{"id":17116,"date":"2022-12-13T19:08:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T18:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtuosobelcanto.com\/?page_id=17116"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:20:39","slug":"competitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.virtuosobelcanto.com\/en\/festival-2026\/competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"fullwidth-block clearfix\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.virtuosobelcanto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/header-quote.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover;background-position: center top;padding-top: 200px;padding-bottom: 200px;\"><div class=\"container\">[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1671028701671{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">COMPETITIONS<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666009252008{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The\u00a0Virtuoso&amp;Belcanto\u00a0Festival Competitions are <b>reserved exclusively for students enrolled<\/b> in the advanced courses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Registrations will be collected exclusively through an <b>online form<\/b> that will be shared with the admitted students.<\/p>\n<p>Deadline for enrolling in our competitions is <strong>June 30th, 2026<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666009252008{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">COMPETITIONS<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-list sc-list-type-check sc-list-color-3\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#step-1\">Concerto Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#step-2\">Chamber Music Competition <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666009252008{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_id=&#8221;step-1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">STEP 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Concerto Competition&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#cf264b&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">All accepted and <b>enrolled students in the advanced instrumental courses<\/b> will be eligible to participate in the competition, upon registration and submission of the chosen repertoire no later than <b>June 30th, 2026<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Concerto Competitions winners will give a solo concerto in one of the following Concert Series:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li><span class=\"s2\">ORT- Orchestra della Toscana<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s2\">Orchestra Nuova Scarlatti di Napoli <\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Further collaboration agreements are in progress.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The repertoire, freely chosen by the candidate, must be solo concertos selected from the Classical \/ Romantic \/ Modern periods.<\/p>\n<p>For the Concerto Competition are admitted only musicians<strong> born between January 1<span class=\"s3\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span>, 1994 and December 31<span class=\"s3\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span>, 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The competition will consist of two rounds:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Semi-final \u2013 by Wednesday, July 29<\/b><span class=\"s3\"><b><sup>th<\/sup><\/b><\/span><b>, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Students in the semi-final will have to <b>choose two different solo concertos<\/b>, exhibiting <b>different styles and from different periods<\/b>. The contestant will have to play <b>two movements<\/b>: one selected by the contestant (from the 1<span class=\"s3\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span> concerto) and one chosen by the judges (from the 2<span class=\"s3\"><sup>nd<\/sup><\/span> concerto).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">The overall duration of the performance is <b>20 minutes<\/b>. The juries will be formed by the teachers of the respective programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><b>Final \u2013 Saturday, August 1<\/b><span class=\"s3\"><b><sup>st<\/sup><\/b><\/span><b>, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>The performance of a solo concerto was selected from the two concertos presented in the semi-final round<\/b>. The maximum duration of the performance: <b>25 minutes<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">A maximum of <b>14 candidates<\/b> will be admitted to the final round. The Jury Committee will comprise the Artistic Director of the <i>Virtuoso&amp;Belcanto<\/i> Festival, some of the Professors of the advanced courses, and representatives of the Institutional partners.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_id=&#8221;step-2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">STEP 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Chamber Music Competition&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#cf264b&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <b>Chamber Music Competition<\/b> will be held on <b>Sunday, July 26<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b><sup>th<\/sup><\/b><\/span><b>, 2026<\/b>. <b>The deadline<\/b> for ensembles to register and communicate the repertoire is <b>June 30<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b><sup>th<\/sup><\/b><\/span><b>, 2026<\/b>. If more than 15 ensembles register for the competition, a <strong>first selection<\/strong> will be held by <strong>Thursday, July 23<span class=\"s1\"><b><sup>rd<\/sup><\/b><\/span><\/strong>. All members of the ensembles must be <strong>under the age of 35<\/strong> (considering the day of the Final).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Only <b>chamber groups enrolled in the courses<\/b> can take part in the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The program has a <b>free choice of repertoire<\/b> of music composed after 1750 (arrangements provided by the composer or authorized by him\/her are admitted), for a maximum total duration of circa <b>20 minutes<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Winners may be notified of possible concerts in future seasons of Italian and international concert organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Chamber Music Competition scholarship \u2013 <i>Luigi Boccherini Award<\/i>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s3\"><b>1<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><b><sup>st<\/sup><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b> prize<\/b>: \u20ac2.500<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s3\"><b>2<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><b><sup>nd<\/sup><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b> prize<\/b>: \u20ac1.500<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s3\"><b>3<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><b><sup>rd<\/sup><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b> prize<\/b>: \u20ac1.000<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666009252008{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] The\u00a0Virtuoso&amp;Belcanto\u00a0Festival Competitions are reserved exclusively for students enrolled in the advanced courses. 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