PROJECTS
– Riccardo Tesi has a career full of projects ranging from world music
to Tuscan folk tradition, from jazz to singer-songwriter –
RETABLOS
– Giua guitar and vocals, Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion –
A journey through singer-songwriter music, traditional songs and instrumental music. The two artists have known each other and been friends for over twenty years; they have often collaborated, taking part in each other’s recordings and writing songs together.
Now they finally present their duo concert, Retablos, in which they blend their artistic paths, different yet deeply connected: the folk and instrumental music of Riccardo Tesi, one of the most innovative diatonic accordion players internationally recognized, and the singer-songwriter and folk repertoire of Giua, a singer-songwriter and guitarist highly appreciated on the Italian cultural and theatre scene.
CAMEROCK
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion, Paolo Zampini flute, Fabrizio Mocata piano, Eugenia Di Bonaventura cello –
The accordionist favored by Fabrizio De André and Ivano Fossati meets the historic flutist of Ennio Morricone for an original musical journey through imaginary film soundtracks, world music, a touch of classical music, a hint of jazz, and a never-fading love for progressive rock.
ELASTIC TRIO
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion, Vieri Sturlini guitar, vocals, Francesco Savoretti percussion –
With these travelling companions Riccardo Tesi resumes his journey across that imaginary Mediterranean which has always been a source of inspiration for him, creating a brand new performance with new faces and new compositions: a bright and spicy music, where infectious rhythms meet poetic and evocative melodies in a celebration of sounds, voices and timbres, reminding us how many fascinating shapes music can take.
QUARTETTO ELASTICO
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion, Caterina Sangineto voice, harp, psaltery, flute, Vieri Sturlini guitar, Francesco Savoretti percussion –
The project was born as an evolution of the Elastic Trio, a flexible and inclusive ensemble created to promote the 2023 album “La giusta distanza”. The line-up expands into a quartet with the addition of recurring guests and collaborators, allowing the music to move freely between world music, folk, jazz and new Mediterranean compositions.
INSOLO
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion –
An internationally acclaimed soloist, Riccardo Tesi retraces the milestones of his musical universe together with his closest companion, the diatonic accordion. From his love for the traditional music of Central and Southern Italy to his passion for jazz, the journey also includes his own compositions, in which he confirms a personal and innovative approach aimed at expanding the expressive possibilities of the instrument.
BELLA CIAO
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion, musical direction, Elena Ledda vocals, Luisa Cottifogli vocals, Gabriella Aiello vocals, Nando Citarella vocals, tambourine, chitarra battente, Maurizio Geri vocals, guitar, Alessio Lega vocals, guitar, Francesco Savoretti percussion, vocals –
Bella Ciao is historically the show that marked the beginning of the Italian folk revival. In 2014, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, an outstanding cast including some of the most important figures of Italian world music created a new production under the musical direction of Riccardo Tesi. The success achieved throughout Europe has demonstrated that the songs of Bella Ciao not only retain all of their expressive power today, but have also acquired a renewed urgency in our globalized world for their values of freedom, peace and civic engagement.
UN BALLO LISCIO
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion, Claudio Carboni saxophones, Nico Gori clarinet, Maurizio Geri guitar and vocals, Roberto Bartoli double bass, Massimo Tagliata piano and accordion, Gianluca Nanni percussion, Alborada String Quartet –
A journey through a century of history of Italy’s most iconic popular dance music: ballo liscio. A multi-faceted orchestra composed of some of the most representative musicians from the ethnic, classical and jazz scenes revisits—with both rigor and boldness—the melodies and rhythms that have made entire generations of Italians dance. An opportunity to rediscover the evocative melodic structure, instrumental virtuosity, fascinating timbral combinations and the most hidden and seductive aspects of a musical genre that has long been undeservedly underestimated.
TESI – GERI DUO
SOPRA I TETTI DI FIRENZE
Tradizione Contemporanea
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion, musical direction,
Maurizio Geri vocals, guitar –
Riccardo Tesi and Maurizio Geri, bound by a remarkable musical and human understanding, when performing as a duo make the flowers of a modern folk music bloom from the seeds of tradition that they once gathered together with Caterina Bueno. Tesi, with his melancholic and dreamlike accordion, and Geri with his lucid and versatile guitar playing—also supported by a vibrant and expressive voice—range from traditional music to instrumental compositions and singer-songwriter repertoire. Drawing from the finest gems of a vast repertoire they have brought around the world during more than thirty years of artistic activity, they offer a music that looks forward while remaining fully aware of what made it possible: a music that is Contemporary Tradition.
Tesi – Vaillant – Piccioni trio
CAPANNE CON VISTA
– Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion, Patrick Vaillant mandolin, Andrea Piccioni frame drums –
The Tesi/Vaillant duo, which in the 1990s surprised international audiences with its bold and original music, resumes its journey today with the collaboration of Andrea Piccioni, a great master of frame drums. Mandolin, diatonic accordion and tambourine—three traditional instruments in the hands of three true virtuosos who greatly expand their expressive possibilities and musical vocabulary. All three share the same spirit: that of an instrumental music without borders, innovative and daring yet deeply rooted in tradition. A musical universe that is captivating because it is both familiar and surprising at the same time. And so their “cabins with a view,” overlooking the Mediterranean, become the ideal place to assemble and cultivate their sonic utopias.
TESI – LAROCCA DUO
UN MISTERO DI SOGNI AVVERATI
Omaggio a Dino Campana
– Massimiliano Larocca vocals, guitar,
Riccardo Tesi diatonic accordion –
The lyrics of the Tuscan “cursed poet” Dino Campana become both an album and a concert of songs. The songs and voice of Massimiliano Larocca, together with the arrangements and diatonic accordion of Riccardo Tesi, offer a (re)reading of the cult book by the poet from Marradi that has never been attempted or heard before. 13 Campanian poems are transformed into thirteen songs, faithfully preserving the original lyrics and poetic meters. An original and surprising poetic concert, created to discover—or to continue loving—one of the greatest modern poets: Dino Campana.
