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Edition 2004

The 50th edition of the Premio Paganini, held in 2004, the year in which Genoa was European Capital of Culture, was a significant milestone as it was the first edition to be held after the decision to hold the competition once every two years. The new Artistic Committee, chaired by the Mayor of Genoa, Giuseppe Pericu, is composed of representatives of the city's musical institutions (Carlo Felice Opera House Foundation, GOG "Giovine Orchestra Genovese" and the "Niccolò Paganini" State Conservatory).

The role of artistic director was assigned to Cesare Mazzonis, an internationally important figure in the world of music, who also acted as chairman of the competition jury. The decision not to award the first prize in 2004 derived from the desire to raise the standards and enhance the prestige of the competition. Various new developments were gradually introduced, starting from the pre-selection of competitors, the commission of a new piece written especially for the competition (Syncopations by Azio Corghi) and increasing the value of the first prize to the same level as other international competitions.

Diana Pasko

RUS
Diana Pasko

Diana Pasko

RUS

Edition 2015

4th Prize

Weiyi Wang

PRC

Weiyi Wang

PRC

Edition 1999

4th Prize

Michael Vitenson

ISR
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Michael Vitenson

ISR

Edition 1998

4th Prize

Kyoko Yonemoto

JPN
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Kyoko Yonemoto

JPN

Edition 1997

4th Prize

Sergei Levitin

RUS
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Sergei Levitin

RUS

Edition 1996

4th Prize

Leor Maltinski

ISR
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Leor Maltinski

ISR

Edition 1995

4th Prize

Stefan Milenkovic

SRB
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Stefan Milenkovic

SRB

Edition 1994

4th Prize

Florin Ionescu Galati

ROU
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Florin Ionescu Galati

ROU

Edition 1993

4th Prize

Graf Mourja

URSS
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Graf Mourja

URSS

Edition 1990

4th Prize

Anastasia Chebotarova

URSS
Anastasia Chebotarova

Anastasia Chebotarova

URSS

Edition 1989

4th Prize