An internationally renowned jury will select 10 finalists based on the submitted performance videos and the artistic proposal for publication. The finalists will compete in their respective categories at the Circolo Unione in Lucera, Italy, for the Category Prizes and the Overall First Prize: a €3,000 recording contract, together with the professional recording, publication, worldwide distribution, and management of their debut album, with a total value of €15,000.
10 September 2026
Application Deadline
1 October 2026
17 October 2026
at Circolo Unione 1860, Lucera (FG), Italy
10 January 2027
Recording Contracts Sent
By the end of June 2027
All four competition sections and the various age categories, as specified in the Competition Rules.
Conductor, Composer and Pianist
Professor at the Conservatories of Frosinone and Rieti
Organist and Gregorian Chant Specialist
Professor at the Conservatory of Music of Foggia
Organist
Faculty Member at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Naples
Sound Engineer and Co-Founder of MusicForgeStudio
Professor in the Master's Program in Sound Engineering at the University of Rome Tor Vergata
Pianist
Professor at the Conservatoire de Châteaubriant (France)
Guitarist
Professor at the Conservatory of Music in Rodi Garganico
Oboist
Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music (China)
Category specialist
To enter the preliminary round, applicants must complete the online application form, including:
a link to a publicly accessible video (uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or another video hosting platform) of no more than 12 minutes featuring their performance;
a document of no more than 500 words, written in either Italian or English, outlining their proposed recording project;
payment of the application fee.
The submitted video must be recorded in a single continuous take, without any cuts, edits, or post-production, and must consist of a fixed-camera recording of the performer(s).
