Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition

The "Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition[1] is an annual music competition for classical guitarists held in Alessandria, Italy. It was founded in 1968 and has earned an international reputation, entering membership of the World Federation of International Music Competitions - Geneve in 1981,[2] ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) - New York in 2010[3] and UNESCO.[4] It is the oldest active international classical guitar competition in Italy and one of the oldest in the world.

"Michele Pittaluga" International Classical Guitar Competition Premio Città di Alessandria
Michele Pittaluga Competition logo
Awarded forExcellence in Classical Guitar Performance
LocationAlessandria
Country Italy
Hosted byComitato Promotore del Concorso di Chitarra Classica "Michele Pittaluga - Città di Alessandria", President - Micaela Pittaluga, Artistic Director - Marco Tamayo
Formerly calledCittà di Alessandria International Classical Guitar Competition
Reward(s)1st Prize €10,000, Naxos Records contract, concert tour
First awarded1968
Last awarded2017
Websitewww.pittaluga.org

Founders

The competition was started in 1968 by musicologist Dr. Michele Pittaluga [5] (b. Jan 1915 - d. June 1995) as the "City of Alessandria Prize", to mark the 800th anniversary of the city. It gained early support from Andrés Segovia, who was the first Honorary President. Acting on his suggestion, Alirio Díaz was called to preside over the Jury for the first 30 editions, then acting as Artistic Director until the 40th edition, which is now overseen by Marco Diaz Tamayo. Alirio Díaz remained the Honorary President of the competition until his death in 2016.

History

In the beginning, the competition was dedicated to solo guitar. For the first years, i.e. from the 7th to 11th edition, the performance was accompanied by the orchestra indeed, but the concerto was only partially performed. The competition winner would perform it in its entirety during the final awards ceremony. From the 12th edition, the final performance was accompanied by piano and only the competition winner performed the concerto with the orchestra during the awards ceremony. Occasionally, the performance with orchestra was substituted by a string quartet. The finals have involved orchestral or chamber music since 1974. Since 1981, in response to the directives of the WFIMC, the program of the Competition has been extended to repertoires with orchestra or string quartet.

The competition was made up of two rounds i.e. Qualifying Round and Final Round, from the year of establishment to 1996. Since the 30th edition, the competition has been made up of three rounds: Preliminary Round, Semi-Final Round, and Final Round.

After the death of Dr. Michele Pittaluga, in June 1995, the name of the competition was changed to "Michele Pittaluga International Guitar Competition - Premio Citta di Alessandria" and now organized by the Organising Committee of the Classical Guitar Competition "Michele Pittaluga" (Comitato Promotore del Concorso di Chitarra Classica "Michele Pittaluga") that has, as part of its constitution, the commitment to spreading the knowledge of the guitar repertoire, promoting new talents and supporting initiatives in favor of these goals. His three children, Maria Luisa, Micaela, and Marcello Pittaluga have been running the competition ever since. Micaela Pittaluga became the Head of Organising Committee, President of the Competition, and Marcello became the permanent Secretary of the Jury. Also, the same year Competition has been placed under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy and under the Patronage of UNESCO Italian Commission.

The value of the first prize has risen over the years from Italian Lire 500000 to Euro 10000. Naxos Records contract and a concert tour became repetitive parts of the award. The Golden Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic awarded since 1997.[6]

Correlated events

In 1997 a separate competition was created, entitled International Composition Competition for Classical Guitar "Michele Pittaluga" with the idea of expanding the contemporary guitar repertoire.

In 2014 the International Junior Talents Competition "Pittaluga Junior" was founded.

International Classical Guitar Competition "Michele Pittaluga - Premio Città di Alessandria"

Rules

  • The International Jury consisting of at least seven members of different nationalities with an established reputation in the music world.
  • Representatives of the Italian Ministry of Culture (MBC), the Italian Ministry of the Education, University, Research (MIUR) and those of the WFIMC of Geneva will be allowed to assist the Jury without taking part in the voting.
  • The first prize cannot be shared. In special cases, the International Jury may award remaining prizes equally.
  • The competition consist of three rounds, each of them are public.
  • The final round played with orchestra or string quartet.
  • All composition are performed from memory.
  • Soloists of all nationalities are admitted to enter the competition, provided that they are less than 33 years old.
  • 1st Prize winners of the past editions are not permitted to participate.

