{"id":31939,"date":"2024-01-31T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&#038;p=31939"},"modified":"2024-05-17T22:17:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T02:17:50","slug":"michelle-candotti","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/michelle-candotti\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Candotti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-138 maxbutton maxbutton-piano-2024-en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/about-us\/archives\/piano-2024\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Piano 2024<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #fc4237;\"><strong>Semifinalist<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michelle Candotti obtained her piano diploma from Verona&#8217;s Dell\u2019Abaco Conservatory at the age of 14. She also obtained, with distinction, the Master\u2019s in Performance and Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music with Dmitri Alexeev, and the Diploma with &#8220;Master&#8221; at the Imola Academy with Enrico Pace.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michelle won the 2nd prize and Audience prize at the International Piano Competition A. Scriabin, the 2nd prize at Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, and the 2nd prize at XXIII International Competition Chopin Rome. She was recently a semifinalist at the 18th Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, prize winner at the important 5th Maj Lind Competition of Helsinki, 2nd prize at the German Piano Award 2022, and winner of the Steinway &amp; Sons F\u00f6rderpreis Klassik 2023.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michelle has played with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau, Orchestra della Toscana, Orchestra Sinfonica Citt\u00e0 di Grosseto, Royal Philharmonic Concerto Orchestra, and Orchestra of the Goldoni&#8217;s Foundation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is currently studying under the supervision of Carlo Palese and she is attending the Konzertexamen course at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und Theater of Hamburg with Hubert Rutkowski.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Principal teachers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Carlo Palese\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Hubert Rutkowski\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[3588,6208,10188],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Major Competitions\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">1<sup>st<\/sup> prize, Steinway F\u00f6rderpreis Klassik, 2023 <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> prize, German Piano Award, 2022 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">5<sup>th<\/sup> prize, Maj Lind International Competition of Helsinki, 2022 <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Semifinalist, 18th Chopin International Competition of Warsaw, 2021 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">1<sup>st<\/sup> prize, International Music Competition \u201cCitt\u00e0 di Firenze-Premio Crescendo,\u201d 2020\u202f \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">3<\/span><sup>rd<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> prize, Brescia Classica International Piano Competition, 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Program<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>FIRST ROUND: RECITAL<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Franz Liszt<br \/><\/b><i>Paraphrase de concert sur Ernani II, S. 432<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Sonata<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Allegro moderato \u2022 Sostenuto e pesante \u2022 Allegro molto\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[180,5040],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,4]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>SEMIFINAL: CHAMBER MUSIC<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Robert Schumann<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Sostenuto\u202fassai \u2013 Allegro ma non troppo\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[180,5040],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,4]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>SEMIFINAL: RECITAL<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Barbara Assiginaak<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><i>Mzizaakok Miiniwaa Mzizaakoonsak <\/i>(Horseflies and Deerflies)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Franz Liszt<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u2018Apr\u00e8s une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata\u2019 (<i>Ann\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage, deuxi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e, <\/i>S. 161 : No. 7)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>George Enescu<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Suite No. 2 in D major, Op. 10<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Pavane<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>H\u00e9l\u00e8ne de Montgeroult<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><i>\u00c9tudes<br \/><\/i><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">No. 111 in G minor\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Sergei Prokofiev<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Allegro inquieto \u2013 Andantino \u2022 Andante caloroso \u2022 Precipitato\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;469777462&quot;:[180,5040],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,4]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coeur_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33900\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/coeur_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Adopt a Musician<br \/>The presence of Michelle Candotti in Montreal<br \/>is generously supported by Claude Rouleau<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/tom-carre\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17690 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/next-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-75 maxbutton maxbutton-support-the-concours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/support\/donate\/\"><span class='mb-text'>SUPPORT THE CONCOURS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Semifinalist Michelle Candotti obtained her piano diploma from Verona&#8217;s Dell\u2019Abaco Conservatory at the age of 14. She also obtained, with distinction, the Master\u2019s in Performance and Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music with Dmitri Alexeev, and the Diploma with &#8220;Master&#8221; at the Imola Academy with Enrico Pace.\u00a0 Michelle won the 2nd prize [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32046,"template":"","class_list":["post-31939","cmim-competitors","type-cmim-competitors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"cmim_competitors_photo_credits":"","cmim_competitors_date_of_birth":"05\/18\/1996<br\/><br\/> City of residence : Livorno","cmim_competitors_country":"Italy","cmim_competitors_range":""},"featured_media_src_url":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/400_CMIM_Piano2024_Michelle_Candotti.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors\/31939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cmim-competitors"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors\/31939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34861,"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cmim-competitors\/31939\/revisions\/34861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}