XXXIII International Prize and Award for accordion solist and bands
13-19 october 2008

SPECIAL PRIZES

Special Prize in commemoration of Lido Ballone Burini

Ballone Burini Lido & C. will offer a discount voucher of euro 7.000,00 to the winner of Price for concert soloists, for the purchase of a professional instrument.

Assigned to: Plihauka Uladzislau (Bielorussia)

Ballone Burini Lido & C. s.r.l. will offer one accordion of euro 4.000,00 to the school having the highest number of participants classified in the first three positions of categories A-B-C-D-Prize for concert-soloists.

Assigned to: "Music School Kragujevac" (Serbia)

Special “CNA” award

The Confederazione Nazionale dell’Artigianato - CNA of Castelfidardo will assign a Study Bursary of euro 250,00 to the winner of Cat. D (Soloists without age limit).

Assigned to: Grayson Masefield (Nuova Zelanda)

Special “CGIA - CONFARTIGIANATO” award

The Confederazione Generale Italiana dell’Artigianato - CONFARTIGIANATO of Castelfidardo will assign a Study Bursary of euro 300,00 to the winning band of Cat. M (Astor Piazzolla Music Section).

Assigned to: Impression Trio (Russia)

Special “Collecorvino Municipality” award

The Collecorvino Municipality (Pescara) will offer a Prize-Concert and euro 300,00 in commemoration of M° Claudio Calista, to the best Italian competitor of the Concert - Performers Prize (or to an Italian soloist recommended by the Jury of the other Categories). The Concert will be held during the summer shows 2009 of Collecorvino, birthplace of M° Claudio Calista.

Assigned to: Antonio Spaccarotella (Italia)

“Accordions Worldwide” Special Award

“Accordions Worldwide/Yellow Pages” on the Internet is sponsoring for 1 year a virtual publicity site for some winners of the “Città di Castelfidardo” Prize and Award. The winner of PREMIO for accordion concert-performers will obtain free publicity in the Accordion Yellow Pages.

Assigned to: Plihauka Uladzislau (Bielorussia)

Special prize “Piermaria”

A euro 250,00 scholarship will be offered as a prize by the Company I.M.C. - International Music Company s.r.l. (producer of the accordions PIERMARIA) to the winner of the Cat. H (Varieté Senior).

Assigned to: Antonio Spaccarotella (Italia)

Study Bursary in commemoration of André Thepaz

A Study Bursary of euro 200,00 will be offered by the family in commemoration of the late M° André Thepaz (the professor who wanted to spread up the accordion as a wind instrument) to the winner in Cat. C (soloists up to the age of 18).

Assigned to: Hanzi Wang (Cina)
 

Special prize “Ars Officina Artium”

The cultural Association “Ars Officina Artium” di Castelfidardo will offer a Prize-Concert to the best Italian competitor of the Concert-Performers Prize (or to an Italian soloist recom-mended by the Jury of the other Categories). The Concert will be given during the summer shows of Castelfidardo in 2009.

Assigned to: Antonio Spaccarotella (Italia)

Special prize Klingenthal

The city of Klingenthal (Germany) will assign a Study Bursary of euro 300,00 to one band of Cat. B of International Award for Accordion-Orchestras
Assigned to: Harmonikarski Orkester "GM Špeter" (Italia)