The Jury reserves the right to offer a maximum two Quartets not admitted to the final round the chance to participate in the “Casa del Quartetto”, the International Residency Program for young String Quartets during its 3rd Edition to be held in Reggio Emilia in June 2022.
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Welcome to the town of Quartets
Situated in the heart of the Emilia region, Reggio Emilia is a city brimming with history, tradition, culture and art. Its culinary heritage has been passed down through the generations. The home of Parmigiano Reggiano and traditional balsamic vinegar, it is a place where its inhabitants’ industriousness means industrial excellence, where hospitality and generosity are a way of life.
Culture is at the very heart of the city: its historic buildings and museums house permanent exhibitions and collections. Squares, churches, the Basilica della Ghiara, arcades, courtyards, the San Pietro cloisters, are brought to life by the cultural events they hold year round. The city’s education system is known throughout the world as The Reggio Emilia approach.
Reggio is the city of the three Theatres, all facing onto the same square, and the city of quartets.
WFIMC annual assembly
The annual assembly of the World Federation of International Music Competition will be held in Reggio Emilia from 13 to 16 June.
Founded in 1957, the World Federation of International Music Competitions is dedicated to establishing a global network of internationally recognised organisations that through public competition discover the most promising young talents in the great tradition of classical music and further their careers by presenting them before distinguished juries, general audiences, the media, and the rest of the music community.
The WFIMC is a Member of the International Music Council (founded by UNESCO, Paris).
125 of the world’s leading music competitions belong to the Federation. A number of important international music organisations are associate members of the WFIMC.
The headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
Premio Borciani 2021 not awarded
At the end of last night’s final round at the Teatro Municipale Valli in Reggio Emilia, the jury of the XII International Competition “Premio Paolo Borciani” chaired by Emmanuel Hondré awarded the second prize of € 10,000 ex aequo to the Balourdet and Leonkoro Quartets, the third prize of € 5,000 to the Adelphi Quartet, which also receives the Under 20 prize of € 1,000. The jury decided not to award the first prize.
The Audience Prize of € 2,000 was awarded to the Quartetto Leonkoro, while the Quartet Arete receives the Special Prize of € 3,000 for the best performance of UTA-ORI. Weaving Song for string quartet, new composition for string quartet commissioned to Toshio Hosokawa, and the € 6,000 scholarship offered by Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland.
