International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition
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The Competition
The International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition, for tradition and amount of prize, is one of the oldest and most prestigious pianoPiano
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competitions in the world , taking place in Seregno
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, Italy
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since 1959 and held every 2 years.
The Story
The contest was founded by Gina Gambini, widow of the Italian pianist, Maestro Ettore PozzoliEttore Pozzoli
Ettore Pozzoli was an Italian classical pianist.- Biography :Born in the Italian city of Seregno, Ettore Pozzoli began his career soon after he received his music diploma from the Milan Conservatory in 1895. While writing music for piano and orchestra, he started teaching at the Milan Conservatory...
, wishing to honour the memory of her husband by giving musicians from all over the world an opportunity to show their artistic skills.
Up to now, more than 1.500 pianists coming from all over the world have participated in the 25 editions of the competition that has taken place in the city in northern Italy
Italy
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. In 1959, the first pianist to win the International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition was Maestro Maurizio Pollini
Maurizio Pollini
Maurizio Pollini is an Italian classical pianist.- Biography and career :Pollini was born in Milan to the Italian rationalist architect Gino Pollini. Maurizio studied piano first with Carlo Lonati, until the age of 13, then with Carlo Vidusso, until he was 18...
, now considered one of the major musicians in the world.
The last edition (XXVI°) took place in September 2009, celebrating the 50th year of the Competition foundation and was won by the young American pianist, Maestro Christopher Falzone.
Prize winners
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| 1959 | 1st prize | 2nd prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) |
 Maurizio PolliniMaurizio Pollini Maurizio Pollini is an Italian classical pianist.- Biography and career :Pollini was born in Milan to the Italian rationalist architect Gino Pollini. Maurizio studied piano first with Carlo Lonati, until the age of 13, then with Carlo Vidusso, until he was 18... |
Gino Brandi |
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| Wally Rizzardo |
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| 1961 | 1st prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) | 2nd prize |
| Pier Narciso Masi |
 France Redon |
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| Fabio Peressoni |
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| 1963 | 1st prize | 2nd Prize |
| Laura De Fusco |
Alberto Colombo |
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| 1965 | 1st prize | 2nd prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) |
| François-Joel Thiollier |
 Yoshiya Iwamoto |
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| Riccardo Risaliti |
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| 1967 | 1st prize | 2nd prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) |
| not awarded |  Speidel Sontraud |
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 Ewa Wolak |
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| 1969 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Franco Angeleri |
Antonio Bacchelli |
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| Anna Maria Cigola |
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| 1971 | 1st prize | 2nd prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) |
| Pierre Réach |
Vincenzo Balzani |
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| Tajka Hiroshi |
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| 1973 | 1st prize | 2nd prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) |
| Raimondo Campisi |
Noemi Gobbi |
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| Michael Krist |
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| 1975 | 1st prize | 2nd prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) |
 Daniel RiveraDaniel Rivera Héctor Alejandro Daniel Rivera is an Argentine pianist settled in Italy. He was prized at the 1973 Vincenzo Scaramuzza Competition in Buenos Aires , 1974 Rina Sala Gallo, Monza , 1974 Alessandro Casagrande, Terni , 1976 Concorso Busoni , 1975 International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition , 1977... |
 Boris Bloch |
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| Roberto Cappello |
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| 1977 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Pietro Rigacci |
Elisabeth Rigollet |
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| 1979 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Rolf Plagge |
Giovanni Umberto Battel |
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| 1981 | 1st prize | 2nd prize (ex-a. Ex aequo et bono Ex aequo et bono is a phrase derived from Latin that is used as a legal term of art... ) |
 Hüseyin SermetHüseyin Sermet Hüseyin Sermet is a Turkish pianist and composer. He is a Doctor Honoris Causa by the Boğaziçi and Marmara universities, and was named a State Artist in 1991. He is Co-President of ADAP , based in Paris.-External links:* * www.adapinternational.org... |
 Barry DouglasBarry Douglas Barry Douglas OBE is a classical pianist and conductor. He studied piano, cello, clarinet and organ while growing up in Belfast. He first studied in Belfast while attending Methodist College Belfast and, at 16, had lessons with Felicitas LeWinter, a pupil of Emil von Sauer and grand-pupil of... |
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| Megumi Umene |
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| 1983 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
 Hugh TinneyHugh Tinney Hugh Tinney is an Irish pianist, born in 1958.-Biography:Tinney was a pupil at Gonzaga College, Dublin through the 1970s where he showed strong ability in mathematics and music. He also studied cello under Betty Barrett. He studied physics at Trinity College Dublin... |
  Boris Slutsky |
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| 1985 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
 Klárá Würtz |
 Mariana GurkovaMariana Gurkova Mariana Dimitrova Gurkova-Franco is a Bulgarian pianist, born in Sofia. Gurkova, who nowadays is a naturalised Spanish citizen, settled in Madrid in 1988. A former head professor at Badajoz's Conservatory, she is a teacher at Madrid's Real Conservatorio Superior.- References :* ], May 3, 1999]* -... |
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| 1987 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Seizo Azuma |
not awarded | |
| 1989 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| William Stephenson | Andrew Wilde Andrew Wilde (pianist) Andrew Wilde is an English classical pianist. Wilde studied at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, the city where he is still based. Wilde plays often as a recitalist, and has a particular affinity for the music of Chopin.However, he also has a wide... |
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| 1991 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| not awarded |  Anna Emilova Stoytcheva |
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| 1993 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
 Maria Stembolskaya |
Sergei Yerokhin |
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| 1995 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| not awarded | Dmitri Krivonos |
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| 1997 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| not awarded | Paolo Wolfango Cremonte |
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| 1999 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Filippo Gamba |
Lorenzo Di Bella |
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| 2001 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| not awarded |  Denys Proshayev |
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| 2003 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| not awarded | Fumio Kawamura |
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| 2005 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Martin Cousin |  Yoonjung HanYoonjung Han Yoonjung Han is an award-winning female South Korean classical pianist.-Education:Han attended the Juilliard School Pre-College Division in New York City from 2001-2003. Then from 2003–2007, she attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia studying with Eleanor Sokoloff, receiving her... |
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| 2007 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Alexandre Pirojenko |
 Victor Stanislavsky |
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| 2009 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Christopher Falzone |
Domenico Monaco |
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| 2011 | 1st prize | 2nd prize |
| Alexey Chernov |
Alexander Yakovlev |
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See also
- List of classical music competitions
- World Federation of International Music CompetitionsWorld Federation of International Music CompetitionsThe World Federation of International Music Competitions is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition...