2015 Edition

The XXIst Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is dedicated to scores for narrator (either male or female) and orchestra.

The XXIst Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is dedicated to scores for narrator (either male or female) and orchestra.

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First Prize:

Vahid Jahandari
Iran, with the score titled “The Checkered City”

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Second Prize:

Paolo Cognetti
Italy, with the score titled “Mare Monstrum, Verso Luce”

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Third Prize:

Alvand Jalali Jafari
Iran. with the score titled “The red apple of the sun”

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Special Mention of the jury

Matteo Maria Salvo

Board of Judges:

The Board of Judges of the XXI Edition:

  • Fabrizio de Rossi Re (Italy) – President
  • Barbara Rettagliati  (Switzerland)
  • Marco Taralli (Italy)
  • Victoria Harmandjieva (Swiss/Bulgaria)
  • Fabrizio Festa (Italy) – Artistic Director

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The Final Concert

Conductor
Vito Clemente
Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Narrator
Moni Ovadia
Narrator
Martina Villani
Narrator
Stefano Paradisi
Accordion
Giacomo Desiante
Electric Guitar
Antonello Fiamma
Electric bass
Maurizio Bozzi
Drums
Francesco Rondinone
Sound
Fabrizio Festa
Sound
Antonio Colangelo

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