Ron Borelli is a native of San Francisco. His interest in music and the accordion was received from this father, Al Borelli, a well-known bandleader. He studied accordion with Dino Benetti and renowned, Don Haas. In his early teens he began playing with his father’s dance band, and then gradually started his own bands.
From 2001 to 2009, Ron instructed and performed at the Las Vegas International Accordion Convention, a lifetime experience.
Ron continues to perform on accordion in a wide variety of musical settings. On the fun side, he has toured the Midwest and Italy with Those Darn Accordions. On the serious side, he has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, the Berkeley Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Diablo Ballet, and was the accordionist for the Three Tenors in their 1999 Bay Area concert. He is called to perform for the San Francisco Opera and most recently for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra’s performance of MADCAP featuring accordion.
He has also performed for many celebrities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area including 25 years for actor Robin Williams’ house parties.
For the Cotati Accordion Festival Ron is planning a diverse program of music that includes compositions of Richard Galliano, French waltzes, Latin classics, Opera, and polkas.
Ron sends out a special “thank you” to Cotati Festival for continuing their good work throughout the community and keeping the accordion a major instrument for all to enjoy.
Ph: 415 203 6700 Email: ronborelli@aol.com