Academic Year

2005
2006
Anno Accademico
Corsi di perfezionamento di studi musicali
S p e c i a l i z a t i o n c o u r s e s i n m u s i c a l s t u d i e s
ACADEMIC YEAR 2005-2006

MASTERS
Specialization courses
in musical studies

AND
HARP * ELENA ZANIBONI

SUBJECTS
COMPOSITION AZIO CORGHI
ENSEMBLE MUSIC ROCCO FILIPPINI
PIANO SERGIO PERTICAROLI
VIOLIN RODOLFO BONUCCI
CELLO FRANCESCO STRANO

The musical specialization courses figure among

the Academys institutional activities. These
specialization courses, instituted as a result of
State legislation in 1939, have become part of the
Academys historic tradition.
The basic aim of the courses, for which all
participants are required to undergo an entrance
examination, is that of offering young music
graduates the chance to gain highly qualified
professional experience, particularly in the
concert field.

* Course reserved for students already attending (2nd and 3rd year).
RODOLFO BONUCCI, was born in a family of musicians
and among his teachers were Salvatore Accardo, Henryk Szering
and Arthur Grumiaux, with whom he spent a long time
studying in Belgium. Mr. Bonucci won the 13th Citt di
Vittorio Veneto violin competition and was awarded in many
other international events such as the Paganini competition in
Genoa and the Bach competition in Leipzig. At the age of
seventeen he was invited to join ensembles such as the Virtuosi
di Roma and I Musici - with these he toured the US and
several european countries as a leading soloist. He has performed
with the greatest orchestras and in the main auditoriums in Italy
and abroad. He has played in duo with Bruno Canino, Jrg
Demus, Gyrgy Sndor and others. He won the Gonfalone
d'Oro award in 1992. In 1990 he had his US debut with two
concerts at the Carnegie Hall in New York: with the pianist
Gyrgy Sndor and Respighis concerto. He performed the US
premire of Faurs Concerto in New York and held recitals in
San Francisco and other cities. We also owe him the re-discovery,
disclosure and worlds first CD recording of Faurs violin
concerto and Domenico Scarlattis Sonatas for violin and
harpsichord (with Bruno Canino). He also recorded on CD
Locatellis LArte del Violino (four CD with the Chamber
Orchestra of Santa Cecilia), as well as chamber music by italian
composers, specially, with Canino, works by Dallapiccola. In
recent years Mr. Bonucci has started a parallel activity as
conductor. He has conducted many orchestras among which the
Chamber Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, the Budapest Opera
Orchestra, the Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Bilkent
University Orchestra of Ankara and others. After a long-lasting
cooperation with the Filarmonici di Bologna, Bonucci recently
created the Solisti di Bologna ensemble, which has already
been welcomed by audiences and critics in Italy and abroad.
Since 2004 he has been Accademico Effettivo of Santa Cecilia.

AZIO CORGHI is a composer, musicologist and pedagogue.

He studied piano at the Turin Conservatory and composition in
Milan under Bruno Bettinelli, graduating in composition, piano,
choral music, choral and orchestral conducting and vocal
polyphonic composition. His works, which have been played and
performed in the most prestigious international theatres and
concert halls, include operas, ballets and pieces for instrumental
(acoustical and electronic) and vocal groups. He has been a
teacher of composition and co-ordinator of the training courses at
the Fondazione Arturo Toscanini in Parma and from 1971 he

BIOGRAPHIES
was a professor of composition at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in
Milan. As well as his teaching activity at the Accademia Chigiana
of Siena, since 1995 he has been teacher of the specialization
course in composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa
Cecilia. As a musicologist he edited the critical revision of the
Italiana in Algeri for the Fondazione Rossini in Pesaro and also
those of the Arie da Opere and the Beatus vir II by Antonio Vivaldi
for Casa Ricordi. The many prizes he has won include the
Premio SIAE for his opera Blimunda (of which he was co-writer
of the libretto together with Jos Saramago) composed for the
Teatro alla Scala and, in 1990, the Leonide Massine/Positano
prize for his ballet Mazapegul, and the Omaggio a Massimo
Mila award for his teaching activities, in 1993 the Gino Tani
international prize for the Performing Arts, in 1995 the Editors
Choice for his CD-Ricordi Un petit train de plaisir and in 1998
the Premio Bindo Missiroli. Since 1994 he has been
Accademico Effettivo of Santa Cecilia.

