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As tradition, three international music events in the Val Tidone castles will be organized:

1. Val Tidone International Music Competitions
2. Val Tidone Summer Camp
3. Val Tidone Festival

The Project, named "Val Tidone, una valle in musica", has been promoted by Comune di Pianello Val Tidone, Comune di Sarmato, Comune di Agazzano, Comune di Borgonovo Val Tidone, Comune di Calendasco, Comune di Castel San Giovanni, Comune di Gragnano Trebbiense, Comune di Nibbiano, Comune di Pecorara, Comune di Rottofreno and Comune di Ziano Piacentino under patronage of Regione Emilia Romagna, Provincia di Piacenza and Comunità Montana della Valle del Tidone.

Copromoter: Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano

Organization: Associazione Culturale Tetracordo
Artistic Director: Livio Bollani
Organizing partners: Piacenza Turismi and Libertà

We thanks all sponsors and friends, Ms. Donatella Ronconi and the organizing staff.



Val Tidone International Music Competitions
2008 edition (June, 08th-15th)

In 2008 five International Music Competitions will be organized:

-    "Val Tidone" Young Talents Competition
     Sections: Piano, Accordion, Guitar, Chamber Music
-    "Silvio Bengalli" Piano Prize
-    "Contessa Tina Orsi Anguissola Scotti"
      Chamber Music Prize
-    "Carlo Civardi" Accordion Prize
-    "Egidio Carella" Composition Competition

Besides that, a Special Prize for Folk Music will be assigned.

We will offer money prizes and concerts in Italy, Europe and America (2008 edition total prizes amount: euro 23.000,00 + 10 concerts), publication and performance of the selected scores.

The Val Tidone International Music Competitions require high professional standard. Therefore a prize obtained in those contests represents a valuable passport toward an international career.

Even the name of the jurors represent a guarantee: pianist such as Karl-Heinz Kaemmerling, Viktor Merzhanov, Sergio Perticaroli, Lazar Berman, Carlo Levi Minzi, Leonid Margarius, Pavel Gililov, Boris Petrushansky, Ratko Delorko, Dmitri Bashkirov etc.; University and Conservatory directors such as Jacques Grimbert ("Musique en Sorbonne" - Paris), Paul Méfano (CNR Versailles), Leonardo Taschera (Conservatorio "G. Verdi" - Milano), Andrea Talmelli (Istituto Musicale Pareggiato "A. Peri" - Reggio Emilia), Fabrizio Garilli (Conservatorio "G. Nicolini" - Piacenza); world famous composers such as Luis de Pablo, Azio Corghi, Sonia Bo, Giuseppe Colardo and Paul Méfano; accordionists such as Radzap Shaykhutdinov, Vladimir Zubitsky, Sergio Scappini, Jean-Marc Fabiano, Ricardas Sviackevicius; the cellist Michael Flaksman and principal parts of important orchestras such as Mikhail Tsinman (Konzertmeister of the Bolshoi Theatre), Alfre Rutz (principal flaute of the RTSI Orchestra), Pierino Miretti (principal clarinet of the Regio Theatre in Torino) and others.

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