Main Prizes and Awards won by the students of the Imola Academies

2025
– International Chamber Music Competition “Franz Schubert and Modern Music” di Granza – BEATRICE ED ELEONORA DALLAGNESE, piano duo (terzo premio)
– EUYO European Union Youth Orchestra – viola effettivo EDOARDO CESSARI
– Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano – flautisti idonei DAVIDE  LANTURA (1°), CECILIA ONETO (2°), SOFIA DI GAETANO (3°), MARIA CHIARA PIERGIOVANNI (4°), FEDERICA FLOREANCIG (6°)

2024
– Premio Internazionale Giangrandi – Eggmann, Cagliari – Duo Pianistico a 4 mani LORENZO FELICIONI E TOMMASO RIDOLFI
– Premio Internazionale ‘Giuseppe Martucci’ di Novara – VITTORIO MAGGIOLI
– Premio Venezia 40esima edizione, Pianoforte – CARLO SOLINAS secondo premio
– Minerbio Internationale Piano Competition – RYUSUKE SASAKI
– Rina Sala Gallo Piano Competition, Monza Italia – KONSTANTIN EMELYANOV Primo Premio, Premio del Pubblico, Premio della giuria degli studenti
– Concorso Internazionale di Capri ‘Emilia ed Elsa Gubitosi’ sezione violino – SILVIA BORGHESE
– Porto Rico Film Festival Award – GIOIA GURIOLI autrice della colonna sonora
– Sergio Fiorentino Piano Competition – KONSTANTIN EMELYANOV Primo Premio e JOSEF MOSSALI Secondo Premio
– George Enescu Festival – ROMAN LOPATYNSKYI Primo Premio e Premio Speciale ‘Radu Lupu Award for the best interpretation of a work by George Enescu’
– RPM Sanremo Russian Piano Music International Competition – EDOARDO RIGANTI FULGINEI secondo premio a pari merito (con primo e terzo non assegnato) e premio del pubblico
– Euregio Piano Award, Germania – ROMAN LOPATYNSKYI
– Cleveland Piano Competition USA – classificati ai quarti di finale MICHELLE CANDOTTI E ANTONIO CHEN GUANG
– Orchestra del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – STELLA DEGLI ESPOSTI posto di seconda Viola
– Premio Città di Bardolino , sezione chitarra – ALESSANDRO GIUNTA Primo Premio e Premio Speciale ‘Sante Vannini’
– International Piano Competition Domenico Scarlatti – EKATERINA CHEBOTAREVA Secondo Premio
– Premio Neue Sterne – Internationaler Klavierwettbewerb, Hannover – ROMAN LOPATYNSKYI Primo e VITALY STARIKOV Terzo
– Concorso Musicale Internazionale Città di Belluno – ALESSANDRO GIUNTA chitarra
– Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo – STELLA DEGLI ESPOSTI Prima Viola
– Premio Pianistico ‘Skriabin’ di Grosseto – DMITRY MAYBORODA (Secondo Premio con primo non assegnato e premio del pubblico)
– Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma – BENEDETTA POLIMENI Secondo Flauto e Ottavino
– Massimo Marin International Violin Competition, Italia – PASQUALE ALLEGRETTI GRAVINA (Secondo Premio)

2023
– Wandering Music Stars International Piano Competition, Tel Aviv, Israele – ELIZAVETA KLIUCHEREVA
– Concorso Internazionale “Luigi Zanuccoli” (duo pianistico), Italia – TOMMASO RIDOLFI e LORENZO FELICIONI
– Roma International Piano Competition (duo pianistico), Italia – BEATRICE e ELEONORA DALLAGNESE
– Roma International Piano Competition (duo pianistico), Italia – TOMMASO RIDOLFI e LORENZO FELICIONI (Secondo Premio)
– Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition, Giappone – NICOLAS GIACOMELLI
– Premio Nazionale delle Arti MUR, Viola, Bologna – EDOARDO CESSARI
– International Rubistein Competition (150 anniversary), Chitarra, San Pietroburgo – DIEGO MELFI
– International Tchaikovsky Competition, Violino, Mosca – DANIIL KOGAN (Terzo Premio)
– Premio Casella L’Aquila, Violino – LUVI GALLESE
– Piano Gran-Prix Chopin, Narva, Estonia – ELIZAVETA COROLI

