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The '''Accademia Musicale Chigiana''' (''English'': Chigiana Musical Academy) is a music institute in ], ]. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi Saracini in ] as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Classes in the major musical instruments as well as singing, conducting and composition. During the summer months a series of concerts are held under the title of ''Estate Musicale Chigiana''.
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The '''Accademia Musicale Chigiana''' (''English'': Chigiana Musical Academy) is a music institute in ], Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chigiana.it/Default.aspx?IDPagina=home&livello=0 |title=Accademia Musicale Chigiana |access-date=9 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102173734/http://www.chigiana.it/Default.aspx?IDPagina=home&livello=0 |archive-date=2 January 2011 }}</ref> It was founded by Count ] in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Classes in the major musical instruments as well as singing, conducting and composition. During the summer months a series of concerts are held under the title of ''Estate Musicale Chigiana''.
In 1983 the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Fulvia Casella Nicolodi and Guido Turchi created an International Composition Competition named after ], for the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. The International ''Accademia Musicale Chigiana Prize'' has been assigned, and among the winners’ names are some of the most famous ones in international concert circles: the violinists ] (1982), ] (1984), ] (1986), ] (1988), ] (1990), ] (1992), ] (1995), ] (2000), ] (2002) and ] (2005), the pianists ] (1983), ] (1985), ] (1987), ] (1989), ] (1991), ] (1994), ] (1998), ] (2001) and ] (2003), as well as the orchestral conductor ] (1993), the ] (1996) and the ] (2004), the violist ] (1997) and the violoncellist ] (1999). These names join the history of the Accademia Chigiana, already studded with illustrious presences. In (2006) the Prize has been assigned to the pianist ].


Amongst the teachers at the academy in the 1950s were ] and ] who stopped their international touring to teach here at the invitation of the Count.<ref name=empire>{{cite book|last=Toepler|first=Karl|title=Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910–1935|date=1997|publisher=University of California|pages=219–222|url=http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft167nb0sp&chunk.id=d0e5372&toc.id=d0e5163&brand=ucpress}}</ref>
The list of distinguished pupils includes ], ], ], ] and ].


In 1983 the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Fulvia Casella Nicolodi and Guido Turchi created an International Composition Competition named after ], for the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. The International ''Accademia Musicale Chigiana Prize'' has been assigned, and among the winners’ names are some of the most famous ones in international concert circles. These names join the history of the Accademia Chigiana, already studded with illustrious presences.
The Academy occupies the 14th-century Palazzo Chigi-Saracini and contains an important library of musical and literary works of over 70,000 volumes as well as The Chigi Saracini Art Collection and The Musical Instrument Museum.


The ] took its name from this Academy: its leader, ], was Professor Emeritus at the Accademia for 64 years.
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The Academy occupies the 14th-century ] and contains an important library of musical and literary works of over 70,000 volumes as well as The Chigi Saracini Art Collection and The Musical Instrument Museum.
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==Accademia Musicale Chigiana International Prize laureates==
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'''Accademia Musicale Chigiana International Prize laureates''' include:
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Italian music institute
Palazzo Chigi Saracini, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana Building

The Accademia Musicale Chigiana (English: Chigiana Musical Academy) is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi-Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Classes in the major musical instruments as well as singing, conducting and composition. During the summer months a series of concerts are held under the title of Estate Musicale Chigiana.

Amongst the teachers at the academy in the 1950s were Clotilde von Derp and Alexander Sakharoff who stopped their international touring to teach here at the invitation of the Count.

In 1983 the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Fulvia Casella Nicolodi and Guido Turchi created an International Composition Competition named after Alfredo Casella, for the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. The International Accademia Musicale Chigiana Prize has been assigned, and among the winners’ names are some of the most famous ones in international concert circles. These names join the history of the Accademia Chigiana, already studded with illustrious presences.

The Quintetto Chigiano took its name from this Academy: its leader, Riccardo Brengola, was Professor Emeritus at the Accademia for 64 years.

The Academy occupies the 14th-century Palazzo Chigi-Saracini and contains an important library of musical and literary works of over 70,000 volumes as well as The Chigi Saracini Art Collection and The Musical Instrument Museum.

Notable alumni

Accademia Musicale Chigiana International Prize laureates

Accademia Musicale Chigiana International Prize laureates include:

See also

References

  1. "Accademia Musicale Chigiana". Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. Toepler, Karl (1997). Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910–1935. University of California. pp. 219–222.
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