‘ROMA’ PIANO COMPETITION

2022 marked the 31st edition of the International Piano Competition ‘Roma’, organized by the Cultural Association ‘Fryderyk Chopin’ in partnership with the Cuomo Foundation.

The Cuomo Foundation has been the principal sponsor of this Roman cultural event since 2004.

Maestro Marcella Crudeli, the competition’s artistic director and founder, led the awards ceremony with a winners’ concert at Roma Tre University’s Palladium Theatre. Denis Linnik, a 27-year-old pianist of Belarusian ancestry, won the 1st Chopin Prize.

Linnik’s charisma and outstanding interpretation of Chopin’s “Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21,” backed by the talented conductor Pawel Piotr Gorajski and the Roma Tre Orchestra, greatly impressed the international jury, presided over by Marcella Crudeli, as well as the audience.

The 2nd Chopin prize was awarded to 25-year-old Russian pianist Vsevolod Brigida.

Denis Linnik, the competition’s winner, earned a monetary award as well as the opportunity to record and promote an album with the record label KNS Classical. The UNESCO Club of Rome also presented him with a gift. In 2023, he will have the opportunity to perform in ten concerts in Italy and globally.

This result represents the culmination of two weeks of work in selecting the best pianists from 91 young participants from 14 countries across three continents (China, Korea, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, the United States, Switzerland, and Ukraine) who competed in the five sections.

Amount awarded in 2022

€ 60,000

Budget allocated since 2004

€ 931,200

“The Rome Piano Competition last November was a very special event for me. I had the pleasure to perform twice with the Orchestra in the beautiful Palladium Theater, I met many nice people and talented young musicians. And what’s the most important thing for young musicians - as the winner of the Competition, I got a lot of opportunities to play solo recitals in Italy, Belgium, and Poland, which the Rome Competition provides, unlike many other competitions. So, I’d just like to thank the Cuomo Foundation for the support of such nice and helpful competition and of talented young musicians, who are fighting on their way to getting chances to share the beauty of Arts with people.”

Denis Linnik