Città di Brescia International Violin Competition
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The Città di Brescia International Violin
Competition
(Concorso Internazionale di Violino "Città di Brescia") is one of the most prestigious Prize for classical music players. The Competition is organized in Brescia
, Italy
, by the Romano Romanini Foundation, in order to honour the memory of the violinist Romano Romanini (1864–1934). The seats of the “Città di Brescia” Competition are at the "Auditorium
S.Barnaba" for the eliminatory and semi finals tests and at the "Teatro Grande" for the final tests. The Competition is member of the WFIMC, Geneva
, since 2005. Mario Conter was the founder, actually Domenico Nordio
is the Artistic Director. The Competition is triennial. The XIIIth edition will be held October, 2013.
, Italy (1988), Silvia Simionescu, Romania (1990) Gabriele Pieranunzi, Italy (1993), Anton Sokorow, Russia (1999), Alexis Nagovitsyn, Russia (2001) (who died a few days after his performance in Brescia) and Yusuke Hayashi, Japan (2010).
, Salvatore Accardo
, Paolo Borciani, Zakhar Bron
, Duilio Courir, Maxim Fedotov
, Franco Ferrara
, Franco Fisch, Stefan Gheorghiu
, Iljia Grubert, Silvia Marcovici
, Mihaela Martin, Elisa Pegreffi, Leonardo Pinzauti, Corrado Romano, Cristiano Rossi, Max Rostal
, Dora Schwartzberg, Kyoko Takezawa
, Tibor Varga, Pavel Vernikov, Krzystof Wegrzyn, Mario Zafred
and Grigory Zistlin.
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
Competition
Competition
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(Concorso Internazionale di Violino "Città di Brescia") is one of the most prestigious Prize for classical music players. The Competition is organized in Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
, Italy
Italy
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, by the Romano Romanini Foundation, in order to honour the memory of the violinist Romano Romanini (1864–1934). The seats of the “Città di Brescia” Competition are at the "Auditorium
Auditorium
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S.Barnaba" for the eliminatory and semi finals tests and at the "Teatro Grande" for the final tests. The Competition is member of the WFIMC, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, since 2005. Mario Conter was the founder, actually Domenico Nordio
Domenico Nordio
Domenico Nordio is an Italian violinist, who was born in Venice .Nordio studied violin with Corrado Romano and Michèle Auclair. He began his concert career very young, winning the Vercelli "Viotti" International Competition at the age of 16, with Yehudi Menuhin as President of the panel of judges...
is the Artistic Director. The Competition is triennial. The XIIIth edition will be held October, 2013.
Past winners
The violinists who have obtained the acknowledgement are Dora Schwartzberg, USA, winner of the first edition in 1979, Luca FanfoniLuca Fanfoni
- Biography and Awards :He began the study of the violin in his native town at an early age with Giuseppe Alessandri and continued at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan with Gigino Maestri...
, Italy (1988), Silvia Simionescu, Romania (1990) Gabriele Pieranunzi, Italy (1993), Anton Sokorow, Russia (1999), Alexis Nagovitsyn, Russia (2001) (who died a few days after his performance in Brescia) and Yusuke Hayashi, Japan (2010).
Past jurors
The Città di Brescia International Violin Competition has always kept in consideration the need of inviting prominent personalities in the international scenario from the world of music as members of the jury, so as to ensure that they reach the most objective decisions possible. During the eleven editions held so far, in the years 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010 the Price has been awarded by members of the jury such as Marcello AbbadoMarcello Abbado
Marcello Abbado is an Italian composer, conductor, and pianist. His compositional output includes several orchestral works, a ballet, numerous pieces for solo piano, and a number of chamber works. He has collaborated on several compositions with Roberto Goitre...
, Salvatore Accardo
Salvatore Accardo
Salvatore Accardo is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor.He is highly regarded for his interpretations of Paganini, J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, contemporary works, chamber music, and opera conducting....
, Paolo Borciani, Zakhar Bron
Zakhar Bron
Zakhar Bron is a Russian violinist of jewish descent and violin pedagogue. He is considered one of the best.His students have included Vadim Repin, Gwendolyn Masin, Daniel Hope, Maxim Vengerov, Denis Goldfeld, Daishin Kashimoto, Tamaki Kawakubo, Mayuko Kamio, Mayu Kishima, Sayaka Shoji and Nikolai...
, Duilio Courir, Maxim Fedotov
Maxim Fedotov
Maxim Fedotov is a Russian violinist and conductor,Peoples Artist of Russia, son of the conductor Viktor Fedotov.Fedotov studied at the Special Music School in Leningrad and then at the Moscow Conservatory...
, Franco Ferrara
Franco Ferrara
Franco Ferrara was an Italian conductor.After obtaining diplomas in piano, violin, organ and musical composition at the Conservatory of Bologna, Ferrara began his career as violin player in Bologna, in Rome and in Florence, with the Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino...
, Franco Fisch, Stefan Gheorghiu
Stefan Gheorghiu (violinist)
Ştefan Gheorghiu is a Romanian musician, violinist and teacher, born in Galați, Romania in 1926.At 5 he starts studying the violin and at 9 becomes student of the Royal Music Academy in Bucharest....
, Iljia Grubert, Silvia Marcovici
Silvia Marcovici
Silvia Marcovici is a Romanian classical violinist.Born in Bacău, Romania, she studied at the Conservatory in Bucharest. Her international debut was at the age of sixteen when she performed in The Hague under Bruno Maderna...
, Mihaela Martin, Elisa Pegreffi, Leonardo Pinzauti, Corrado Romano, Cristiano Rossi, Max Rostal
Max Rostal
Max Rostal was a violinist and a viola player. He was Austrian-born, but later took British citizenship.-Biography:Max Rostal was born in Cieszyn and studied with Carl Flesch. He won the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1925...
, Dora Schwartzberg, Kyoko Takezawa
Kyoko Takezawa
is a prominent Japanese-born violinist. She has recorded on both the BMG and RCA labels.She started her training in Japan as a part of the Suzuki Method program and was part of a tour of the United States. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School where her teacher was Dorothy DeLay. Ms...
, Tibor Varga, Pavel Vernikov, Krzystof Wegrzyn, Mario Zafred
Mario Zafred
Mario Zafred was an Italian composer, music critic, and opera director. He also served as the president of various Italian music conservatories including the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.-Biography:...
and Grigory Zistlin.