Salvatore Alessandro Miceli Announced as First Prize Winner at Accordi Musicali’s Saxophone & Clarinet Competition

The Accordi Musicali competition series continues, with the second entry, namely the event for saxophone and clarinet, now coming to a close!

Organised as part of the 2024 Accordi Musicali Academy, this series is witnessing students of four different instruments come together from all around the world to put their musical skills and abilities to the test against their peers for a total prize fund of €27,000.

Held from the 30th of July to the 9th of August, this event features contests in the schools of saxophone, clarinet, violin, and cello, each of which will be presided over by a prestigious jury board consisting of some of the most acclaimed names in the contemporary music world.

The contest for cello kicked off proceedings, taking place from July 30th to August 1st. This was followed by the competition for saxophone and clarinet, which took place from the 2nd to the 4th of August, with participants in this event showcasing their abilities in front of panel made up of Hayrapet Arakelyan (Germany/China), Nicolas Arsenijevic (France), Alan Chircop (Malta), Philippe Cuper (France), Simone Simonelli (Italy), Antonio Tinelli (Italy/Switzerland), and Yang Tong (China).

Following two rounds of intense competition, with contestants presenting pieces from a variety of artists including William Albright, Alfred Desenclos, Claude Debussy, Fernande Decruck, Paule Maurice, Alexander Glazunov, Lars-Erik Larsson and Composer-in-Residence Alexey Shor, the judges put forward the final standings.

Ultimately, Salvatore Alessandro Miceli (Italy) has been declared as the winner, Pei Li (China) took second place, and Vazgen Yusupov (Russia) came home in third. This means that, in addition to the honour of victory, Miceli has won €5,000 in cash, while Li has been awarded €3,000, and Yusupov takes €1,000.

With this contest concluded, it is now the turn of the violin competition, which will range from the 7th to the 9th of August, with participants’ performances in this contest set to be analysed and evaluated by Carmelo Andriani (Italy), Boris Brovtsyn (Austria), Alibek Kabdurakhmanov (Uzbekistan), Francesco Manara (Italy), and Carlo Parazzoli (Italy).