International Flute Competition "Severino Gazzelloni"

Bases y repertorio

Inscripción y cuota

• Open internationally. Flute groups by birth year: A 2010 or later, B 2005–2009, C 1995–2004. For piccolo the repertoire page says 1995 or later, while the Italian regulations say through 1995. Confirm piccolo eligibility with the organizer. Previous absolute first-prize winners cannot repeat their winning category.
• By 31 January 2027 submit the official form with contact details, date of birth, nationality, address, category, screening programme, video link, passport or ID copy, payment receipt and portrait. The form does not list recommendations. Pay the €30 screening fee by bank transfer using the reference in the regulations. Screening results by 30 April.
• For the screening, provide an unlisted YouTube link or accessible Google Drive link. Keep yourself and your hands visible. You may stop only between works. Record a multi-movement work continuously, with no edits or audio processing.

Eliminatorias y duración

Flute A · one selection per round

• Screening: one of Mercadante’s 10 Arie variate. Live elimination: Kuhlau Caprice Op. 10 No. 1, Stamitz Rondò Capriccioso or Mercadante Là ci darem la mano variations. Semifinal: Morlacchi Il Pastore Svizzero, Donizetti Sonata in C, Chaminade Concertino Op. 107, Borne Carmen Fantasy or Bach Sonata BWV 1033. Final: one Vivaldi concerto from Op. 10.

Flute B · one selection in screening and final, two in each middle round

• Screening: one of Telemann’s 12 solo flute fantasias. Live elimination: choose Debussy Syrinx, Honegger Danse de la chèvre, Fukushima Mei or Varèse Density 21.5, and add one of Paganini’s 24 Caprices. Semifinal: choose Martin Ballade, Poulenc Sonata or Hindemith Sonata, and add Enescu Cantabile et Presto, Gaubert Nocturne et Allegro scherzando or Fauré Fantaisie Op. 79. Final: Devienne Concerto No. 7 in E minor, C. P. E. Bach Concerto in D minor or Mercadante Concerto in E minor.

Flute C · two selections per round until the concerto final

• Screening: choose Karg-Elert Chaconne or Donjon Élégie (Études de salon No. 1), plus the Allemande from J. S. Bach’s A minor Partita or Poco adagio from C. P. E. Bach’s A minor Sonata. Live elimination: play either the Bach Partita or Sonata, plus one option from Berio Sequenza, Bozza Image, Karg-Elert Sonata Appassionata Op. 140, two of Jolivet’s Incantations, or Carter Scrivo in vento.
• Semifinal: choose Schubert Trockne Blumen variations, Reinecke Undine Sonata Op. 167 or Prokofiev Sonata Op. 94. Add Karg-Elert Sinfonische Kanzone, Jolivet Chant de Linos or Sancan Sonatine. Final with orchestra: Mozart K. 313 in G or K. 314 in D.

Piccolo · prescribed programme

• Screening: choose four of Liebermann’s Eight Pieces. Live elimination: play both Simeoli Studio Burlesco and Togni Due Preludi per Ottavino. Semifinal: Vivaldi Concerto in C major. Final: Liebermann Concerto Op. 50.

Repertorio

• Live rounds are in Naples on 20–25 September 2027. Candidates qualified by organizer-recognized Asian in-person selection enter the semifinal directly. Live fees: A €80, B €100, C and piccolo €120. Official pianists are available, with booking instructions to follow. Candidates may bring their own pianist.

Fuente: 2027 regulations and application form · Official repertoire lists for all categories