Competitions › Concorso Internazionale di Musica per Ensembles Strumentali 'Giovanni Legrenzi'

Concorso Internazionale di Musica per Ensembles Strumentali 'Giovanni Legrenzi'

Clusone (Bergamo), Italy

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

International competition for baroque instrumental ensembles of 3-5 players, centred on the music of Giovanni Legrenzi. Entry by video selection, then live semifinal and final in Clusone.

Organiser
Comune di Clusone and Collegium vocale et instrumentale Nova Ars Cantandi (festival Musica Mirabilis)
Instruments
Early music instrumental ensembles (3-5 members)
Category
Early music ensembles
Age limits
Each member 35 or younger

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Application by email; fee EUR 50 per ensemble.

Rounds & time limits

  • Selection: video
  • Semifinal: live
  • Final: live

Repertoire

Selection: Italian 17th-century piece (max 10 min, video). Semifinal: Italian 17th-century piece plus Legrenzi Op. 2 sonata (max 20 min). Final: two Legrenzi sonatas (Op. 4 or 8 and Op. 10), max 20 min.

Jury & prizes

Jury

  • Christophe Rousset
  • Ivana Valotti
  • Luca Giardini
  • Edoardo Bellotti
  • Angelo Foletto

Prizes

  • 1st prize: EUR 5,000 plus Musica Mirabilis 2026 engagement
  • 2nd prize: EUR 3,000
  • 3rd prize: EUR 1,000
  • Audience prize

Past editions

  • 2025 — Clusone, 21-25 October 2025 source

Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source