Accardo founded the Settimane Musicali Internazionali in Naples and the Cremona String Festival in 1971, and in 1996, he re-founded the Orchestra da Camera Italiana (O.C.I.), whose members are the best pupils of the Walter Stauffer Academy.
accardo founded the settimane musicali internazionali in naples and the cremona string festival in 1971 and in 1996 he re founded the orchestra da camera italiana o c i whose members are the best pupils of the walter stauffer academy