Winners

Source Official webpage[7]

Edition1st prize2nd prize3rd prizeYear
50 Marko Topchii[8][9][10][11] Ji Hyung Park Giulia Ballarè2017
49Not Awarded[12][13][14] Andrea De Vitis Marko Topchii2016
48 Rovshan Mamedkuliev [15][16] Andrea De Vitis Daniel Egielman2015
47 Eren Süalp[17] Daniel Egielman Gian Marco Ciampa2014
46 Emanuele Buono[18][19] Ekachai Jearakul Anton Baranov2013
45 Lazhar Cherouana Ekachai Jearakul Pavel Kukhta2012
44 Cecilio Perera Kyuhee Park Jonathan Bolivar2011
43 Anabel Montesinos Srdjan Bulat Kyuhee Park2010
42 András Csáki Kyuhee Park Thomas Viloteau2009
41 Irina Kulikova Juuso Nieminen Srdjan Bulat2008
40 Petrit Ceku Dimitri Illarionov Irina Kulikova2007
39 Artyom Dervoed Anabel Montesinos Pablo Garibay2006
38 Marlon Titre András Csáki Anabel Montesinos2005
37 Adriano Del Sal Anabel MontesinosNot Awarded2004
36 Flavio Sala Juuso Nieminen Antonio Escobar2003
35Not Awarded Christian Saggese Roman Viazovskiy2002
34 Marcin Dylla Roman Viazovskiy Graham Anthony Devine2001
33 Goran Krivokapić Giulio Tampalini Hajime Nakamura2000
32 Marco Tamayo Goran Krivokapić Ana Vidović1999
31 Gaëlle SolalNot Awarded Mark Ashford Massimo Felici1998
30 Lorenzo Micheli Marcin Dylla Reiko Sawada1997
29 Francisco Bernier Vincenzo Zecca Andre Fischer Gordon O'Brien1996
28 Filomena Moretti Wang Yameng Sara Gianfelici1995
27 Federico Briasco Sante Tursi Leopoldo Saracino Dimitrios Dimakopoulos Franz Halasz1994
26 Daisuke Suzuki Salvatore Falcone Stefan Jenzer1993
25 Edoardo Catemario Monica Paolini Massimo Felici1992
24 George Vassilev Paolo Bersano Angel Pedro1991
23Not Awarded Gianluca Di Cesare Pal Paulikovic Edoardo Marchese1990
22 Remi Boucher Stefano Raponi Francis Laurent1989
21 Fábio Zanon Stefano Raponi María Esther Guzmán Blanco1988
20 Arturo Tallini Per Skareng Roberto Lambo1987
19 Giuseppe Carrer Massimo LauraNot Awarded Guy Delhommeau Francesco Sorti1986
18 Elena Papandreou Lucio Dosso Marco Carnicelli1985
17 Rafael Jimenez Rojas Edoardo Castanera Marco Carnicelli1984
16 Francesco Moccia Elena Casoli Aldo Rodriguez Delgado1983
15Not Awarded Davide Ficco Gabriel Garcia-Santos1982
14 Leonardo De Angelis Frédéric Zigante Gilbert Clamens1981
13Not Awarded Stefano Cardi Stefano Viola1980
12 Jurgen Schöllman Flavio Cucchi Roland Dyens1979
11 Stefano Grondona Claudio Passarotti Piero Bonaguri1978
10 Kazuhito Yamashita Domenico Salvati Ryuhei Kabayashi1977
9 Asamu Yamaguchi Jukka Savijoki Domenico Salvati1976
8Not Awarded Domenico SalvatiNot Awarded1975
7 Cheryl Lesley Grice Constantin CotsiolisNot Awarded1974
6Not Awarded Constantin Cotsiolis Maurizio Colonna1973
5 Walter Feybli Andrés Martì John Clark1972
4 Guillermo Fierens Peter Segal Andrés Martì1971
3Not Awarded Giorgio Oltremari Miguel Barberà1970
2 Betho DavezacNot Awarded Linda Calsolaro1969
1Not Awarded Leo Witoszynskyj Alois Mensik1968

Jury

Source Official website[20]

