The Jury of the 25th Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” has awarded the following prizes: 1st Prize – Luca Ricci, from Piacenza, Italy, score title: Transitori Permanenti 2nd Prize – Carmelo Bongiovanni, from Reggio Calabria, Italy, score title: Colors 3rd Prize – Lin Sen, from Shenyang, China, score title: Autumn Furthermore, the […]
The Conductor for the XXV Edition has been announced

The Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the Conductor of 2019 Edition will be Maestro Yoichi Sugiyama. […]
The President of the jury for the XXV International Composing Competition has been announced

The Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the President of the jury of 2019 Edition will be M.o Alessandro Solbiati. […]
The XXV Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition has been announced

Applications for the 2019 Edition must be submitted online only, at www.concorso2agosto.it. Online application deadline: June 30th, 2019, at midnight GMT. First Prize: € 6,000 Second Prize: € 3,000 Third Prize: € 2,000 The winning scores will be performed live in Bologna on August 2nd 2019, as one of the commemorative events held in memory of […]
The Winners of XXIV Edition of Concorso 2 Agosto are…

Choosing the winners among this year’s scores submissions was an evermore difficult job for the jury, who met last weekend to embark this pleasurable yet challenging task. Here’s the list of the chosen winners for the 2018 Edition: […]
Soprano Antonella Rondinone is one of the soloists of Concorso 2 Agosto 2018 Edition

Among the soloists who will perform this year at the Concorso 2Agosto Concert, there’s Antonella Rondinone, one of the most appreciated singers on the national and international stage. Antonella’s great ductility allows her to take on a lyric repertoire, as well as musicals and other genres that are not tied to the theatrical tradition. […]
Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to continue its collaboration with the Fiesole Music School
This year, we are also renewing our collaboration with “La Scuola di Musica di Fiesole” (Fiesole Music School). Our solid and long-standing bond with the Fiesole Institution revolves around the “Veretti prize”, a series of scholarships and bursaries that the School promotes among its composers and that are donated every year. […]
Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte for the 2018 Edition of Concorso 2 Agosto

The “Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte” of Montepulciano has had strong artistic ties to Concorso 2 Agosto for many years. This year we decided to collaborate through four young composer who took part in the “Avanguardie Composte” project. […]
The conductor for the XXIV Edition is announced

The Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the Conductor of 2018 Edition will be Maestro Alessandro Cadario. […]
The XXIV Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition has been announced
Applications for the 2018 Edition must be submitted online only, at www.concorso2agosto.it. […]
Concorso 2 Agosto announces the program of XXIV Edition

Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the program of XXIV Edition that will take place in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna at 9:15 pm on August 2nd 2017 to remind the day in memory of the Victims of the Bologna Train Station Bombing of 1980. SHOW PROGRAM – PDF VERSION Below the program […]
Huge success for the final concert of 2017 Edition of Concorso 2 Agosto

Great success for the XXIII Edition of Concorso 2 Agosto held in the magnificient frame of Piazza Maggiore last night. Many thanks and sincere congratulations to all the composers, guests and audience for making this evening special. […]