Cory Pesaturo continues performing throughout this fall. Cory shares, “The biggest news is the videos that keep coming out about Jon Batiste and I for the Gates Foundation, in which Bill Gates was there filming with us. “Jon Batiste wanted me on the video”. Two videos have come out so far, but more are still to come from the days of filming.” The AccordionUSA.news will provide more information in future publications.
Cory will perform at the Columbus Day Parade in NYC and the 50th NIAF Gala in Washington DC. He will also be playing festivals in California this weekend and around New England this coming month.
Cory Pesaturo continues his performances throughout the USA. Cory shares, “The biggest news is the videos about Jon Batiste and I for the Gates Foundation, in which Bill Gates was there filming with us. See video below. Jon Batiste wanted me on the video. Two videos have come out so far, but more will come from the days of filming.” The USA News will provide more information in future publications.
Cory will perform at the Columbus Day Parade in NYC and the 50th NIAF Gala in Washington DC. He will also be playing festivals in California this weekend in addition to and festivals around New England this coming month.
Cory won the trio of international competitions on Acoustic, Digital & Jazz Accordion, and is an accordion graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In 2017, Pesaturo became a Guinness World Record Holder, as Red Bull flew him to Austria to break the Marathon Accordion Record, in which Cory played for 32 hours & 14 minutes. His performances at all 3 of his international competition successes was using borrowed accordions.
CPez has given 4 TED Talks, 2 Google Talks, an EG Talk, and spoken at various other conferences on the accordion & its history. Pesaturo’s extensive resumé includes appearances at the White House for President and Mrs. Clinton on 4 different occasions, starting at age 12, and 8 other appearances for the Clintons. On one of those occasions, he became the youngest person to ever perform at a State Dinner. Some TV appearances include the Late Show with David Letterman, performing with Johnny Depp, Jimmy Fallon’s That’s My Jam on NBC, Wayne Brady’s Let’s Make A Deal on CBS, and Nationally televised programs in New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Tunisia, France, and Finland.
Cory was also chosen as the featured accordionist in the Weird Al biopic “Weird” in 2022. He has judged accordion competitions in the US, Canada, and Europe, in addition to other music competitions, and has given masterclasses at various universities throughout the US and Europe. For his classical side which is lesser known, a win in a concerto competition at 16 years old gave Pesaturo the rare opportunity to perform with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra as a featured soloist. He has since performed multiple times with symphonies, including both the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
For further information: Cory.pesaturo@gmail.com
