GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI INTERNATIONAL PRIZE MUSIC COMPETITION

ELEVENTH EDITION: PIANO

2026

The "Vittorio Cocito" Friends of Music Association promotes the eleventh edition of the Giuseppe Martucci International Prize, a music competition dedicated to the piano and aimed at young performers who wish to measure themselves with an artistic experience capable of combining tradition, expressive freedom and listening to the public.

Born in 2015 with the convinced support of Maestro Folco Perrino, a passionate scholar of the human and artistic figure of Giuseppe Martucci, the Prize continues its path with the aim of making known and enhancing the work of the great Italian musician, returning it to the sensitivity of today's performers and to the attention of an increasingly involved audience.

Faithful to its original formula, the competition intends to offer candidates a wide space of choice in the construction of the program, so as to highlight not only the technical preparation, but also the musical personality, the interpretative taste and the ability to communicate an authentic artistic idea. Alongside one or more compositions by Giuseppe Martucci, competitors will be able to propose pages of high artistic value, also including their own compositions and improvisations.

The Technical Jury will identify, in no order of ranking, the two finalists of the competition: they will be the winners of the selection and will compete in the final concert. On this occasion, the audience present in the hall will take on a decisive role, expressing with their vote the preference that will determine the overall winner of the Prize.

The Giuseppe Martucci International Prize thus confirms its vocation: to accompany young artists towards a more conscious musical maturity, inviting them to fully express their talent, sensitivity and personal vision, in a lively dialogue between repertoire, creativity and shared listening.

We thank the "Guido Cantelli" Conservatory of Novara for their valuable collaboration.

We thank the valuable collaboration of Guido Cantelli's Conservatory in Novara.