The Antiqua Marca Firmana Cultural Center has received as a gift in August 1993 the idea of an International Violin Competition… entitled to the lute-maker from Fermo "Andrea Postacchini" (1781 - 1862), it is organized every year since 1994 in the month of May in the City of Fermo (Marche / Italy) …continuity which has conferred a consistent international dimension to the City and in particular attributed an increasing prestige to the gift received.