ROCCO FILIPPINI was born in Lugano. His father, the

painter and writer Felice Filippini, and his mother, a pianist,
introduced him to music since early childhood. He completed his
musical studies under Pierre Fournier and in 1964 he won the
International Competition of Geneva, soon beginning his career
as a concert cellist. His repertory ranges from 17th century music
to contemporary music. He has played all over the world for the
most important musical institutions in Europe, America, Japan
and Australia, performing in the principal concert halls (La Scala
in Milan, Albert Hall and Festival Hall of London, Thtre des
Champs Elyses in Paris, Berlin Philarmonie, Musikverein in
Vienna, Erkulessaal in Monaco, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam,
the Lincoln Center in New York, Sidney Opera House) and as a
guest of the most famous festivals (Lucerna, Spoleto, Marlboro,
Salisburgo, Edimburgo, Stresa, Pesaro, Ravenna, Helsinki). In
1968 he founded the Trio di Milano and recently the
Quartetto Accardo, intensifying his activity as conductor and
soloist conductor in a number of important orchestras like
Chamber Orchestra of Mantua , Chamber Orchestra of Padua,
Pomeriggi Musicali of Milan, Scarlatti Orchestra of Naples, and
I Musici of Montreal. Also, he regularly plays in duo with the
pianist Michele Campanella. Cello teacher at Giuseppe Verdi
Conservatorio in Milan, he started the Accademia Stauffer
Courses of Cremona. He is a member of the Academy of the
European Mozart Foundation and he frequently holds
masterclasses. Some of the most important contemporary
composers, as such as Luciano Berio, Franco Donatoni and
Salvatore Sciarrino have dedicated their compositions to him. He
has been recording for CD and Video Bachs Six Suites for Cello,
the Trios by Faur, Debussy and Ravel playing with the Trio di
Milano, string Mozarts Quintets, Divertimento for string trio
and other works (with Accardo, Batjer, Hoffman, Phelps),
Sciarrinos Vanitas, and Schuberts quintet (with Quartetto
Academia), Brahmss Sonatas and Haydns Trio (with Aurle
Nicolet and Bruno Canino). He plays the Gore Booth Cello by
Antonio Stradivari (1719), one of the most valuable instruments
in the history of lute-craftsmanship. He is Accademico Effettivo
of Santa Cecilia.

SERGIO PERTICAROLI since 1952, the year when, at a very

early age, he won the Premio Busoni competition, has had a
brilliant career as a concert pianist. He has played all over the
world for the most important musical institutions, performing in
the principal concert halls (from the Scala in Milan to Carnegie
Hall in New York, from the Glinka Hall in Leningrad to the
Melbourne Symphony Hall, from the Teatro Coln in Buenos
Aires to the Symphony Hall in Kyoto), with the most famous
orchestras (Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Moscow
Radio Orchestra, Orchestra di Santa Cecilia) and under the most
celebrated conductors (Maazel, Celibidache, Giulini, Abbado,
Barbirolli, Khacaturjan, Sawallisch, Kondrasin, etc.). He is a
successful international musician, well known to the press both in
Italy and abroad; his concert tours have taken him not only to
Europe, but to the USSR, the USA, Australia and Japan. He also
teaches widely, not only in Italy where, inter alia, since 1990 he has
been teacher of the specialization course in piano at the Accademia
di Santa Cecilia in Rome, but also abroad, holding masterclasses in
Salzburg, Cleveland, Paris and Japan. Professore Emerito and
Accademico Effettivo of Santa Cecilia, he is often a member of
the jury at both national and international piano competitions.

FRANCESCO STRANO was born in Catania and studied in

Rome with Amedeo Baldovino. Since 1968 he has been the first
cello of the ensemble I Musici with which he has played as
soloist in the most important concert halls all over the world:
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, Berlin
Philarmonie, Teatro Coln in Buenos Aires, Musikverein in
Vienna, Teatro Real in Madrid, Sydney Opera House,

BIOGRAPHIES
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Salle
Pleyel and Salle Gaveau in Paris, etc. He also participated in
various chamber music formations, playing with famous
instrumentalists such as Pina Carmirelli, Rudolf Serkin, Maureen
Jones, Salvatore Accardo, Severino Gazzelloni. From 1981 he was
cello professor at the Santa Cecilia Conservatorio in Rome and
since Academic Year 2002/2003 he has been teacher of the
specialization course in cello at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia:
some of his pupils have been awarded important national and
international Prizes. He has recorded for Philips, RCA, and
Claves and plays a Venetian cello from 1730 by Carlo Tononi.

