The 2nd International Chamber Music Competition “Cidade of Alcobaça (CIMCA), begins as early as next week-end, an event that will be held from April 10 to 15 at Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça – João d’Oliva Monteiro.
Opening the event, that willl be held at the same place on 10 April, at 19h 30, we will have the draw of the eliminatory rounds, such as a representative of each ensemble participant. As for the Winners Concert and the Awards Ceremony, it will occur in the competition’s last day, April 15, at 21h,also at Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça – João d’Oliva Monteiro.
Among the participants, we have mostly groups coming from Portugal, Germany, Spain, France and United States of America, accounting almost two dozens of groups in the competition and having the presence of over fifity musicians, divided between the two categories (Junior and Senior).
The Junior Category winners will receive a prize of 3000 € (sponsored by the Foundation Inatel) and the chance to perform in concerts at Cistermúsica and Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB). For Senior Category, the prize will be 5000 €, with concerts at Cistermúsica, CCB and Guimarães 2012 – European Capital of Culture (the concerts of both categories will take place in the 2012 season).
Among the names that compose the jury competition we have Antonio Rosa (Artistic Director), Pedro Burmester, Alexandre Delgado, Hugo Assunção, António Oliveira, Luiz Fernando Pérez Herrero (Escuela Superior Reina Sofia, Madrid) and Gunter Pfitzenmaier (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik – Karlsruhe). As Competition Embassador, we have Nuno Azevedo, Deputy-Director of Casa da Música Foundation in Porto, as its.
