Premio Paolo Borciani
The International String Quartet - Music Competition Premio Paolo Borciani place since 1987 in Reggio Emilia place every three years. It is dedicated to Paolo Borciani , the famous founder and first violinist of the Quartetto Italiano .
structure
The organizer and sponsor of the competition is the Fondazione I Teatri of Reggio nell'Emilia ; the artistic director is Lorenzo Fasolo; The founder was the pianist Guido A. Borciani , brother of Paolo Borciani.
In 1991 she joined the World Federation of International Music Competitions .
particularities
Today, twenty years later, the Premio Paolo Borciani is one of the most important music competitions in the world. The honorary committee includes: Claudio Abbado , Radu Lupu , Sir Peter Maxwell Davies , Riccardo Muti , Arvo Pärt , Maurizio Pollini , Wolfgang Rihm , Salvatore Sciarrino , Marco Stroppa , Alban Berg Quartet , Borodin Quartet , Tokyo String Quartet .
history
The competition has taken place eleven times so far.
- Award winners
It happened again and again in the past that no first prize was awarded.
- 1987 - 1st prize: not awarded
- 1990 - 1st prize: Keller Quartet , Hungary
- 1994 - 1st prize: not awarded
- 1997 - 1st prize: Artemis Quartet , Germany
- 2000 - 1st prize: not awarded
- 2002 - 1st prize: Kuss Quartet , Germany
- 2005 - 1st prize: Pavel Haas Quartet , Czech Republic
- 2008 - 1st prize: Bennewitz Quartet , Czech Republic
- 2011 - 1st prize: not awarded
- 2014 - 1st prize: Kelemen Quartet , Hungary
- 2017 - 1st prize: not awarded
Web links
- Premio Paolo Borciani ; History and information about the competition
- Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio nell'Emilia ; Location and organization of the competition
swell
- premioborciani.org
- www.iteatri.re.it
- DIE ZEIT, June 26, 2008 No. 27
- THE ORCHESTRA - 09/2008, page 49
- ENSEMBLE, magazine for chamber music - 2008 No. 4, page 36