The score will have to be inspired by the Divina Commedia, drawing inspiration from a figure, an image, a character, or a selection of verses. The competition is open to composers of any nationality and is without age limit, who should compose a symphonic piece of maximum 15 minutes duration. A prestigious international jury will oversee the entire process. Three scores will be selected for the final stage and will be evaluated by the jury at a public performance, after which the winner will be declared.
The Jury will be chaired by Maestro Anders Hillborg and comprise Maestri Silvia Colasanti, Mauro Montalbetti, Giovanni Sollima, Jonathan Webb, Alberto Batisti and Paolo Cognetti. Maestro Nima Keshavarzi, the conductor for the final concert, will support the Jury’s work.
The three finalists’ compositions will subsequently be performed and recorded during the future symphonic seasons of Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato and la Filharmonie, and broadcast by Rete Toscana Classica.
The overall winner of the competition will be awarded a prize of 5000 euro, and the successful score will be published within the series Stilnovo by Edizioni Musicali Curci in Milan promoted by CIDIM: Italian National Music Committee. The latter institution will manage the production and international distribution among the network of Italian Cultural Institutions of MAECI and the video recording of the concert in which Camerata Strumentale di Prato and la Filharmonie – Florence Philharmonic Orchestra will perform the finalists’ compositions.
Deadline 31 July 2021
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