Mirco Patarini and string quartet will perform on July 25, 2024 for the ATG Festival in Kansas City, MOMirco was born in Spoleto (Italy). In 1978 he began studying music at the CDMI (Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano) in Spoleto.

In 1981 he ranked first in the Italian Pre-Championship of Castelfidardo, obtaining the right to access the 31st CMA Accordion World Trophy, where he was the youngest participant. Between 1983 and 1985 he won the Italian Pre-Chamionship three times, so that he could compete for the World Trophy in Caracas (Venezuela), Caldas de Rahina (Portugal), and La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland), where he won 1st prize in 1984.

His concert activity ranges from classical repertoire to modern music; from acoustic to electronic and MIDI accordion; from solo performance to concerts for accordion and orchestra, reaching 69 countries around the world. His career boasts many important collaborations with famous artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Nicola Piovani in the most prestigious theaters in the world.

He is the President of “Scandalli Accordions” company, one of the historical and most prestigious accordion factories in the world.

Since 2007 he has been the Artistic Director of the IAC (Italian Accordion Culture) association, Italian Premier Voting Member of the CIA. For years he has been the Italian juror for the CIA Accordion Coupe Mondiale.

Since 2021 Mirco has been the President of Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) a member of IMC-UNESCO.

Mirco will be joined by a String Quintet who are all members of the Kansas City Symphony. They include
Alex Shum, Violin; Anne-Marie Brown, Violin; Jesse Yukimura, Viola; Lawrence Figg, Cell0; Nils Aardahl
Bass.