Category: Appassionato Ensemble

SOLD OUT concerto del 27/06/2021

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A tribute to contemporary, living composers, a new generation of composers and performers that innovate, projecting in the future the tradition of classical instruments and music.

We love our followers and our public, showing deep interest in new generations of composers and musicians.

Once again, we’re excited to welcome you today afternoon and to hug you musically.

See you in Como, at Villa Olmo's salon!

For those who couldn’t make it, as they aren’t able to attend or couldn’t find a seat, we’ll be looking forward towards meeting you at our next events!

Appassionato Ensemble, Como Contemporary Festival, International Composition Competition

Final concert of the 4th Edition of the International Composition Competition Appassionato Ensemble at Villa Olmo

 
Sunday, June 27, 2021, at 6.30 p.m.
Salon of Villa Olmo– Como
 
Sunday, June 27, at 6.30 p.m. the final concert of the 4th Edition of the International Composition Competition Appassionato Ensemble will take place, framed by the grand exhibit Metamporphosis, set up and curated by Fondazione Bortolato-Totaro-Sponga and the Associazione Arte&Arte – Miniartextil Como.
 
In an interlacement of music and fibre art, it will be possible to listen to the five competition’s finalists scores, that will be performed in front of the international jury composed by Alessandro Solbiati (Italy, president), Sofia Avramidou (Greece), Mehdi Khayami (Iran) and Umberto Pedraglio (Italy, Artistic Director). At the end of the concert the jury will get together to choose the winner, that will then be proclaimed and awarded the prize.
 
Program:
  • “7 etudes in variation form” for violin, cello and piano, by Luca Vago (Italy).
  • “Andante luminoso I” for flute, violin and cello, by Sunghyun Lee (South Korea);
  • “Don’t be rude, kids” for violin, cello and piano, by Hyeokjae Kim (South Korea – Austria);
  • “If we had not get divided” for flute, violin and cello, by Akin Kilis (Turchia)
  • “A raid on the inarticulate” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, by Francesco Mariotti (Italy);

To purchase the tickets (entrance to the concert and exhibition 5€) click here 

To find your seat at the concert, please purchase the tickets online stating the concert date and send an email to info@polifonie.it, listing name and surname of the participant(s) and attaching the payment receipt. Please be at the concert venue half an hour before the start with the receipt (at the entrance you'll be asked for the name and surname with which you booked via email). You'll be part of a bookings list requested by anti-Covid rules.
 
Reservation is mandatory!
Appassionato Ensemble, International Composition Competition

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Appassionato Ensemble, Como Contemporary Festival, Didattica

Finalists announced at the IV International Composition Competition “Appassionato Ensemble” 2020

Today, September 28, 2020, the members of the jury, Mehdi Khayami (Iran), Sofia Avramidou (Greece) and Umberto Pedraglio (Italy), chaired by Alessandro Solbiati (Italy) selected the finalist scores of the 4th International Composition Competition “Appassionato Ensemble” 2020.
We received 87 scores from 25 countries from all over the world.

Below is the list of the selected finalist scores:

  • “Andante luminoso I” for flute, violin and cello, by Sunghyun Lee (South Korea);
  • “A raid on the inarticulate” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, by Francesco Mariotti (Italy);
  • “Don’t be rude, kids” for violin, cello and piano, by Hyeokjae Kim (South Korea – Austria);
  • “If we had not get divided” for flute, violin and cello, by Akin Kilis (Turkey);
  • “7 etudes in variation form” for violin, cello and piano, by Luca Vago (Italy).

The five finalist scores will be performed on December 13, 2020, at the Villa Olmo Grand Hall in Como, during the final evening of Como Contemporary Festival 2020. At the end of the concert the Jury will meet to select the winner. The prize-giving ceremony will be held at the end of the concert.

Our congratulations go to the five finalist authors, who will be our valued guests in Como during Como Contemporary Festival 2020. Accommodation for the finalists has been made possible also by the generous contributions of Comune di Como and Cassa Rurale ed Artigiana di Cantù BCC. 