2022
– Festival Internationaler Deutcher Pianistenpreis, Germania – KONSTANTIN EMELYANOV
– Festival Internationaler Deutcher Pianistenpreis, Germania – MICHELLE CANDOTTI (Secondo Premio)
– Premio Venezia, Italia – NICOLO’ CAFARO
– Premio Venezia, Italia – RICCARDO MARTINELLI (Secondo Premio)
– European Competition di Moncalieri (Violino), Italia – ANGELA TURCHETTA
– Radovljica International Piano Competition, Slovenia – TOMMASO BOGGIAN
– Concorso pianistico Shigeru Kawai, Italia-Spagna – NICOLAS GIACOMELLI
– Radovljica International Piano Competition (categoria Young), Slovenia – SOFIA DONATO
– European Competition di Moncalieri (duo Violino-Pianoforte), Italia – REBECCA e DAVID BORISOV
– Livorno Piano Competition, Italia – SOFIA DONATO
– Livorno Piano Competition, Italia – LUIGI MERONE (Secondo Premio)
– Ishikawa Piano Competition, Giappone – YUKI TOKUNAGA
– Sendai Violin Competition, Giappone – DENNIS GASANOV (Secondo Premio)
– Ferroll Piano Competition, Spagna – ROMAN LOPATYNSKY (Secondo Premio)

2021
– Hildegard Maschmann Foundation Piano Competition, Vienna – MARTIN NOEBAUER
– Chopin Piano Competition Varsavia, Polonia – LEONORA ARMELLINI (Quinto Premio)
– Concorso Internazionale Città di Treviso (Violino), Italiana – FRANCESCO PAVAN
– Gorizia Lipizedr Violin Competition, Italia – DANNIS GASANOV (Quinto Premio)
– Wieniawski International Violin Competition, Polonia – ANASTASIA SCRIPNIC (Quarto Premio)
–  nternational Violin Competition Opus, Crakovia-Polonia – RICCARDO PALMERI (Terzo Premio)
– Kocian Violin Competition, Bratislava – ROMAN CERVINKA (Secondo Premio)
– Kocian Violin Competition, Bratislava – LIVIA GRUPPO-MAUREL (Terzo Premio)
– Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv – Finalista ROMAN LOPATINSKY
– Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv – Finalista ALEXIA MOUZA (Miglior interpretazione di Chopin)
– Amigdala International ‘Violin’ Competition, Catania, Italia – RICCARDO PALMERI
– Platina International Grand Prize, Piadena, Italia – GIOVANNI NOVENTA
– Amigdala International ‘Guitar’ Competition, Catania, Italia – ANTONINO BALDASSANO
– Amigdala International ‘Guitar’ Competition, Catania, Italia – GIOVANNI NOVENTA
– Concorso Pianistico “Città di Albenga”, Albenga, Italia – TOMMASO BOGGIAN
– Concorso Pianistico “Città di Albenga”, Albenga, Italia – EDOARDO RIGANTI FULGINEI (Terzo premio)

2020
– Premio Luciano Vincenzoni, Treviso, Italia – GIAN MARCO VERDONE
– “Città di Treviso” International Competition, Treviso, Italia – ELEONORA DALLAGNESE
– Golden Classical Music Award, New York, Stati Uniti d’America – SARAH GIANNETTI
– Grand Prize Virtuoso  International Competition, Salzburg  – BENEDETTA IARDELLA
– Premio Internazionale Pianistico Sciabrin, Grosseto, Italia – ROMAN LOPATYNSKY (Terzo Premio)
– Campus International Competition, Pontoise, Francia – DAVIDE SCARABOTTOLO (Terzo Premio)

2019
– Concorso Internazionale di Piano di Campillos, Campillos, Spagna – MAYAKA NAKAGAWA
– Concorso pianistico Internazionale “Franz Liszt” Premio Zanfi, Parma, Italia – NICOLA PANTANI
– NTD International Piano Competition, New York – NICOLAS GIACOMELLI (2° Prize)
– Premio Pianistico Sergio Cafaro, Concervatorio di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Italia – DAVIDE SCARABOTTOLO
– Concorso Internazionale pianistico RPM SANREMO Russian Piano Music, Sanremo, Italia – ROMAN LOPATYNSKYI
– International Subcarpathian Chopin Piano Competition Under 21, Rzeszòw, Polonia  – RAE YUE PUNG
– Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition, Dallas, Texas – SHUAN HERN LEE
–  International Music Competition “Grand Prize Virtuoso”, Londra, Inghilterra – SARAH GIANNETTI
– Concorso Internazionale Pianoforte ed Orchestra Città di Cantù, Italia – FRANCESCO MARIA NAVELLI (Terzo Premio)
– Amigdala International Prize for Piano Interpretation, Catania, Italia – MARCO RIZZELLO
– Delia Steinberg International Piano Competition, Madrid, Spagna – SHOTARO NISHIMURA (Secondo premio)
– Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, Parigi, Francia – TOMMASO ODIFREDI
– Grand Prix al Gagny International Piano Competition, Francia – SHUAN HERN LEE
– International Piano Competition EPINAL, Belgio – TAKESHI SHIMOZATO (Terzo Premio e Audience Award)
– Concertgebouw Young Talent Award, Paesi Bassi – NIKOLA MEEUWSEN
– St Cecilia Bequest Award, Inghilterra – LUCILLA ROSE MARIOTTI (Best performance under 18 “ESO 32nd Young Soloist Competition 2019”)

