Gianni Gambi International Harpsichord Competition 2026
The “G. Rossini” State Conservatoire of Music in Pesaro organizes the 20th edition of the Gianni Gambi International Harpsichord Competition.
The competition is open to all students of harpsichord and early keyboards who are regularly enrolled in courses of all curricula in the 2025-2026 academic year, as well as to graduates of the 2024-2025 academic year from Italian AFAM Institutions and higher music study institutions abroad, with no age limits.
The jury for the 2026 edition, chaired by Temenuschka Vesselinova, will be composed of Carmen Leoni, Stefano Molardi, Susanna Piolanti, Davide Pozzi. The winners of the competition will perform on March 21, 2026 at the Museo Nazionale Rossini.
The competition will take place in Pesaro from March 19 to 21, 2026 at the Museo Nazionale Rossini (via G. Passeri 72). The deadline for applications is February 28, 2026.
At the end of the final round, the jury announced the winners of the 20th edition of the Gianni Gambi International Harpsichord Competition:
- 1st Prize: Baptiste Zeronian – Haute École de Musique de Genève
- 2nd Prize: Sibylle Roth – Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris
- 3rd Prize: Kohei Takeoka – Civica Scuola di Musica di Milano
- Special Jury Prize: Yunyi Lee – Folkwang Universität der Künste
- Domenico da Pesaro Prize: Elzbieta Ziarnik – Academy of Music in Kraków
- Joannes De Perticis Prize: Balduin Jann Erni – Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
International Bassoon Competition 2025
The Conservatorio Statale di Musica “G. Rossini” is announcing the X International Bassoon Competition Gioachino Rossini. The competition will take place from October 2 to 4, 2025 at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica “G. Rossini” in Pesaro.
The jury for the 2025 edition, chaired by Diego Ceretta, principal conductor of the O.R.T. – Orchestra Regionale della Toscana, will include Giuseppe Ciabocchi, bassoon professor at the Conservatorio “G. Rossini” of Pesaro; Carlo Colombo, principal bassoonist of the Orchestre Opéra de Lyon; Francesco Di Rosa, principal oboe of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and artistic director of FORM – Fondazione Orchestra Regione Marche; Nadia Perathoner, principal bassoonist of the Bruckner Orchester Linz; Gabriele Screpis, principal bassoonist of the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra in Milan; and Milan Turkovic, soloist and conductor.
The winner of the competition will perform on October 5, 2025, in the award ceremony concert at Teatro Rossini with the Conservatorio Rossini Orchestra conducted by Milan Turkovic.
At the conclusion of the final round, the jury announced the winners of the 10th Gioachino Rossini International Bassoon Competition:
- 1st Prize: not awarded
- 2nd Prize: Lopes Bárbara, Miniussi Martina
- 3rd Prize: Li Tianyou
Gianni Gambi International Harpsichord Competition 2024
The Rossini State Conservatoire of Music in Pesaro is organizing the 19th Gianni Gambi International Harpsichord Competition.
The competition is open to all students of harpsichord and early keyboards who are officially enrolled in courses of any curriculum for the academic year 2023-2024, as well as to graduates of the academic year 2022-2023 from Italian AFAM institutions and higher music study institutions abroad, with no age limits.
The competition will take place in Pesaro from March 14 to 16, 2024 at the Museo Nazionale Rossini (via G. Passeri 72). The deadline for registration is February 23, 2024.
At the end of the final round, the jury announced the winners of the 19th Gianni Gambi International Harpsichord Competition:
- 1st Prize: Nicolò Pellizzari, Conservatoire National Supérieur – Paris
- 2nd Prize: Joel Keller, Conservatoire National Supérieur – Paris
- 3rd Prize (ex aequo): Nicolas Aubin, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
- 3rd Prize (ex aequo): Matteo Fiorina, Royal Conservatory of The Hague
- Special Jury Prize offered by the Museo del Pianoforte Antico – International Academy of Musical Interpretation on Historical Instruments of Ala (TN): Marco Borghetto, Conservatorio Svizzera italiana
- Domenico da Pesaro Prize offered by Mrs. Claudia Baldelli, in memory of her father Alfredo, and by the Pascoli family, in memory of Maria Letizia Pascoli, for the best performance of a piece by J. Ph. Rameau (Pièces de clavecin, 1724): Guido García Sánchez, Real Conservatorio de Música de Madrid
International Bassoon Competition 2023
The Conservatorio Statale di Musica “G. Rossini” announces the IX International Bassoon Competition Gioachino Rossini. The competition will take place from October 5 to 7, 2023 at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica “G. Rossini” in Pesaro. On October 8, 2023, the first prize winner will perform in the Award Concert.
The jury for the 2023 edition, chaired by Milan Turkovic, concertist and conductor, will be composed of Giuseppe Ciabocchi, bassoon teacher at the Conservatorio “G. Rossini” of Pesaro, Carlo Colombo, principal bassoonist of the Orchestre Opéra de Lyon, Giorgio Mandolesi, principal bassoonist of the Orchestre de Paris, and Andrea Zucco, principal bassoonist of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
The 2023 Competition winner, in addition to a cash prize, will have the opportunity to perform as a soloist in two public concerts with the Orchestra of the Conservatorio Rossini and with the FORM – Marche Philharmonic Orchestra.
At the conclusion of the final round, the jury announced the winners of the IX International Bassoon Competition Gioachino Rossini:
1st Prize: Sarah Carbonare
2nd Prize: Michele Zaccarini
3rd Prize: not awarded
