The concert by laureates of the Young Musicians Prize/2010 (PJM) will be held for the first time in the Azores at the Teatro Micaelense on October 2 at 9:30 PM. This musical event is integrated in the 2010 Music Season to celebrate Centennial of the Republic, featuring the participation of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, conducted by maestro Osvaldo Ferreira. The concert is also the world premier the symphonic work “Centenário da República” (Centennial of the Republic), by composer Filipe Pires, having been commissioned by the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate of Culture.
In addition to this world premiere and the concert by laureates, the Gulbenkian Gulbenkian Orchestra will play the first movement of a Sonatina for piano (unfinished), written in 1902 by Azorean composer Francisco de Lacerda, with orchestration by Christopher Bochmann.
For the first time in 24 year, the Young Musicians prize will leave Mainland Portugal; the concert will be broadcast live nationwide by Antena 2 (radio network) and pre-recorded by RTP 2 (national TV broadcaster), thanks to the cooperation between RTP, Antena 2, the Regional Government and the Music Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The winners of the Young Musicians Prize/2010 to participate in the concert are Nuno Simões (percussion), Marina Camponês (flute), Susana Ferreira (singing), Marco Carneiro da Silva (trumpet) and André Pereira (violin).
During the prize-delivery ceremony, the “Maestro Silva Pereira Special Prize” will also be awarded to the best soloist of this concert.
The 2010 Music Season is an initiative of the Presidency of the Azores Regional Government carried out by the Regional Directorate of Culture, under the artistic direction of Emanuel Frazee, and it is co-produced by the Portuguese Musical Youth.