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THE COMPETITION

HISTORY OF THE COMPETITION

On 23 November 1956 Guido Cantelli, a thirty-five-year-old conductor and protégée of Arturo Toscanini, died on a plane crash in Orly, France. Five years later, in 1961, the Provincial Touristic Board of Novara, hometown of Cantelli and the place where he held his last concert, promoted the Premio Cantelli for young orchestra conductors. Jury members were orchestra conductors, directors of conservatories, and music critics.

On 23 November 1956 Guido Cantelli, a thirty-five-year-old conductor and protégée of Arturo Toscanini, died on a plane crash in Orly, France. Five years later, in 1961, the Provincial Touristic Board of Novara, hometown of Cantelli and the place where he held his last concert, promoted the Premio Cantelli for young orchestra conductors. Jury members were orchestra conductors, directors of conservatories, and music critics.

After the great success of the revival of Premio Cantelli last year on the occasion of the centenary of the great conductor’s birth, this year the twelfth edition will be dedicated to Maestro Gianluigi Gelmetti, a member of the jury of the last edition in 1980 who had joyfully accepted to chair the jury of this new edition, working with the artistic director until his untimely death in August 2021.

PRIZES

12.000 Euro
First Prize
8.000 Euro
Second Prize
5.000 Euro
Third Prize
12.000 Euro
Critics Award
2.000 Euro
Town Award
1.500 Euro
Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino Aword
1.000 Euro
Youth – Empathy Award

PRIZES IN DETAIL

– First Prize: 12,000 euro, granted by CM Srl – Claudio Mazzucchelli

– Second Prize: 8.000 euro, granted by CM Srl – Claudio Mazzucchelli

– Thrid Prize: 5.000 euro, granted by MIRATO Spa

– Critics Award: 3.000 euro euro, assigned by a jury whose members are Nicola Cattò (Rivista Musica), Elvio Giudici (Il Giorno), Sabino Lenoci (L’Opera), Alberto Mattioli (La Stampa) e Carla Moreni (Il Sole 24 Ore), granted by ITOF Srl.

– Critics Award:: 2.000 euro, assigned by Councillor for Culture of the Town of Novara, Ettore Borri, President of the Associazione Amici della Musica “Vittorio Cocito” and Roberto Politi, director of the “Guido Cantelli” Conservatory of Novara, granted by RIGHETTI MOBILI.

– Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino Award: 1.500 euro, granted by patron anonymous.

– Youth – Empathy Award: : 1.000 euro, assigned by a jury made of members of the Associazione Giovani Dietro le Quinte, granted by SUONO VIVO Srl.

– Artistic Contracts with the most important National and International institutions, at their discretion. Such engagements will turn into contracts within three years from the date of the Competition’s finals.

– Original piece selected by the technical jury, granted by SUONO VIVO Srl., FONDAZIONE BANCA POPOLARE DI NOVARA, ROTARY CLUB VAL TICINO .

I LUOGHI E LE DATE

For him I am the only conductor he has ever known, one who studies the scores as seriously as he does! The more I spend time with the Maestro, the more I want to work and study with that desire which, together with my natural skills, may take me very, very far

Guido Cantelli
Letter to his wife