Premio Paolo Borciani

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The International String Quartet Competition "Premio Paolo Borciani" was created in 1987 in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and is dedicated to their famous fellow citizen, founder and first violin of the Quartetto Italiano. The promoter and organiser is Fondazione I Teatri in Reggio Emilia; artistic director is Paolo Cantù; founder was pianist Guido Alberto Borciani, Paolo Borciani’s brother. The competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions since 1991.

Competition results

1987

1990

1994

1997

2000

2002

2005

2008

2011

2014

  • 1st Prize: Kelemen Quartet, Hungary
  • 2nd Prize: Mucha Quartet, Slovakia
  • 3rd Prize: Varèse Quartet, France
  • Audience Prize: Mucha Quartet, Slovakia
  • Special Prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece: Varèse Quartet, France

2017

  • 1st Prize: not awarded
  • 2nd Prize: Omer Quartet, United States
  • 3rd Prize: Quartetto Adorno, Italy
  • Audience Prize: Quartetto Adorno, Italy
  • Special Prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece: Quartetto Adorno, Italy

2021

  • 1st Prize: not awarded
  • 2nd Prize: Balourdet Quartet, United States; Leonkoro Quartet
  • Third Prize and Under 20 Prize: Adelphi Quartet, Belgium, Spain, Serbia, Germany.
  • Audience Prize: Leonkoro Quartet, Germany
  • Special Prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece: Arete Quartet, South Korea

2024

  • 1st Prize: Fibonacci Quartet, UK
  • 2nd Prize: Eden Quartet, South Korea
  • 3rd Prize: Elmore Quartet, UK
  • Audience Prize: Fibonacci Quartet, UK
  • Special Prize for the best performance of a contemporary piece: Ast Quartet,

Honorary Committee

See also

External links

Sources

  1. Premio Borciani (in Italian)
  2. DIE ZEIT, 26 June 2008 Nr. 27 (in German)