Antonio Mormone International Prize
Tuesdays in May
Acclaimed classical music talent scout Antonio Mormone (1930-2017) lives on as the name-giver of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone, awarded to the winner of the Italian music competition of the same name. Starting in May, Stingray Classica broadcasts the first edition of this competition, which was held from 2019 to 2021 and centered around the piano. Out of 94 candidates, ten pianists were selected for a second round, each performing two public recitals at various venues in Milan. The three most promising talents made it to the final round. Enjoy sparkling performances by fresh and exciting new pianists on Tuesday, May 16, 23, and 30 at 21:00 CEST!
PIAM - Semi-final: Mendelssohn and Chopin
Tuesday, May 16 | 21:00
As part of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), Leonardo Colafelice (Italy, 1995) performs Felix Mendelssohn’s Variations sérieuses, Op. 54, and Frédéric Chopin’s “Heroic” Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53. This performance was recorded at Nuovo Teatro Ariberto in Milan, in May, 2021.
PIAM - Semi-final I: Chopin and Mozart
Tuesday, May 23 | 21:00
As part of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), Su Yeon Kim (South Korea, 1994) performs various works by Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1; Mazurka, Op. 2, No. 2 and 4; Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39; and Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1. The recital comes to a close with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Gigue in G major, KV 574. This performance was recorded at Teatro EDI Barrio’s in Milan, in January 2020.
PIAM - Semi-final II: Mozart, Liszt and Franck
Tuesday, May 23 | 21:30
As part of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), Su Yeon Kim (South Korea, 1994) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Adagio in B minor, K. 540; ‘Les Jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este’ from Franz Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage III; and César Franck’s Prelude, Chorale and Fugue in B minor. This performance was recorded at Auditorium Giorgio Gaber in Milan, in January 2020.
PIAM - Final: Beethoven, Chopin a. o.
Tuesday, May 23 | 22:05
During the competition’s final round, Su Yeon Kim (South Korea, 1994) performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s transcription of the “Preludio” from J. S. Bach’s Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006; Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; and Frédéric Chopin’s Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58. This performance was recorded at Sala Verdi of the Conservatory of Milan, in July 2021.
PIAM - Semi-final I: Debussy, Chopin and Liszt
Tuesday, May 30 | 21:00
As part of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), Ying Li (China, 1997) performs Claude Debussy’s Images, book I; Frédéric Chopin’s Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1; and Franz Liszt’s Paraphrase from Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’. This performance was recorded at Teatro EDI Barrio’s in Milan, in February 2020.
PIAM - Semi-final II: Mozart and Bartók
Tuesday, May 30 | 21:30
As part of the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone (PIAM), Ying Li (China, 1997) performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333, and Béla Bartók’s Sonata, BB 88, Sz.80. This performance was recorded at Nuovo Teatro Ariberto in Milan, in June 2021.
PIAM - Final: Beethoven, Chopin and Prokofiev
Tuesday, May 30 | 22:05
During the competition’s final round, Ying Li (China, 1997) performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101; Frédéric Chopin’s Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49; and Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83. This performance was recorded at Sala Verdi of the Conservatory of Milan, in July 2021.
