Seventh Edition
June 12-19, 2005
Winners
First Prize: Pavel Haas Quartet (Czech Republic)
Second Prize: Tankstream Quartet (Australia)
Third Prize: Chiara Quartet (USA)
Irene Steels-Wilsing Special Prize: Biava Quartet (USA)
Special Prize for the best performance of the new composition from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Pavel Haas Quartet
Special mention for the performance of Alferd Schnittke’s Quartet n.3: Tankstream Quartet
Special mention for the performance of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ Quartet: Faust Quartet (Germany)
The Jury
President
Marcello Abbado, piano, Italy
Sir Peter Maxwel Davies, composer, Great Britain – Heime Müller, violin Artemis Quartet, Germany – Natalia Prishepenko, violin Artemis Quartet, Russia – Fulvio Luciani, violin Paolo Borciani Quartet, Italy – Shana Downes, cello, USA – Maureen Jones, piano, Australia – Noel Flores, piano, Austria – Duilio Courir music critic, Italy
Quartets
Amedeo Modigliani (France) – Anima (Austria ) – Ariel (Israel) – Azmari (USA) – Biava (USA) – Bronte (Great Britain) – Chiara (USA) – Quartetto di Cremona (Italy) – Elias (Great Britain) – Faust (Germany) – Pavel Haas (Czech Republic) – Incanto (France-Venezuela-Bulgaria) – Jade (China-Taiwan-South Korea)– Leonor (Spain) – Matangi (Holland) – Paizo (Denmark) – Parker (USA) – Pavâo (Great Britain) – Romantic (Russia) – Signum (Germany) – Tajj (Serbia-Montenegro) – Tankstream (Australia)
Honorary Commitee
Claudio Abbado, Alban Berg String Quartet, Borodin String Quartet, Radu Lupu, sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Riccardo Muti, Arvo Pärt, Maurizio Pollini, Wolfgang Rihm, Salvatore Sciarrino, Marco Stroppa, Tokyo String Quartet
Artistic Director
Guido Alberto Borciani
Gallery
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Photos: G. Bucaria