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. Twenty years later, the Premio has now become one of the most prestigious competitions of the world, thanks also to the precious support of MaxMara. Promoter and organiser is Fondazione I Teatri in Reggio Emilia; artistic director is world-famous cellist Mario Brunello; founder and honorary artistic director is pianist Guido A. Borciani, Paolo Borciani’s brother.

1 Competition results
- 1.1 1987
- 1.2 1990
- 1.3 1994
- 1.4 1997
- 1.5 2000
- 1.6 2002
- 1.7 2005
2 Honorary Committee
3 See also
4 External links
5 Sources

[edit] Competition results

[edit] 1987

1st Prize: not awarded
2nd Prize: Carmina String Quartet, Switzerland
3rd Prize: not awarded

[edit] 1990

1st Prize: Keller String Quartet, Hungary
2nd Prize: Lark String Quartet, United States
3rd Prize: ex-aequo Danubius String Quartet, Hungary and Subaru String Quartet, Japan

[edit] 1994

1st Prize: not awarded
2nd Prize: Mandelring String Quartet, Germany
3rd Prize: not awarded
Special Prize: Mandelring String Quartet, Germany (best performance of the Quartet commissioned to Marco Stroppa)

[edit] 1997

1st Prize: Artemis String Quartet, Germany
2nd Prize: not awarded
3rd Prize: ex-aequo Auer String Quartet, Hungary and Lotus String Quartet, Japan
Special Prize: Lotus String Quartet, Japan (best performance of the Quartet commissioned to Luciano Berio)

[edit] 2000

1st Prize: not awarded
2nd Prize: Excelsior String Quartet, Japan
3rd Prize: Casals String Quartet, Spain
Special Prize: Excelsior String Quartet, Japan (best performance of the Quartet commissioned to Salvatore Sciarrino)

[edit] 2002

1st Prize: Kuss String Quartet, Germany
2nd Prize: Pacifica Quartet, USA
3rd Prize: Auer Quartet, Hungary
Special Prize: Ex-aequo Kuss Quartet and Pacifica Quartet (best performance of the Quartet commissioned to Wolfgang Rihm)

[edit] 2005

1st Prize: Pavel Haas String Quartet, Czech Republic
2nd Prize: Tankstream Quartet, Australia
3rd Prize: Chiara Quartet, USA
4th Prize: € 4.000, offered by Mrs Irene Steels-Wilsing (Brussels) in memory of an unforgettable week Biava Quartet, USA
Special Prize for the best performance of the quartet commissioned to Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Pavel Haas Quartet, Czech Republic

[edit] Honorary Committee

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Premio Paolo Borciani; History and information on the competition.

Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia; Competition's venue and organizer.
Quartetto Italiano; Quartetto Italiano's official website.

[edit] Sources