Marko Topchii
On Tuesday 28 March 2018, cciMB 2016 winner Marko Topchii will perform his second Prize Winner Concert in Basel, Switzerland, organised by the Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft Basel as part of the Rising Stars concert series. Due to the ongoing reconstruction works of the Stadtcasino Basel, which usually hosts the series, the concert will take place in the Volkshaus Basel. Marko will play works by Modest Mussorgscky and Maurice Ravel followed by a quintet performed with string quartet Element.
Volkshaus Unionsaal - 19:30
Rebgasse 12, 4058 Basel
Ticket office:
Stadtcasino,
Steinenberg 14,
Tel. +41 (0)61 273 73 73
Click here for online tickets
Duo Melis at cciMB 2018 Festival
The cciMB 2018 Festival is thrilled to present a concert by Duo Melis on Sunday 29 April 2018 at the CRR de Paris. Regarded as one of the world’s leading guitar duos, Spanish guitarist Susana Prieto and Greek guitarist Alexis Muzurakis will perform a varied and compelling program featuring works by Domenico Scarlatti, Antoine de Lhoyer, Enrique Granados, Joaquín Rodrigo, Nikolai Kapustin and Astor Piazzolla.
François Salque joins cciMB 2018 Jury
François Salque, cellist chair at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSDMP) and the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU), is joining the cciMB 2018 Jury for the final round on 2 May 2018. Acclaimed for his profound musical thinking and phenomenal technique, François has already performed as a soloist and as chamber musician in over fifty countries with some of the world’s most renowned artists (Jean-Claude Pennetier, Alexandre Tharaud, Michel Portal, Paul Meyer, among others). Together with Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Sarah Nemtanu (violin) and Lise Berthaud (alto violin) he founded the Quatuor Strada string quartet which is scheduled to perform a concert accompanying cciMB 2013 winner Emanuele Buono on 30 April 2018 at the Trianon Palace Versailles.
Musiques à Versailles
We are pleased to announce our new partner Musiques à Versailles, organiser of a celebrated concert series and other cultural events that take place in the beautiful, historical buildings of Versailles, like the Trianon Palace Versailles, Cathédrale Saint Louis, Théàtre Montansier, Synagogue de Versailles and the Salons de l’Hôtel de Ville. On 30 April 2018, as part of the cciMB 2018 Festival, Musiques à Versailles will host cciMB 2013 winner Emanuele Buono and string quartet Quatuor Strada for a concert at the Trianon Palace Versailles.
Semifinalists cciMB 2018
Congratulations to the semifinalists of the cciMB 2018! With so many excellent guitarists participating, the Jury had a challenging job coming to a final decision. We would like to thank all participants for sharing with us their wonderful performances.
From left to right:
Top: Alec Holcomb (USA), Yuval Teeni (Israel), Carlo Curatolo (Italy), Fabian Cardozo (Argentina/Switzerland), Carlotta Dalia (Italy), Clément Charpentier (France)
Middle: Jin Hee Kim (South Korea), Daniela Rossi (Argentina/Italy), Luis Guevara (Chile), Damiano Pisanello (Switzerland), Marco Piperno (Italy), Cassie Martin (France)
Bottom: Flavio Nati (Italy), Pasquale Vitale (Italy), Andrea Roberto (Italy), Omar Nicho (Peru), Karmen Stendler (Slovenia)
Participants cciMB 2018
The fourth edition of the cciMB 2018 breaks a record with 45 entries coming from all over the world: Argentina, Canada, USA, Thailand, Iran, Israel, France, Italy and Norway, and Russia to name a few. A big thanks to all participants for their hard work preparing the video registration for the preliminary round.
The Jury is now facing the difficult task to decide who is going to proceed to the semifinal round, to be held fom 27 April to 2 May 2018, at the CRR de Paris, France. A shortlist of at least 12 semifinalists will be announced around 15 December. Good luck everyone!
NEW DEADLINE - cciMB 2018 Paris, FRANCE
The deadline of application for the cciMB 2018 at the CRR de Paris, France, has been postponed to November 19th, to allow participants more time to prepare their video recording for the preliminary round. However, we recommend participants to e-mail their application form and supporting documents as soon as possible. For further information on the application procedure check out the Rules and Regulations or write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Marko Topchii
On Thursday 26 October 2017, Bologna will host Marko Topchii for the first Prize Winner Concert of the 3rd International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini - Concorso Chitarristico Internazionale Maurizio Biasini – cciMB (San Francisco, USA, 14 – 17 January 2016). Organized by the Music Association Conoscere la Musica – Mario Pellegrini, the solo recital is part of the Autunno 2017 concert series and takes place in the beautiful Mozart Hall of the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna (Via Guerrazzi, 13). The program, ranging from Renaissance to contemporary repertoire, includes music by John Dowland, Antonio José, Agustín Barrios, Alexandre Tansman, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Joaquín Rodrigo and Nikita Koshkin.
Download Concert Program
- Association International Guitar Competition Maurizio Biasini
- St. Jakobs-Strasse 34
- CH-4052 Basel Switzerland
- Email: biasinicompetition@gmail.com
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