazz accordion, and his teacher, Renzo Ruggieri. He now studies at the Gaetano Braga Conservatory in Teramo and plays a Bugari Armando 815/FR.
Over two months in 2023 he won the three most important competitions in the world, one after the other.
Four times world champion
- 2023Coupe Mondiale CIA, Bijeljina — Junior Virtuoso Entertainment, 24.07 out of 25
- 2023Premio Internazionale della Fisarmonica, Castelfidardo — Junior Variété, 19.85 out of 20
- 2023Trofeo Mondiale CMA — Junior Variété
- 2016World Championship, Bologna — Category A diatonic accordion, 99 out of 100
- 2015World Championship, Montescaglioso — Category A, 99.50 out of 100
What he is working on
2026
New singles in the works
The follow-up to Accordion Alchemy and Ethnic Euphony is being written. The channel hears about it first.
2026
Worldwide Accordionists opens
A channel for accordion players everywhere: recordings, competitions, repertoire, and the things you only learn by talking to people who play.
Worldwide Accordionists
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