The two winners of the Ciccolini 2020 Award will receive a wonderful surprise.
For their talent, each of them will have an additional prize of € 500, courtesy of Giuseppe Seracca Guerrieri, Governor a.r. 2020/21 Rotary District 2120, of the Puglia and Basilicata regions.
We want to express contentment and appreciation for this gesture of support for the two talented winners.
This reward is an incentive for music development in this period of uncertainty for musicians.

European Arts Academy "Aldo Ciccolini" is pleased to announce the laureates of first edition of the Ciccolini Prize, 2020:
1st prize Violetta Fialko, Ukraine, 24yo
2nd prize Gabriele Micheli, Italy, 23yo
Each of our 2 laureates will receive a professional recording session offered by EAAAC and piano solo debut album distributed and promoted worldwide by the prestigious label Divine Art Recordings Group (US / UK), partner Naxos of America. Pleased for the outstanding quality and talent heard during the competition, the whole Jury decided also to assign a special mention to two competitors: A Special Mention to:
3rd Prize Kano Kojima, Japan, 15yo.
Ms. Kojima will receive a scholarship of 500€ as Best Young Talent of the competition, courtesy of Giuseppe Serac

"The Aldo Ciccolini European Arts Academy, Italy, has announced the launch of a new online piano competition
The Ciccolini Prize Competition will be held at least once a year and is open to pianists of all ages and nationalities. The inaugural competition is accepting applications until 1 February 2021, and the two winners will be announced on 1 March. The winners will be offered a recording contract with Divine Art Records and the opportunity to record an album for Divine Art’s new Debut Series. The recording sessions will take place in the Palace of the Arts Beltrani in Trani, Italy, on a Steinway model D-274. Competition applicants must submit a video of 20-25 minutes in length of them performing repertoire of their own choice. The videos will be assessed by a jury includ

The Foundation European Arts Academy “Aldo Ciccolini”, and Divine Art Recordings Group (USA-UK) presents & open applications for the 1st edition of the
CICCOLINI PRIZE, Online recording competition for piano artists: piano album debuts
2 winners will be identified, after careful selection by an international jury constituted by renowned musicians and critics.
The Award for each winner consists in the realization of a professional recording session, curated by a professional sound engineer, in the splendid acoustic-visual setting of the Auditorium of the Palazzo delle Arti Beltrani in Trani (BT), on Grancoda Steinway & Sons model D- piano. 274.
In addition, the 2 winners will be beneficiaries of entry into a special Debut Series, and therefore recipients of a