Finally, a special thanks goes to the Jury for the intense work done and for the commitment and passion with which they selected the finalists from all the scores received. 

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Appassionato Ensemble, International Composition Competition

International Composition Competition: UPDATES and NEWS

 

We are hereby communicating the new updates regarding the IV International Composition Competition "Appassionato Ensemble" 2020. 

The final concert will be performed on Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Villa Olmo's grand hall in Como, during the closing evening of the Como Contemporary Festival 2020 - International Festival of Contemporary Music and other Arts, in cooperation with Fondazione Bortolaso-Totaro-Sponga and Arte&Arte. 

Here is an extract of the updates made to the Call (viewable in full on the page click here)

 

Art.6 bis (POST COVID-19 Pandemics updates)

An International Jury will meet to choose the 5 (five) finalist scores, which will be performed on Sunday, December 13, 2020 by Appassionato Ensemble in a concert open to the public in Villa Olmo’s grand hall in Como, during the closing evening of the Como Contemporary Festival 2020 - International Festival of Contemporary Music and other Arts. The concert, presenting the finalists, will be performed within Como’s prestigious Miniartextil’s International Contemporary Art Exhibition 30th Edition, in cooperation with Fondazione Bortolaso-Totaro-Sponga and Arte&Arte, and will be preceded by a conference/debate on new contemporary tendencies, on today’s music development and on the alliance between contemporary art and music. Sandro Laffranchini (principal cellist at La Scala Theatre in Milan) will open the festival, performing a solo cello recital, with 20th century music and in world premiére.

The Jury will be composed by:

  • Alessandro Solbiati (Italy), President
  • Sofia Avramidou (Greece)
  • Mehdi Khayami (Iran)
  • Umberto Pedraglio (Italy), Artistic Director

Art.7 bis (POST COVID-19 Pandemics updates)

The winning work will receive a cash prize of 750 euros, an audio/video recording made by Appassionato Ensemble, a precious gift produced in cooperation with the famous Como silk textile company Mantero S.p.a. and will be published by EDIZIONI SCONFINARTE.

Finalists residing abroad or whose residence is farther than 200 kms from Como will be hosted as guests of the Associazione Culturale Polifonie (board and lodging) at guest quarters/artist’s residency on December 12 and 13, 2020.. 

 

 

Appassionato Ensemble, International Composition Competition

Finissage 29° Mostra Internazionale di Arte contemporanea MINIARTEXTIL 2019

Domenica 17 Novembre 2019 alle ore 17.00, presso l’ex-chiesa di San Pietro in Atrio di Como, si terrà il Finissage della 29° Mostra Internazionale di Arte contemporanea MINIARTEXTIL 2019.

Umberto Pedraglio terrà un recital per violoncello solo con musiche proprie, di Umberto Bombardelli, Fabrizio Volpi, Benjamin Bromley Nuzzo – prima esecuzione italiana – e di Iannis Xenakis, con la partecipazione della clarinettista Michela Pirola. 

Siamo orgogliosissimi e davvero felici di iniziare questa nuova collaborazione con MINIARTEXTIL, che ci auguriamo possa essere proficua e intensa. 

Intanto… non mancate al Finissage di questa splendida edizione!

Vi aspettiamo! 

 

Appassionato Ensemble, Concerti, Eventi

“Aphasie” di Tsu-Yao Yang vince la 3a edizione del Concorso di Composizione

Il giorno 2 Giugno 2019, al termine del concerto conclusivo di Como Contemporary Festival, la Giuria composta da Sonia Bo (Italia, Presidente), Mehdi Khayami (Iran) e Umberto Pedraglio (Italia, Direttore Artistico) ha decretato la partitura:

“Aphasie” per clarinetto, violoncello e pianoforte, di Tsu-Yao Yang (Taiwan)

vincitrice del III Concorso Internazionale di Composizione Appassionato Ensemble 2019.

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Oggi martedì 9 Aprile 2019 la Giur

Appassionato Ensemble, Como Contemporary Festival, International Composition Competition
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