EditionPresident (H - Honorary, M - in memoriam)MembersSecretaryYear
50 Carlo Marchione Micaela Pittaluga, Qing He, Doron Salomon, Guillem Pérez-Quer, Franz Halasz, Marco Diaz Tamayo Marcello Pittaluga2017
49 Ricardo Iznaola, H M Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Xu Bao, Berta Rojas, Ignacio Rodes, Hugues Navez, Luigi Attademo Marcello Pittaluga2016
48 Augustin Léon Ara, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Michael McMeeken, Tania Chagnot, András Csáki, Ichiro Suzuki, Aniello Desiderio Marcello Pittaluga2015
47 Anna Reid, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Francisco Bernier, Guillem Pérez-Quer, Kurt Hiesl, Eleftheria Kotzia, Massimo Delle Cese Marcello Pittaluga2014
46 Antón García Abril, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Michael Andriaccio, Joanne Castellani, Bernard Maillot, Eduardo Fernández, Lorenzo Micheli Marcello Pittaluga2013
45 Frédéric Zigante, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Stein-Erik Olsen, Thomas Heck, Bernard Maillot, Alfonso Montes, Paolo Ferrara Marcello Pittaluga2012
44 Laura Oltman, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Norbert Kraft, Michael Newman, Thomas Müller-Pering, Shin-Ichi Fukuda, Andrea Morricone, Massimo Felici Marcello Pittaluga2011
43 María Isabel Siewers, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Michael McMeeken, Martha Masters, József Eötvös, Manana Doijashvili, Aniello Desiderio Marcello Pittaluga2010
42 Alberto Ponce, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Marcin Dylla, Tania Chagnot, Darko Petrinjak, Jukka Savijoki, Elena Zaniboni Marcello Pittaluga2009
41 Jakob Lindberg, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Erik Stenstadvold, Joanne Castellani, Fábio Zanon, Éric Pénicaud, Lorenzo Micheli Marcello Pittaluga2008
40 Antonio Biki Rodriguez, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Colin Cooper, Matanya Ophee, Sulamita Aronovsky, Pavel Steidl, Marco Diaz Tamayo, Nuccio D'Angelo Marcello Pittaluga2007
39 Marlaena Kessick, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Norbert Kraft, Zoran Dukić, Ricardo Gallén, Jhibaro Rodríguez, Leonardo De Angelis Marcello Pittaluga2006
38 Eli Kassner, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Ernesto Cordero, Danielle Ribouillault, Omar Cyrulnik, Eduardo Fernández, Ichiro Suzuki, Oscar Ghiglia Marcello Pittaluga2005
37 Ernesto Bitetti, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Krzysztof Pełech, Carlos Bonell, Olivier Chassain, Evangelos Boudounis, Carlo Marchione Marcello Pittaluga2004
36 Ichiro Suzuki, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Alice Artzt, David Tanenbaum, Corazón Otero, Tilman Hoppstock, Giuseppe Briasco, Lucio Matarazzo Marcello Pittaluga2003
35 Alberto Ponce, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Wanda Palacz, Leo Witoszynskyj, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Eduardo Fernández, Marco Diaz Tamayo, Paolo Pegoraro Marcello Pittaluga2002
34 Giorgio Vidusso, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Rémi Boucher, Eliot Fisk, Cecilia Rodrigo, Vladimír Mikulka, Hubert Käppel, Oscar Ghiglia Marcello Pittaluga2001
33 Ron Purcell, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Magnus Andersson, Angelo Gilardino, Roberto Aussel, Sonja Prunnbauer, Shin-Ichi Fukuda Marcello Pittaluga2000
32 Carel Harms, H Alirio Díaz, M Alexandre Lagoya Micaela Pittaluga, Rémi Boucher, Penny Phillips, Marlos Nobre, Rafael Iturri, Franz Halasz Marcello Pittaluga1999
31 Ignacio Yepes, H Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Dušan Bogdanović, Salvatore Cosentino, Ismael Barambio, Godelieve Monden, Oscar Ghiglia Marcello Pittaluga1998
30 Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Walter Feybli, Arturo Tallini, Eulogio Dávalos Llanos, Elena Papandreou, Peter Päffgen Marcello Pittaluga1997