2018
– Premio Venezia 2018, Italia – GRETA MARIA LOBEFARO
– International Piano Competition “Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Lella Meryem”, Marocco – MARCO CLAVORA’ BRAULIN (Premio Speciale Liszt e Terzo Premio)
– Kerikeri International Piano Competition, Nuova Zelanda – SHUAN HERN LEE
– Global Music Partnership International Competition, Stati Uniti d’America – SARAH GIANNETTI
– Grieg International Piano Competition, Norvegia – RYOMA TAKAGI
– Grieg International Piano Competition, Norvegia – MATYAS NOVAK (Secondo Premio)
– Cleveland International Piano Competition, USA – SHUAN HERN LEE (Secondo Premio)
– Premio Alkan per il virtuosismo pianistico – LAVINIA BERTULLI

2017
– Vendome Award alla Carriera – MAESTRO FRANCO SCALA
– Monaco Chamber Music Competition – BEATRICE e ELEONORA DALLAGNESE
– Royal Overseas League Piano Competition, United Kingdom – FLORIAN MITREA
– Suzana Szorenyi International Duo Competition – FLORIAN MITREA
– Concours International de Piano Saint-Priest – Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Francia – FLORIAN MITREA (Terzo Premio e Premio del Pubblico)
– Yamaha Foundation Borsa di Studio – LEONARDO PERO’
– Scottish Int. Piano Competition, Glasgow – FLORIAN MITREA (Secondo Premio and The best performance of a commissioned piece Prize)
– Premio Pianistico Skriabin di Grosseto – FEODOR AMIROV
– Palma D’oro, Finale Ligure, Italy – SHUAN HERN LEE
– International E-Piano Competition in USA – SHUAN HERN LEE
– Global Youth International Piano Competition in China – SHUAN HERN LEE
– Claude Kahn Piano Competition in Paris – RUBEN TALON

2016
– Virtuoso International Piano Competition Salzburg – RUBEN TALON
– Val Tidone International Piano Competition – RUBEN TALON
– TIM Torneo Internazionale della Musica – GAIA SOKOLI
– Premio Mozart di Salisburgo – SASKIA GIORGINI
– Premio Internazionale Valsesia Musica – LEONARDO PERO’
– Piano Campus – Francia – NICOLAS GIACOMELLI
– International Piano Competition Luigi Zanuccoli – RUBEN TALON
– International Piano Competition Enshede , Olanda – SHUAN HERN LEE
– International Piano Competition Citta di Pésaro – RUBEN TALON
– Inter. Piano Competition “Speranza” – FEODOR AMIROV
– Grand Prize Virtuoso Vienna – PIETRO FRESA
– Giovani Talenti San Marino Piano Competition – SHUAN HERN LEE
– EPTA Grez Doiceau Belgio – TIANHONG YANG
– Concours Musical de France CMF – ALBERTO DALGO

2015
– World Piano Master Montecarlo – ALBERTO NOSE’
– Premio Iturbi Valencia – ALEKSANDRA JABLCZYNSKA (Terzo Premio)
– Premio “Roberta Gallinari” – ANNA BULKINA (Terzo Premio)
– Mozart Int. Piano Competition Aachen, Germania – MARIE KIYONE (Terzo Premio)
– Hamamatsu Piano Competition – ROMAN LOPATINSKY (Secondo Premio)
– Hamamatsu Piano Competition – ALEXIA MOUZA (3° Prize)
– Hamamatsu Piano Competition – FLORIAN MITREA (Quarto Premio and Chamber Music Award)
– “Leeds” Competition – VITALY PISARENKO (Terzo Premio)
– “Busoni” di Bolzano – ROMAN LOPATYNSKY (Terzo Premio)

2014
– Maria Canals Barcelona – REGINA CHERNICHKO
– Int. Classic Music Awards “Baroque Instrumental” – ANDREA BACCHETTI
– “Roma International Piano Competition” – CHEN GUANG

