early music

  • Premio Bonporti 2024 – The results

    Premio Bonporti 2024 – The results

    The Jury of Premio Bonporti 2024 (President Pedro Memelsdorff, Angelo Bartoletti, Matteo Messori, Elam Rotem, Romano Vettori), after the performances “Da Chiesa” (Chiesa della Beata Vergine di Loreto) and “Da camera” (Palazzo Alberti Poja), announced the results: 13th  International Competition for “Period Instrument Ensembles”: First Prize: not assigned 2. Prize: Il Parrasio 3. Prize: Quenya Ensemble…

  • October 5th is the new deadline to enter – the Bonporti is also open to duos!

    October 5th is the new deadline to enter – the Bonporti is also open to duos!

    Premio Bonporti 2024: groups made up of two musicians will be able to register. It will not be necessary for the Duos to perform the winning piece of the “New Historical Composition” Competition. The new registration deadline is set for October 5th. VOCAL/INSTRUMENTAL and INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES! You’re just in time to enter the Premio Bonporti!…

  • Today is the last day to send compositions to the Premio Bonporti. Advice from Juror MATTEO MESSORI (Italy)

    Today is the last day to send compositions to the Premio Bonporti. Advice from Juror MATTEO MESSORI (Italy)

    Today 16 september is the last day to send compositions to the Premio Bonporti. Listen to the interview with advice from juror Matteo Messori (Italy) In these interviews, the jurors express their aesthetic ideals in composition and performance, as well as give advice to young musicians about the present and future of Classical music. They…

  • A new Interview of the “Premio Bonporti” 2024 – JUROR ELAM ROTEM (Israel)

    A new Interview of the “Premio Bonporti” 2024 – JUROR ELAM ROTEM (Israel)

    In these interviews, the jurors express their aesthetic ideals in composition and performance, as well as give advice to young musicians about the present and future of Classical music. They also promote the intrinsic value that can be found in period composition and performance! Juror Elam Rotem (interviewed by David Ramirez):

  • Interview of the “Premio Bonporti” PRESIDENT 2024 – PEDRO MEMELSDORFF (Argentina)

    Interview of the “Premio Bonporti” PRESIDENT 2024 – PEDRO MEMELSDORFF (Argentina)

    In these interviews, the jurors express their aesthetic ideals in composition and performance, as well as give advice to young musicians about the present and future of Classical music. They also promote the intrinsic value that can be found in period composition and performance! President Pedro Memelsdorff (interviewed by David Ramirez):

  • The Premio Bonporti 2024 is online! Look at the news!

    The Premio Bonporti 2024 is online! Look at the news!

    THE PREMIO BONPORTI 2024 FOR ENSEMBLES AND COMPOSERS IS ONLINE! The Premio Bonporti 2024 will take place in Rovereto (Italy) from 18 to 20 October 2024. The President of the jury is the well-known recorder player, conductor and teacher PEDRO MEMELSDORFF (Argentina). The other jurors: Angelo Bartoletti (Italy) Matteo Messori (Italy) Elam Rotem (Israel) Romano…

  • The Finalists of the Premio Bonporti 2023

    The Finalists of the Premio Bonporti 2023

    The four Finalists for the Premio Bonporti 2023 are (in alphabetical order): Pantea Moshfegh (Iran) Simone Pirri (Italia) Daria Spiridonova (Russia) Marguerite Wassermann (UK-US) They were chosen by the Jury: Ryo Terakado – President (Japan), Emilio Moreno (Spain), Dmitry Sinkovsky (Russia) and Romano Vettori (Italy) from audio-visual material showing their performances of Bach and Bonporti. The…

  • Premio Bonporti 2022 without a First Prize

    Premio Bonporti 2022 without a First Prize

    For the jury (president Pedro Memelsdorff, Argentina) there is no winner of the Premio Bonporti 2022. Third prize to Ensemble Fulcrum (Germany) and fourth prize to Lux Musicae Ensemble (Italy). To the composers a “Merit Award” for Richardus Cochlearius (Italy) and a “Special Award of the Artistic Direction” for Giulia Capecchi (Italy). The “Rovereto Città…

  • Come to Palazzo Alberti Poja to discover and hear the “chamber” programs of the composers and ensembles finalists of the 27th Premio Bonporti!

    Come to Palazzo Alberti Poja to discover and hear the “chamber” programs of the composers and ensembles finalists of the 27th Premio Bonporti!

    In the intimate atmosphere of the beautiful frescoed hall of Palazzo Alberti, exceptionally open to the public courtesy of the Municipality of Rovereto, we will have the opportunity to appreciate the different embellishments and improvisations that the finalist groups will perform in the two versions of their concert – at 5 pm and then at…