29 Alirio Díaz Micaela Pittaluga, Chen Zhi, Federico Ermirio, Guillermo Fierens, Betho Davezac, Danielle Ribouillault Marcello Pittaluga1996
28 Alirio Díaz Guido Margaria, Colin Cooper, Federico Ermirio, Alvaro Company, Lena Kokkaliari, Frédéric Zigante Marcello Pittaluga1995
27 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Federico Ermirio, Guillermo Fierens, Francesco Rizzoli, Frédéric Zigante Alberto Scaglia1994
26 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Federico Ermirio, Graciela Pomponio, Gerassimos Miliaresis, Carlo Ghersi1993
25 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Federico Ermirio, Corazón Otero, Costas Cotsiolis, Bruno Mattioli1992
24 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Althers Garet, Rodrigo Riera, René Bartoli, Gianluigi Fia1991
23 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Alberto Ponce, Luiz Zea, Ernesto Cordero, Salvatore Pirrello1990
22 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Antonio Ruiz-Pipó, Guillermo Fierens, Leo Brouwer, Mauro Storti, Giuliano Balestra1989
21 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Henry Dorigny, Alvaro Company, Ako Ito, Leonardo De Angelis1988
20 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Inocente Carreño, Guillermo Fierens, Antonio Crivellaro, Linda Calsolaro1987
19 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, América Martínez Serrano, María Luisa Anido, Frans Van de Ven, Armando Marrosu1986
18 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Rocio Herrero, Alvaro Company, Óscar Cáceres, Carlo Palladino1985
17 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Corazón Otero, Jovan Jovicich, Antonio Crivellaro, Angelo Amato1984
16 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Corazón Otero, Augustin Léon Ara, Bruno Mattioli, Ruggero Chiesa Guido Ottria1983
15 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Aldo Minella, Karl Scheit, Alexandre Tansman, Pieter van der Staak Guido Ottria1982
14 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Carlo Mosso, Antonio Lauro, Antonio Crivellaro, Gordon Crosskey Guido Ottria1981
13 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Carlo Mosso, Bruno Mattioli, Betho Davezac, Barbara Polášek Guido Ottria1980
12 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Carlo Mosso, Mario Gangi, Antonio Crivellaro, Arminda Villa-Lobos Guido Ottria1979
11 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Carlo Mosso, Enrique Franco, Hans Fazari, Ruggero Chiesa Guido Ottria1978
10 Alirio Díaz, H Joaquín Rodrigo Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Carlo Mosso, José Tomás Guido Ottria1977
9 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Felice Quaranta, José Tomás, Carlo Cammarota, John W. Duarte Guido Ottria1976
8 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Felice Quaranta, José Tomás, Oscar Ghiglia, Pieter van der Staak Guido Ottria1975
7 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Felice Quaranta, José Tomás, Giacomo Saponaro, John W. Duarte, Aldo Minella, Guido Margaria Guido Ottria1974
6 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Felice Quaranta, Aldo Minella, Giacomo Saponaro, John W. Duarte Guido Ottria1973
5 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Robert J. Vidal, Felice Quaranta, Aldo Minella, Giacomo Saponaro Guido Ottria1972
4 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Giorgio Pestelli, Felice Quaranta, Aldo Minella, Giacomo Saponaro, Renato Cocito Guido Ottria1971
3 Alirio Díaz Michele Pittaluga, Giorgio Pestelli, Felice Quaranta, Aldo Minella Guido Ottria1970
2 Alirio Díaz, H Andrés Segovia Michele Pittaluga, Giorgio Pestelli, Piero Rattalino, Aldo Minella, Luigi Migliazzi, Gigi Marsico Ennio Bassi1969
1 Alirio Díaz, H Andrés Segovia Michele Pittaluga, Luigi Migliazzi, Piero Rattalino, Aldo Minella Guido Margarita1968

