Margherita Berlanda is one of the most relevant and polyhedric Italian accordionists, particularly devoted to research in the contemporary music field. Her drive for investigating different aesthetic and artistic expressions - with a strong performative presence - has played a central role in her personal research through contemporary music. Her focus on contemporary arts brings her to collaborate actively with various composers, such as S. Odeh-Tamimi, M. Urquiza, M. Kerer, A. Sowa, F. Fallah, A. Kryeziu, M. Momi, S. Corbett, M. Lanza and M. Tsangaris. She has performed for internationally known festivals and institutions such as the Transart Festival, Milano Musica, Akademie der Künste Berlin and cooperates with Fondazione Haydn Stiftung – OPER.A 20.21 Festival of Haydn Orchester von Bozen und Trient and Divertimento Ensemble Milan. Among her career as a soloist, of notable interests are the artistic cooperations with the italian Azione_Improvvisa Ensemble, with Duo Alambic (cello and accordion duo) and with duoPlus Ensemble (Berlin). Some of her interpretations have been broadcast by Radio Tre, Radio Svizzera Italiana, Radio Vaticana, Bayerische Rundfunk, RAI Slovenia and recorded for the labels Stradivarius, EMA Vinci, Da Vinci, GiutArt and Ars Spoletium Label. The most important figures for Berlanda's artistic growth and development were: Corrado Rojac, Hans Maier, Stefan Hussong and Friedemann Gisinger.