2013
– Special Prize Klemens Kramert Vienna – VALENTIN FHEODOROFF
– Royal Overseas League Piano Competition Londra – JAN HUGO
– Beethoven International Piano Competition Vienna – VALENTIN FHEODOROFF

2012
– Maj Lind Helsinki – DENIS ZHDANOV
– Leeds International Piano Competition, Inghilterra – FEDERICO COLLI
– Concours International de Piano de Lyon – ALESSANDRO TARDINO

2011
– Top of the World – Tromsø, Norvegia – ALBERTO NOSÈ
– Mozart Competition Salisburgo – FEDERICO COLLI

2010
– Piano Campus Parigi – BEATRICE MAGNANI
– Maria Canals Barcellona – DENIS ZHDANOV
– Horowitz Competition Kiev – ROMAN LOPATYNSKY

2009
– Top of the World – Tromsø, Norvegia – MARIANGELA VACATELLO
– Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Forth Worth Texas – MARIANGELA VACATELLO (Finalist & Audience Award)
– Royal Overseas League Piano Competition Londra – BEN SCHOEMAN
– Minnesota Piano Competition Minneapolis – ALESSANDRO TAVERNA
– Leeds International Piano Compertition – SOFYA GULYAK
– Hilton Head International Piano Competition – MICHAIL LIFITS
– Ferruccio Busoni Bolzano – MICHAIL LIFITS

2008
– UNISA Competition Pretoria – BEN SCHOEMAN
– Gyeongnam Piano Competition “Isang Yun” Tongyeong – SOFYA GULYAK
– Gyeongnam Piano Competition “Isang Yun” Tongyeong – MARIANGELA VACATELLO (3rd Prize)

2007
– Concours Musical “Reine Elisabeth” de Belgique, Bruxelles – MARIANGELA VACATELLO (Laureate Finalist)
– William Kapell Competition College Park, Maryland – SOFYA GULYAK
– Prix du Piano Berna – SOFYA GULYAK
– Maj Lind Helsinki – SOFYA GULYAK

2006
– Gilmore Artist Award Michigan – INGRID FLITER

2005
– Paloma O’Shea Piano Competition Santander – ALBERTO NOSÈ
– Paloma O’Shea Piano Competition, Santander  – MARIANGELA VACATELLO (Laureate Prize)
– Concorso Internazionale Ferruccio Busoni, Bolzano – MARIANGELA VACATELLO (2nd Prize)

2003
– Vendome Price Lisbona – GIUSEPPE ALBANESE
– Concours Musical “Reine Elisabeth” de Belgique, Bruxelles -ROBERTO GIORDANO

2002
– Mozart Competition Salisburgo – YOKO KIKUCHI
– Maj Lind Helsinki – ALBERTO NOSÈ

2001
– Van Cliburn Forth Worth, Texas – OLGA KERN
– Johann Sebastian Bach Saarbucken – GIANLUCA LUISI
– Ferruccio Busoni Bolzano – ALEXANDER ROMANOVSKY

2000
– Vendome Price Lisbona – ALBERTO NOSE’
– Premio Valentino Bucchi Roma – ANDREA CORAZZIARI
– Premio Chopin Varsavia – INGRID FLITER (Secondo Premio)

1999
– World Piano Master Montecarlo – MAURIZIO BAGLINI
– Regina Elisabetta Bruxelles – VITALY SAMOSHKO
– Franz Schubert Dortmund – ENRICO BELLI
– International Competition Franz Liszt, Utrecht – MARIANGELA VACATELLO (2nd Prize)

1996
– World Piano Master Montecarlo – GIOVANNI BELLUCCI
– Franz Liszt Utrecht – IGOR ROMA

1995
– Paloma O’Shea Santander – ENRICO POMPILI (Secondo Premio)

1994
– Umberto Micheli MILANO – GIANLUCA CASCIOLI
– Great Piano Award Dublino – DAVIDE FRANCESCHETTI

1993
– Van Cliburn Forth Worth, Texas – SIMONE PEDRONI
– Printemps de Prague Praga – GIOVANNI BELLUCCI
– Ferruccio Busoni Bolzano – ROBERTO COMINATI

1992
– World Piano Master Montecarlo – VARDAN MAMIKONIAN
– Regina Sonja Oslo – SIMONE PEDRONI
– Arthur Rubinstein Tel Aviv – GIORGIA TOMASSI

1991
– Alfredo Casella Napoli – ROBERTO COMINATI

1989
– Franz Liszt Utrecht – ENRICO PACE

1986
– Alessandro Casagrande Terni – PAOLA BRUNI