title: List of Italian music awards
text: # List of Italian music awards
  
  Music of Italy :
  
  Timeline :
  
  General topics :
  
  Opera houses
  
  Music conservatories
  
  Terminology :
  
  Genres :
  
  Classical (Opera)
  
  Pop
  
  Rock (Hardcore · New Wave · Progressive rock)
  
  Disco
  
  House
  
  Dance
  
  Folk
  
  Hip hop
  
  Jazz :
  
  Specific forms :
  
  Gregorian chant :
  
  Media and performance :
  
  Nationalistic and patriotic songs :
  
  Regional music :
  
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  There are a great number of music competitions that offer prizes for performance and composition in both classical and popular music. Prizes may be monetary, but may also be in the form of less tangible things such as scholarships, recording contract, concert performances, a chance to have one's composition published or performed by an orchestra, etc. Some music festivals—even though there may be a "winner"—offer nothing more than exposure on television. That is important for musicians, but not technically a "prize" and those items are not included on this list. Nor are in-house conservatory prizes included—that is, competitions open only to students of the respective conservatory. This list includes competitions that are, generally speaking, open to "all-comers," although some of them impose age limits or residency (in Italy) requirements. The list, below, divided by area of interest; that is, classical, jazz, opera, instrumental, etc. Most of the competitions listed are annual affairs. Where possible, the competition name is linked to an external site, or an email address is provided where further details should be available.
  
  ## Popular music
  
  * Italian Music Awards
  
  ## Classical music
  
  ### piano
  
  * 'International Piano Competition 'Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize'
  
  Barletta. Puglia International Piano Competition 'Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize'
  
  * A.M.A. Calabria international piano competition.
  
      Catanzaro
  * "Arcangelo Speranza" European piano competition
  
      Taranto, Puglia
  * "A. Scriabin" international piano competition
  
      Grosseto, Tuscany
  * "Fryderyk Chopin "Young Pianists" competition
  
      Rome
  * "Pausilypon" piano competition
  
      Naples, conservatory.
  * International Busoni piano competition
  
      Bolzano
  
  ### violin
  
  * Dallas International Violin Competition
  * National competition for interpretation of the Mozart violin concerti
  
      Parma
  * "A.Curci" international violin competition
  
      Naples
  * Ave Maria Prize Award www.avemaria.mono.net - Stresa
  
  ### guitar
  
  * Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition
  
      Alessandria, Piedmont
  * International guitar competition
  
      Nuoro, Sardinia
  
  ### miscellaneous instrumental/voice
  
  * Hyperion competition for performance; piano, guitar, strings, voice
  
      Ciampino, Roma
  * Val Tidone International Music Competitions
  
      Various disciplines: composition, performance on piano, accordion, chamber music.
      Piacenza
  * International "City of Barletta Young Musicians" competition
  
      Barletta,
  
  Website 'Città di Barletta' Young Musician Intl. Competition
  
      Sections: piano, strings, guitar, chamber music ensemble, wind instruments.
  * International clarinet competition
  
      Bari
  * "Gianbattista Viotti" International music competition
  
      performance awards for voice, piano
      Vercelli
  * Concorso Internazionale di Interpretazione di Musica Contemporanea “Fernando Mencherini”
  
      Cagli (PU)
      Prizes for performance of contemporary music by Fernando Mencherini
  
  ### Chamber music
  
  * International Carlo Evasio Soliva competition for piano and chamber music
  
      Casale Monferrato
  * City of Chieri International Chamber music competition
  
      Chieri, Piedmont
  * "Trieste Trio" International competition for chamber music groups with piano.
  
      Trieste
  * "Vittorio Gui" international chamber music competition
  
      Florence
  * "Paolo Borciani" international string quartet competition
  
      Reggio Emilia
  * International chamber music competition
  
      A. Scontrino music conservatory
      Trapani
  
  ### Composition
  
  * 'Città di Barletta' International Composition Competition
  
      Barletta
  
  Website Città di Barletta Competition
  
  * International Composition Competition in memory of Camillo Togni
  
      Brescia
  * "Sandro Fuga" National Competition for Chamber Music Composition
  
      Music conservatory, Torino
  * "Valentino Bucchi" Prize: Words and Music for the Peoples' Unity
  
      Rome, International Composition Competition
  * "G. Petrassi" International Competition for Composers
  
      Parma
  * "Egidio Carella" composition competition
  
      Stradella (PV)
  
  ## Vocal
  
  * "Ave Maria Price Award" competition for all www.avemaria.mono.net in Stresa :Stresa
  * International competition for Verdian voices
  
      Busseto, Parma
  * "Tito Schipa" international opera competition for young singers
  
      Lecce
  * "Anselmo Colzani" international opera competition
  
      Budrio (Bologna)
  * "Adriano Belli" competition for new opera
  
      Spoleto
  * "Maria Callas" competition, "New voices for Verdi"
  
      Parma
  * International polyphonic competition (for choirs)
  
      Arezzo
  
  ## Jazz
  
  * International competition for jazz arranging and composition
  
      Barga, (LU)
  
  ## Miscellaneous
  
  * City of Chieri International music competition
  
      Wind Instruments
      Chieri, Piedmont
  * MusicDocFest prize for films about music
  
      Rome
  * "A. Toscanini" international conducting competition
  
      Parma
  * "Antonio Pedrotti" International Conducting Competition
  
      Trento
  