International Composition Competition for Classical Guitar "Michele Pittaluga"

Rules

  • The International Jury consisting of at least five members of different nationalities with an established reputation in the music world.
  • The first prize cannot be shared. In special cases, the International Jury may award remaining prizes equally.
  • Each author shall be responsible for verifying the actual performability of the piece.
  • Compositions entered for the contest must be unpublished and must never before have been performed in public.
  • Composers of all nationalities and any age who have not won first prize in any of the previous editions are admitted to enter the competition.

Winners

Edition1st prize2nd prize3rd prizeYearTheme
11Cat. A (Solo): Marco De Biasi, Cat. B (Duo): Ganesh Del Vescovo2016Guitar solo or duo
10 Luis Fernando Ochoa2012Guitar solo: a theme for the competition
9 Kang Kyung Mook[21] Marco De Biasi, Andrea Nosari Fabio Mengozzi2010Guitar with string quartet
8 Franco CavalloneNot Awarded Gilbert Clamens, Tal Hurwitz2008Guitar duo or trio
7 Takahiro Sakuma Maurizio BilliNot Awarded2006Guitar with flute, harp or violin
6 Javier Farias Marco Redaelli Johanan Chendler2004Guitar solo
5 Marco Gammanossi Carla Rebora Éric Pénicaud2002Guitar trio
4Not Awarded Davide Luini Massimo Ceccarelli2000Guitar and orchestra
3Not Awarded Francisco Cavallone Naomi Sekiya1999Quartet with guitar or string quintet
2 Paola Brino Annette Kruisbrink Naomi Sekiya1998Guitar duo, trio or quartet
1 Alberto Colla1997Guitar solo

Jury

EditionPresident (H - Honorarium)MembersYear
11 Frédéric Zigante Ricardo Iznaola, Simone Fontanelli, Davide Anzaghi, Gabriel Estarellas2016
10 Paolo Ferrara Marco Diaz Tamayo, Ana Gentile, Omar Cyrulnik, Artyom Dervoed, Francisco Bernier, Anabel Montesinos2012
9 Antón García Abril Marco Diaz Tamayo, Giovanni Podera, Gilberto Bosco, Brian Finlayson, Theodore Antoniou, Sérgio Assad2010
8 Leo Brouwer Federico Ermirio, Annette Kruisbrink, Éric Pénicaud, Davide Anzaghi, Feliu Gasull, Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon2008
7 Ricardo Iznaola Federico Ermirio, André Jouve, Miguel Patrón Marchand, Paolo Castaldi, Francisco Bernier, Naomi Sekiya2006
6 Antón García Abril Federico Ermirio, Leonard V. Ball, Costas Cotsiolis, Walter Krafft, Simone Fontanelli, Atanas Ourkouzounov2004
5 Vittorio Fellegara, H Bruno Bettinelli Federico Ermirio, Robert Beaser, Guillermo Fierens, Jean Balissat, Giovanni Podera, Anthony Girard, Félix Ibarrondo2002
4 Bruno Bettinelli, H Goffredo Petrassi Federico Ermirio, Robert W. Mann, Roland Dyens, Éric Gaudibert, Giorgio Ferrari, Ivan Vandor2000
3 Luciano Chailly Federico Ermirio, Jacqueline Fontyn, Alvaro Company, Carlo Florindo Semini, Jesús Villa Rojo1999
2 Victor Ciuckov Federico Ermirio, Dušan Bogdanović, Guillermo Fierens, Angelo Gilardino, Frédéric Zigante, Antón García Abril1998
1 Luciano Chailly Federico Ermirio, Alirio Díaz, Ernesto Cordero, Marlos Nobre1997

International Junior Talents Competition "Pittaluga Junior"

Rules

  • The International Jury consisting of at least five members of different nationalities with an established reputation in the music world.
  • Only the first prize is awarded.
  • The competition consist of single round, opened to the public.
  • All composition are performed from memory.
  • Soloists of all nationalities are admitted to enter the competition, provided that they are less than 17 years old.
  • 1st Prize winners of the past editions are not permitted to participate.

Winners, Jury and editions

EditionWinnerJury PresidentJury MembersYear
3 Tiange Wang Gaëlle Solal Micaela Pittaluga, Anabel Montesinos, Irina Kulikova, Cecilio Perera, Adriano Del Sal2017
2 Urbaan Reiter Cecilia Rodrigo Micaela Pittaluga, Michael McMeeken, Isabelle Presti, Tania Chagnot2015
1 Carlotta Dalia Angela Colombo Micaela Pittaluga, Marianne Granvig, Frédéric Zigante, Guillem Pérez-Quer2014

See also

References

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