{"id":10207,"date":"2025-12-01T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.concorsosalagallo.it\/?page_id=10207"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:51:51","slug":"mission-and-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.concorsosalagallo.it\/en\/il-concorso-2026\/mission-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission and History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mission and history<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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History<\/span><\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner padding_top_multiplier=”3x” padding_bottom_multiplier=”2x” columns_gap=”60″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″]
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\"\"<\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″ rc_font_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column_text]Founded in 1947 by Monza born pianist Rina Sala Gallo and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, in 1970 the competition became a biennial event and is today considered among Monza\u2019s most prestigious cultural occurrences. It will celebrate in 2016 its XXIV edition.<\/p>\n

The Rina Sala Gallo Competition is also a moment of cultural promotion in a broad sense, and a fascinating show. Teatro Manzoni in Monza opens it doors for 10 days of music entertainment to music, in particular, piano amateurs and musicians from all Italy and abroad, who wish to discover the youngest and most talented musicians of the new generation. The competition access if free in all of its rounds, including finals and gala concerts that equal the world\u2019s most blazoned seasons\u2019 concerts, presenting piano marathons with big orchestras \u2013 such as, in 2014 and 2016, Milan\u2019s laVerdi \u2013 conducted by renown batons.<\/p>\n

The competition\u2019s Jury features preeminent pianists with the most accredited pedigrees. Among the past edition winners, some of the pianists we now can hear in the world\u2019s most important halls such as Angela Hewitt, Maria Perrotta, Mateusz Borowiak, Massimiliano Ferrati, Michail Lifits e Sofya Gulyak, Scipione Sangiovanni (winner in 2012), e Fiorenzo Pascalucci (winner in 2014).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top_multiplier=”” padding_bottom_multiplier=”” rc_bg_type=”color” rc_bg_color=”#f2f4f9″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ grve_css=”{“desktop“:{“margin-top“:“-100“,“class“:“grve-wpb-1683105024599“}}”]

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Mission<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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To boost talented pianists from all over the world\u2019s carrier, in their earlier stage, helping young musicians develop their potential and make their dreams come true.<\/span><\/h3>
<\/div>[vc_column_text animation=”fade-in-up” animation_delay=”200″]This is the International Piano Competition Rina Sala Gallo\u2019s mission. Founded in 1947 by Italian pianists Sala Gallo and Arturo Benedetti Michelangelo is a reference in the international music competitions\u2019 world, the Rina Sala Gallo is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions and of the Alink-Argerich Foundation. Every two years, pianist from all around the world join in, in Monza, to play in front of a demanding Jury, for a week long live screening, till the final round, with the accompaniment of a great orchestra.<\/p>\n

The winners are awarded with an economical and professional support, including checks, grants, and concerts in Italy and abroad. Project involves public administrations, sponsors, partners and companies from the entire Italian territory. The audiences\u2019 involvement, too, is indeed very strong: citizens in Monza offer accommodation to the candidates, and help them through the entire selection process dealing with the local language and procedures. All rounds, including final and gala concerts are free entrance.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ rc_font_color=”#000000″]