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| The '''Accademia Musicale Chigiana''' (''English'': Chigiana Musical Academy) in ], ] 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''. |
The '''Accademia Musicale Chigiana''' (''English'': Chigiana Musical Academy) in ], ] 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''. 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 list of distinguished pupils includes ], ], ], ] and ]. | The list of distinguished pupils includes ], ], ], ] and ]. | ||
| 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 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. | ||
| In 1983 the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Fulvia Casella Nicolodi and Guido Turchi created an International Composition Contest named after him, for the one hundredth anniversary of Alfredo Casella's birth. | |||
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The Accademia Musicale Chigiana (English: Chigiana Musical Academy) in Siena, Italy 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. 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 list of distinguished pupils includes Daniel Barenboim, Carlo Maria Giulini, Roberto Carnevale, Zubin Mehta and Claudio Abbado.
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.
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