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Young talent takes the stage at the Città di Pavia competition

Pavia newspaper · publication to verify · 12 May 1992 · p. 27

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…Fabrum esse suae quemque fortunae for B-flat clarinet by Fabrizio Ghiglioni, and third place to Shift for B-flat clarinet by Jacopo Baboni Schilingi.

The jury members expressed great satisfaction with the participants’ artistic standard. Vincenzo Balzani, artistic director of the Benassi association and coordinator of the proceedings, welcomed the success of an event whose principal purpose was to introduce new talent nationally and support it not only artistically but also morally and economically.

Following the excellent results—nearly eighty entrants—the association has further ambitious proposals in preparation. Balzani thanked the jury members, all distinguished musicians: internationally renowned composer and chairman Luciano Chailly; Fabrizio Garilli, director of Piacenza Conservatoire; composer Carlo Alessandro Landini; the well-known Pavia pianist Giorgio Radicula; and Bruno Villani, director of the Vittadini institute.

After the awards, the winners performed. Chiara Cipelli played the first study from Liszt’s Op. 9 and Chopin’s Third Ballade, Op. 47; Francesco Bergamasco played Scarlatti’s Sonata L. 22, Mendelssohn’s Study Op. 104 and Sancan’s Toccata. In the second half, Ivano Luca opened with…

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Caption: The young prize-winners at the Pavia competition.

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