His conducting was clear and his hands beautiful... he knew how to control the orchestra, and he could get whatever he wanted. He needed to imitate no one because his artistic personality was firm and convincing.
HONOR COMMITTEE
Alberto Cirio
President of the Piedmont Region
Alessandro Canelli
Mayor of Novara
Gian Carlo Avanzi
Rector of the University of Eastern Piedmont
Gianni Letta
President of the Fondazione Gioachino Rossini
Leonardo Cantelli
HONOR ARTISTIC COMMITTEE
Eliahu Inbal
Winner II edition 1963
Riccardo Muti
Winner IV edition 1967
Ádám Fischer
Winner VII edition 1973 (ex aequo)
Lothar Zagrosek
Winner VII edition 1973 (ex aequo)
Donato Renzetti
Winner X edition 1980
Riccardo Chailly
Musical Director of the Teatro alla Scala di Milano
JURY
Allemandi Antonello
Orchestra Conductor
Matteo Beltrami
Orchestra Conductor, Artistic Director of the Ente Luglio Musicale Trapanese and of the “Giuseppe Di Stefano” International Opera Competition
Jordi Bernàcer
Orchestra Conductor 
Nazzareno Carusi
Board Member of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Vice-president of the Fondazione Orchestra Regionale Toscana in Florence, Artistic advisor of Fondazione La Società dei Concerti in Milan, Artistic Director of Società della Musica “Riccitelli” in Teramo 
Renata Borowska-Juszczynska
General Manager in Poznan Opera House
Donato Renzetti
Sebastian F. Schwarz
Artistic Director of the Teatro Regio in Turin
Jósé Luis Gomez
Musical Director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra 
Didier de Cottignies
Artistic Director of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra 
Riccardo Frizza
Musical Director of the Radio Symphony Orchestra and Art Group – HRSO
Musical Director of the Festival Donizetti Opera - Bergamo
Alexander Liebreich
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Designate of Orquesta de Valencia, Artistic Advisor of the Palau de la Música de Valencia
President
Sebastian Schwarz
Sebastian Schwarz
Artistic Director of the Teatro Regio in Turin
Antonello Allemandi
Orchestra Conductor
Matteo Beltrami
Orchestra Conductor, Artistic Director
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of the Ente Luglio Musicale Trapanese and of the “Giuseppe Di Stefano” International Opera Competition
Jordi Bernàcer
Orchestra Conductor
Renata Borowska-Juszczynska
General Manager in Poznan Opera House
Nazzareno Carusi
Board Member of Teatro alla Scala in Milan
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, Vice-president of
the Fondazione Orchestra Regionale Toscana in Florence, Artistic advisor of Fondazione La Società dei Concerti in Milan, Artistic Director of Società della Musica “Riccitelli” in Teramo
Didier de Cottignies
Délégué artistique of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Riccardo Frizza
Musical Director of the Radio Symphony Orchestra and Art Group – HRSO
Musical Director of the Festival Donizetti Opera - Bergamo
Musical Director of the Festival Donizetti Opera - Bergamo
Jósé Luis Gomez
Musical Director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Liebreich
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director
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of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Designate of Orquesta de Valencia,
Artistic Advisor of the Palau de la Música de Valencia
CRITICAL JURY
Alberto Mattioli
La Stampa - President of the Jury
Giorgio Appolonia
RSI Rete Due RadioTelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana
Nicola Cattò
Rivista Musica
Sabino Lenoci
L'Opera
Carla Moreni
Il Sole 24 Ore
CITY JURY
Edoardo Brustia
President of Consiglio Comunale della Città di Novara
Ettore Borri
President of Associazione Amici della Musica "Vittorio Cocito"
Gianni Biocotino
Professor of Conservatorio "Guido Cantelli" di Novara
YOUNG JURY
Carlotta Carminati
Cello
Giovanni Gallone
Cello
Emma Rizzi
Flute
Alessia Viera Torello
Piano and harpsichord
Luca Vaccino
Flute
Camilla Colombo
GDQ
Andrea Doni
GDQ
Sabina Limbwete
GDQ
Angelica Mazzoni
GDQ
Molly Sardi
GDQ
Rachele Sola
GDQ
Honor Committee Photo Credits
Eliahu Inbal: Ph. Rikimaru Hotta / Riccardo Muti: © Todd Rosenberg Photography – Courtesy of riccardomutimusic.com / Adam Fischer: © Nikolaj Lund / Lothar Zagrosek: © Christian Nielinger / M° Riccardo Chailly: Ph Brescia e Amisano @ Teatro alla Scala
Eliahu Inbal: Ph. Rikimaru Hotta / Riccardo Muti: © Todd Rosenberg Photography – Courtesy of riccardomutimusic.com / Adam Fischer: © Nikolaj Lund / Lothar Zagrosek: © Christian Nielinger / M° Riccardo Chailly: Ph Brescia e Amisano @ Teatro alla Scala
