Faculty
Giacomo Scinardo
Founder & Artistic Director
Sicily Music Festival & Competition
Mikhail Voskresensky
Concert Pianist President of Jury
Dmitri Alexeev
Concert Pianist & Chair of Advanced Piano Royal College Music London
Christopher Harding
Chair of Piano Department
University of Michigan
Boris Slutsky
Distinguished Professor of Piano Peabody Conservatory of Music
William Fong
Head of Keyboard Purcell School, Piano Professor Royal Academy of Music, London
Yin Zheng
Co-Founder
Former Director of Keyboard Area
Virginia Commonwealth University
Marina Lomazov
Professor of Piano Eastman School of Music
Joseph Rackers
Professor of Piano Eastman School of Music
Solungga Liu
Piano Professor & Chair
Bowling Green State University
Tang Jin
Piano Professor Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Yunjie Chen
Piano Professor Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Alberto Firrincieli
Professor of Composition, Piano and Harpsichord
Assumption University of Thailand
Xi You
Piano Professor Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Vincenzo Pavone
Professor of Piano at the “A. Toscanini” Conservatory of Music of Ribera
Jerfi Aji
Professor of Music
Istanbul Technical University
Piano Program
The festival offers active participants opportunities to perform in public settings and to work closely with internationally-known faculty from Europe, Asia and USA in both individual lessons and master classes. Participants have assigned daily practicing hours, attend workshops and lectures on music, history and gastronomy, and are taken on excursions to beautiful Siracusa.
Festival piano participants hail from leading conservatories around the world and past alumni include top prize winners at some of the most prestigious international competitions such as Leeds, Cleveland, Beethoven and Mendelssohn, etc. Participants learn and grow in an intensive yet nurturing environment, having freedom to work with one or diverse faculty, as well as to venture into opera/choral accompaniment or art-song collaborations.
The cross-pollination between the piano and voice program is an unique opportunity to enhance both skill sets and musicianship.
Schedule
Sunday, July 12
Orientation & Welcome Reception@ Salone del Seminario at 8:30pm
Monday, July 13
Lessons, opening concert@ Palazzo Nicolaci at 6pm
Tuesday, July 14
Lessons, participant concert @ Sala Gagliardi,mixed concert @ Teatro di Noto at 8pm
Wednesday, July 15
Lessons, pasta-making workshop,participant concert @ Sala Gagliardi at 6pm
Thursday, July 16
Lessons, sightseeing trip to Siracusa
Friday, July 17
Lessons, “Aspiring Scholar” Competition @ CUMO,participant Concert @ Chiesa di Santa Chiara at 6pm
Saturday, July 18
Lessons,“Rising Star” Competition Preliminary Round @ Palazzo Nicolaci, masterclass w/ Guest Artist @ Palazzo Nicolaci,participant Concert @ CUMO at 6pm
Sunday, July 19
Lessons,“Rising Star” Competition Final Round @ Palazzo Nicolaci, masterclass w/ President of Jury @ Palazzo Nicolaci, closing GALA concert @ Teatro at 8pm
Monday, July 20
Departure
Apply for the festival as active participant,
Observer or for the Competion
