A Night of Music, Emotion and Memories

The evening of 2 August brought with it a whirlwind of emotions, music and memories enlivening this event, both artistically and culturally. As usual, Piazza Maggiore welcomed a huge turnout, not only those connected to the event itself, but also friends and families of the musicians and judges of this edition, as well as representatives […]

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Concorso 2 Agosto announces the program of 2024 Final Concert

Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the program of XXX Edition Concert that will take place in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna at 9:15 pm on August 2nd 2024.  The winning scores will be performed live in Bologna, the same night, during the commemorative events in memory of the victims of the slaughters.  The concert will be live broadcasted on RAI5 and RADIO3, and on-demand […]

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The Winners of the International Composing Competition – XXX Edition – are…

Concorso 2 Agosto 2024 - winners

First prize: Francesco DarmaninScore Title: Essere un Fiore Second Prize: Lorenzo PetrizzoScore Title: Memento Third Prize: Sina JafariKiaScore Title: Tishtrya Special Mention of the Jury: Francesco MariottiScore Title: Quadri Special Mention of the Jury: Graziano RiccardiScore Title: Reductio ad absurdum The XXX Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is promoted by: the “Teatro Comunale di […]

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The Board of Judges of the 2024 Edition is announced

Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the Board of Judges of the XXX Edition: Silvia Colasanti – President Raquel García-Tomás Virginia Guastella Frédéric Chaslin Marcello Panni Find out more and read the judges’ biographies on https://2024.concorso2agosto.it/ The XXX Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is dedicated to scores for orchestra, without the addition of solo instruments. […]

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The conductor for the XXX Edition will be Frédéric Chaslin

Frédéric Chaslin will conduct the concert of the 30th edition in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, on Aug. the 2nd, 2024. He will also be one of the member of the board of judges. Frédéric Chaslin, a multifaceted artist hailing from Paris, boasts a rich resume encompassing roles as a conductor, composer, pianist, and author. Trained at the prestigious […]

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The President of the Jury has been announced

The Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the President of the Jury for the XXX International Composing Competition, will be Silvia Colasanti. Read More about Silvia Colasanti The board of Judges will be announced soon on 2024.concorso2agosto.it The XXX Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition is promoted by the “Teatro Comunale di Bologna”, by the “Associazione fra […]

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The Thirtieth Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition is announced

Concorso 2 Agosto 2024 Edition announcement

The Thirtieth Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition is announced. The XXX Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is dedicated to scores for orchestra (maximum instrumentation allowed as per bullet point 6), without the addition of solo instruments.  The Competition will award the following three prizes:First Prize: € 6,000; Second Prize: […]

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Concorso 2 Agosto announces the program of 2023 Final Concert

Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the program of XXIX Edition Concert that will take place in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna at 9:15 pm on August 2nd 2023.  The winning scores will be performed live in Bologna, the same night, during the commemorative events in memory of the victims of the slaughters.  The concert will be live broadcasted on RAI5 and RADIO3, and on-demand […]

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The Winners of the International Composing Competition – XXIX Edition – are…

First prize:Leonardo Marino (Italy)Score Title: How to repair your Zeitgeist Second Prize:Davide Tramontano (Italy)Score Title: Broken Streams Third Prize:Giovanni Ciardi (Italy)Score Title: Tides Special Mention of the Jury:Otto Wanke (Austria)Score Title: Scattered Views The XXIX Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is promoted by: the “Teatro Comunale di Bologna”, the “Associazione fra i Familiari delle Vittime Della Strage Alla […]

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The Board of Judges of the 2023 Edition is announced

Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the Board of Judges of the XXIX Edition: Silvia Colasanti – President Raquel García Tomás Pedro Halffter Francesco Filidei Jaume Santonja Find out more and read the judges’ biographies on https://2023.concorso2agosto.it/  The XXIX Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is dedicated to scores for orchestra, without […]

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The President of the Jury has been announced

The Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the President of the Jury for the XXIX International Composing Competition, will be Silvia Colasanti. Read More about Silvia Colasanti The board of Judges will be announced soon on www.concorso2agosto.it The XXIX Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition is promoted by the “Teatro Comunale di Bologna”, by the “Associazione fra […]

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