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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The Twenty-ninth Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition is announced.

The Twenty-ninth Edition of the “2 Agosto” International Composing Competition is announced. The XXIX Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is dedicated to scores for orchestra, without the addition of solo instruments. The Competition will award the following three prizes:First Prize: € 6,000; Second Prize: € 3,000; Third Prize: € 2,000. The winning […]

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Concorso 2 Agosto announces the program of 2022 Final Concert

Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the program of XXVIII Edition that will take place in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna at 9:15 pm on August 2nd 2022. The winning scores will be performed live in Bologna, Piazza Maggiore, on August 2nd, 2022, during the commemorative events in memory of the victims of the slaughters. The concert […]

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The Winners of XXVIII Edition of Concorso 2 Agosto are…

The jury, composed of Ivan Fedele (President), Charlotte Seither, Pasquale Corrado, Malika Kishino and Fabio Nieder, met last week and thoroughly examined all the scores in the competition. Concorso 2 Agosto is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Edition. First prize:Eugenio Mininni (Italy)Composition title: (My room has) two doors Second Prize:Farzan Salsabili (Iran)Composition title: Pre[c]lude Third Prize:Agustín Castellón Molina (Chile)Composition title: a […]

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Only one week left to participate in the Competition! Hurry up!

The XXVIII Edition of the International Composing Competition “2 Agosto” is dedicated to scores for orchestra, without the addition of solo instruments. Deadline for the online applications: June 30, 2022, at midnight GMT. The Competition is open to musicians of all nationalities, who were born after the 31st December 1987. Scores must be sent according […]

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The Final Concert will be broadcasted LIVE on TV!

The winning scores will be performed live in Bologna, Piazza Maggiore, on August 2nd, 2022, during the commemorative events in memory of the victims of the slaughters. The big news is that the “2 august” concert will be broadcasted LIVE on Rai5. It will be also available on demand on RaiPlay and in live audio on RaiPlayRadio. The […]

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