Premio Loiacono – premio umanistico del violoncello

The Loiacono family, in collaboration with the cultural association “ConFusione” located in Polignano a Mare (Bari, Italy), will make available in 2019 a prize to a cellist that will be selected by a technical-scientific jury according to the principle set in the present announcement, finalized in the promotion of humanistic and scientific culture fielded on musical discipline.

Dedicated to the memory of the great teacher and cellist Saverio Loiacono, died in 2005, the scholarship consists of a prize of 600 euros, 2 recitals to be held in Polignano a Mare (Ba) and San Felice del Benaco (Bs) and the publication in digital format of the text which is explained in the article 2 of the requirements.
There is no cash or refund, except the sum of the prize, conferred via bank transfer, as a consequence of the concerts and the gala ceremony.
The concerts will be held during spring 2019, according to the requirements of the organizer and the winner.
The winner must provide two different programs, one for cello solo and one for cello and piano.
The pianist must be in charge of the candidate.
The absence in the concerts organized by host organizations causes the decadence of the prize and the lack of conferral of itself.
The technical-scientific jury is formed by:

M ° Giovanni Sollima (honorary president)

M ° Gaetano Simone (president of the jury and artistic director)

M ° Andrea Cavuoto (jury member)

Prof. Giacomo Turolla (jury member)

Requirements
1) The candidates must send a private video link uploaded on their own YouTube channel and not later than 02/28/2019 at the address: [email protected]
The videos must be filmed from a fixed position and with no post-production editing, under penalty of exclusion of the present announcement.
The videos must contain a compulsory piece at free choice with accompaniment of the piano. Compulsory piece: Bach, Suite IV for violoncello solo, Preludio, Sarabanda and Giga. A piece at free choice for cello and piano (maximum duration of 10 minutes). 2) A written work (in Italian, English or French) of musicological, technical or educational character or a cello research (for example a critical revision of a piece) at free choice of the candidate. The length of the paper must be between 10,000 and 20,000 characters and must be unedited at the date of delivery, fixed in the date of 28th of February 2019.

Registration
Not being a musical competition, there are no enrollment fees. The participation in the present announcement is with no age and citizenship limits.
The videos and the written work must be sent by e-mail to the address: [email protected] with a very detailed CV from which the humanistic and scientific motivations of the candidate can be deducted.
In the e-mail must be sent also the candidate’s personal data.
A letter of presentation of the candidate from an artist, teacher or famous musician can also be integrated in the CV of the candidate.

THE RESULT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE:
www.premioloiacono.wordpress.com