Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award

170 composers took part to the first edition of the GIANNI BERGAMO CLASSIC MUSIC AWARD – Competition for composers 2007.

The jury, after examining all works during the month of May, has chosen the winners.

We are pleased to announce the names of the winners of the GIANNI BERGAMO CLASSIC MUSIC AWARD – Competition for composers 2007:
3 equal monetary prizes (Euro 13'000 each) and performance of the piece by the ensemble recherché

PANAYIOTIS KOKORAS (Greece)
with the piece “Braided Fractures” for flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello

CARLO CICERI (Italy)
with the piece “Schianto” for flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, violin, viola, cello and piano

SIMONE MOVIO (Italy)
with the piece “Di fragili incanti” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

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Furthermore, in addition to the three winning pieces, the jury has also selected the following two pieces to be performed by the ensemble recherche:

ERIN GEE (USA)
with the piece “Mouthpiece VIII.i” for flute, clarinet, percussion, viola and cello

JUAN MARÍA CUÉ (Spain)
with the piece “El espacio interior” for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello

These five pieces will be performed by the ensemble recherche during the Awards Ceremony that will take place in
Zurich on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 4.00 p.m. at the Kaufleuten Centre during the Festival Tage für neue Musik www.tfnm.ch