ELENA ZANIBONI, who was born in Alessandria, is the

winner of a number of important prizes, and has given concerts
all over the world: from the Maggio Musicale in Florence to the
Schnbrunn Palace in Vienna, from the Teatro San Carlo in
Naples to the Philharmonic in Katowice, from the Accademia di
Santa Cecilia in Rome to the Fenice in Venice, from the
Schnberg Hall in Los Angeles to Wigmore Hall in London.
Important milestones in her concert activity were the harp recitals
given at the Scala in Milan (May 6, 1981) and at Carnegie Hall
in New York (March 9, 1984). She has also performed in many
countries, including Japan, Czechoslovakia and France. Her
repertoire ranges from the origins of the harp to the most daring
expressions of contemporary music. Memorable was the
performance, during a tour in USSR (1982), of Bussottis
Fragmentations for two harps and a single player. A guest at many
music festivals, she has given first performances of a number of
works that have been written specially for her by some of the best
known composers of today. She also dedicates herself to teaching,
being in charge of the specialization course for the harp at the
Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and is often invited to act as a
member of the jury in both national and international
competitions.
THE SPECIALIZATION COURSES are open to
musicians of all nationalities holding a musical diploma
from an accredited Conservatory, or the equivalent, in the
subject or instrument for which application is requested.
Admission is subject to an examination. The maximum age
limit for applicants is set at thirty years of age, except for
particular cases submitted to the approval of the
Fondazione Accademia. The age limit for composers
candidates, on account of their special iter of study, can be
extended up to 35 years. For each course the maximum
number of students is limited to thirteen, with the
exception of the ensemble music course, for which the
number is limited to eighteen.
In order to proceed to the following year, students must
pass an end-of-year examination.
Lessons, fifty every year for each course, will be held during
the period February-June. Every lesson will last three
hours, for the instrumental courses, and two hours for the
composition course.
The duration of the course for each student will be
determined by the teacher, and in any event will not exceed
three years.
Students on the instrumental courses are required to take
part in at least ten ensemble music lessons.
The decision of the Board of Examiners about admission,
end-of-year and diploma examinations shall be final.

APPLICATIONS, which should be made out using the

form attached to these regulations and addressed to
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Fondazione,
Via Vittoria 6 - 00187 Roma, must include: the students
diploma certificate, an artistic curriculum and examination
program, as well as the receipt of the required payment. All
request forms must be reach the Accademia, by post or by
fax (+39 06 32817366), no later than January 9th 2006.
Students who are already enrolled the courses and who have
been confirmed for the academic year 2005-2006 must
renew their application not later than January 9th 2006.

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS will be held at the

Academic site, in Via Vittoria 6, during the second half of
January 2006. All candidates are required to bring a valid
identification document to the examination.
 GENERAL REGULATIONS
THE DIPLOMA will be awarded on completion of the
courses, following an examination. Students obtaining the
highest marks will be brought to the attention of the Arti-
stic Management of Foundation.

PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

The Guarino family have founded three study prizes (or
scholarships) in memory of the musician Giovanna Palazzi-
ni Guarino; according to this initiative M Sergio Pertica-
roli offers another award.
All the prizes of 1.000,00 will be awarded to the best
holders of diplomas (or confirmed students) from the spe-
cialization courses in Academic Year 2005-2006.

EXAMINATION AND COURSE FEES

42,00 for the entrance examination;
450,00 for enrolment and annual attendance fee
(for students of the ensemble music course who are
simultaneously enrolled in another course of the
Accademia, the fee is reduced to 400,00);
42,00 for the end-of-year or diploma examination.
The receipt of payment of the enrolment and annual
attendance fee must be presented to the Academy no later
than ten days after the beginning of the lessons.
All payments may be made in any of the following ways:
by deposit to postal account - n. 30406003 registered to the
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Fondazione
by national bank transfer - to Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
(BNL) Agenzia n. 6340 in Rome, Via del Corso, 471
c/c n. 9872 ABI 01005 CAB 03240.9 CIN I
by international bank transfer - to Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
(BNL) Agenzia n. 6340 in Rome, Via del Corso, 471
c/c n. 9872 IBAN IT31 I010 0503 2400 0000 0009 872
SWIFT BIC BNLIITRR
 COMPOSITION - Evaluation by the Examining Committee
EXAMINATIONS

Board of the compositions presented by candidates and

discussion of subjects to be proposed by the Board.

INSTRUMENTAL AND ENSEMBLE MUSIC COURSES

Practical examination:
ENSEMBLE MUSIC (ONLY FOR STRINGS AND PIANO)
Performance of an important composition for the candidates
own instrument and of one piece of chamber music involving
at least a duo, to be chosen by the candidate.
Sight-reading.
PIANO - Performance of a Study by Chopin or Liszt and of
ENTRANCE

three important piano compositions from different periods, to

be selected by the candidate.
VIOLIN - Performance of a Bach Sonata or Partita, of a
Capriccio by Paganini and of a Concerto (or other work of
considerable importance), to be chosen by the candidate.
CELLO - Performance of a Suite by Bach or Reger;
performance of one of the twelve Capricci by Piatti, or of one
of the twelve Studies by Gruetzmacher (op. 38 vol. II) and of
OF

one Concerto (or other work of considerable importance), to

be chosen by the candidate.
PROGRAMS

Oral examination, for all courses:

candidates may be questioned on the musical history and
literature of their own instrument, of which they will be
expected to have an excellent knowledge.

An accompanist will be provided at the audition to cello

and violin candidates.

The Board may, as it sees fit, choose to ask candidates to

play all or part of the entrance examination programme.

Information:
Fondazione Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Via Vittoria, 6 - 00187 Roma
Tel. (+39) 06 328171 Fax (+39) 06 32817366
www.santacecilia.it
e-mail: attivita_didattiche@santacecilia.it
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