21st “MARIA GIUBILEI” INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
Sansepolcro (AR) - Italy
from 29 May to 2 June 2021 - Auditorium di Santa Chiara
(Sansepolcro - Piazza Santa Chiara 1)
registration via online form (from April)
deadline Saturday 23 May 2020
- the contest is made up of three different sections:
“Contemporary Composer” Section - for piano or ensembles with piano up to quartet
Contestants must be aged 35 and below (born from 24 May 1985 onwards) - Auditions Saturday 30 May
“Marco Gennaioli” Section (former “Maria Giubilei” Section) - for piano
Contestants must be aged 25 and below (born from 24 May 1995 onwards) - Auditions will start on Sunday 31 May
“Paola Baschetti” International Piano Prize - for piano
Contestants must be aged 35 and below (born from 24 May 1984 onwards) - Auditions will probably start on Monday 1 June
Juries
“Contemporary Composer” Section
Ada Gentile (President), Monaldo Braconi, Alina Company
“Marco Gennaioli” / “Paola Baschetti” Sections
Aquiles Delle Vigne (President), Monaldo Braconi, Ada Gentile, Simon Over, Luigi Tanganelli
Programmes
“Contemporary Composer” Section - Maximum length: 20 minutes. The programme must include pieces (of one or more authors) composed from 1960 onwards. At least one piece must be composed before 1980 and at least another after 1980
“Marco Gennaioli” Section - Maximum length: 25 minutes. It must include at least the first movement of a sonata from Haydn, Clementi, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and at least a free piece by Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok, Scriabin, Strawinskij, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov. The programme can be filled up to the maximum time with pieces at the contestant’s discretion. Playing from memory is required in this section, apart from pieces by contemporary composers
“Paola Baschetti” Section - Maximum length: 40 minutes. The programme must include pieces by at least two different composers of different periods and styles. Playing from memory is required in this section, apart from pieces by contemporary composers
Prizes
“Contemporary Composer” Section
- 1st Prize Diploma + 1.000 €
- 2nd Prize Diploma
- 3rd Prize Diploma
At the discretion of the organization, additional concerts may be awarded as prizes
“Marco Gennaioli” Section
- 1st Prize Diploma + 500 €
- 2nd Prize Diploma
- 3rd Prize Diploma
- “Masterclass Bonus” The first five classified will receive a bonus up to 670 € each intended to cover the admission fees and cost of piano masterclasses chosen by them, and attended within a year from the prize ceremony
- 2 Piano and Orchestra Concerts A competitor among the top 5 will be invited to perform in a concert for piano and orchestra with the Southbank Sinfonia of London, to be scheduled in the summer 2021 in London and then in Anghiari (AR – Italy). The winner will be selected by Simon Over, conductor of the Orchestra and member of the Jury. A contribution up to 1000 € will be granted to the soloist to cover travel expenses for the two concert
Additional prizes and prize concerts may be awarded at the discretion of the organisation
“Paola Baschetti” Section
- 1st Prize Diploma + 2.500 € (Indivisible)
- 2nd Prize Diploma + 1.000 €
- 3rd Prize Diploma + 500 €
Additional prizes and prize concerts may be awarded at the discretion of the organisation
Enrolment fees
“Contemporary Composer” Section - soloist 90 €
- duo 140 €
- trio 180 €
- quartet 200 €
“Marco Gennaioli” Section - 70 €
“Paola Baschetti” Section - 100 €
For more details see the GENERAL RULES
Enrolment for competition implies unconditional acceptance of the
full regulations in the Italian version
Artistic Director: Mauro Nadir Matteucci +39 393 4371610
Organisational Help: Giovanna Miconi +39 338 4333906
Tourist Office +39 0575 740536
The "Contemporary Composer" Section
is open to ensembles
with piano up to quartet