Concerts with young talents of Bergamo Conservatory

Saturday, 9 June 2018 – The award ceremony of the “Concerts with young talents of Bergamo Conservatory” 2018 edition was held at Sala Greppi in Bergamo, in the context of the 55th International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo.

The Pesenti Foundation has historically supported the cycle of concerts by young talents from the Gaetano Donizetti Conservatory of Bergamo and the “Prize Competition for students from first- and second-grade High Schools, Universities and Conservatories“, focused on “helping new generations to open up to the world and live as good and responsible citizens in a society paying due regard to the preservation and promotion of artistic and cultural wealth.“

The Foundation is firmly committed to educate and train the new generations to pursue excellence in culture, research and innovative entrepreneurship. Providing students with tools and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Promoting educational initiatives to encourage and better prepare them in their journey of growth and the development of new knowledge relevant to a successful future. Enriching communities by enriching young people.

The Festival

The theme of the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo, this year in its fifty-fifth edition, was “The Festival speaks Russian. Tchaikovsky, mon amour”. A cycle of 28 concerts touring historical theaters in Bergamo, Brescia and Milan, with music by Tchaikovsky and the great Russian composers.

The Festival featured major international performers and a Philharmonic Orchestra formed mainly by young musicians, who have already achieved international renown, like the last great success at the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, last January 11th.

Prize Winners

Pietro Bertoncello – F. Nullo First-grade High School, Stezzano
Matteo Carraretto – F. Nullo First-grade High School, Stezzano
Serena D’Angheo – V. Muzio First-grade High School, Bergamo

Acknowledgments

F. Nullo First-grade High School, Stezzano
V. Muzio First-grade High School, Bergamo
Gaetano Donizetti Conservatory, Bergamo
SMIM Bergamo Orchestra
OGB Bergamo Orchestra
Wind Ensemble of G. Carducci First-grade High School, Brescia
Pesenti Foundation