early music
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The Finalists of the Premio Bonporti 2026!
The three ensembles who will come to Rovereto in October 2026 for the Final of this year’s Premio Bonporti are (in alphabetical order): Aura FuriosaAuroras MestizasQuarterino The Premio Bonporti thanks all the Ensembles who took part. We particularly appreciate the high standard of all the participants. It was a pleasure to hear you play, and…
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Premio Bonporti 2026 – Ensemble Music – A Voice for Bonporti’s Motets
The call for applications for the 31st Premio Bonporti, the 14th edition of the International Competition for Ensembles on Period Instruments, is now online. It will be held in Rovereto from October 22nd to 25th, 2026. The Bonporti returns with good news: this year, it aims to encourage groups to perform vocal- instrumental music, and in particular to promote the vocal…
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Thomas Armand (France) is the Winner of the Premio Bonporti 2025
Twenty-one-year-old Armand Thomas (France) has won First Prize at the Premio Bonporti for Baroque Violin 2025. The prize hasn’t been awarded since 2019 and this is just the fourth time in the eleven editions since 2003. It is therefore a highly prestigious award that recognizes the young violinist’s high technical and interpretative qualities. Second Prize went to Italian Lorenzo…
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The Finals of the Premio Bonporti 2025 are coming soon – the challenge: sight-reading with improvisation and new “cadenze” for Vivaldi!
In just a few days, the final challenge launched by the 2025 Premio Bonporti (30th Edition, 11th for Baroque violin) will begin. The response has been impressive: twelve violinists, all of the highest calibre, have put themselves to the test. Coming from around the world (Cuba, Germany, Poland, the United States, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and…
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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…
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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!…
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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…
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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):
