Fifth Edition
June 11-18, 2000
Winners
First Prize: not awarded
Second Prize: Excelsior Quartet (Japan)
Third Prize: Casals Quartet (Spain)
Special Prize for the best performance of the new composition from Salvatore Sciarrino: Excelsior Quartet
The Jury
President
Renate Ronnefeld, President of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, Germany
Salvatore Sciarrino, composer, Italy – Petr Messiereur, violin Talich e Rafael Quartet, Czech Republic – Rainer Schmidt, violin Hagen Quartet, Germany – Franco Rossi, cello Quartetto Italiano, Italy – Dario De Rosa, piano Trio di Trieste, Italy – Paul Griffiths, music critic (New York Times), USA
Quartets
Amar (Switzerland) – Aviv (Israel) – Bernini (Italy) – Casals (Spain) – Corigliano (USA) – Epoque (Czech Republic) – Excelsior (Japan) – Nostitz (Czech Republic) – Onyx (France) – Karol Szymanowski (Poland-Ukraine) – Tajj (Former Jugoslavia) – Vega (China) – Volta (Canada)
Artistic Director
Guido Alberto Borciani
Gallery
Photos: Foto Superstudio