A truly significant start to summer for the city of Genoa, which, as it prepares to welcome "The Grand Finale" of Ocean Race, is hosting a series of important side events at the Paganini Prize on Monday 26 June, 2023.

The program for the day is as follows::

• First “Paganini Ambassador” Conference
  Palazzo Tursi - Sala della Giunta Vecchia, 10:00 a.m.

  For the first time, the “Paganini Ambassadors” will meet at the Conference to take stock of the activities already carried out to relaunch the Competition and to discuss future promotional initiatives at the national and international level.

• Extravagance as the poetic condition of “Capricci” in music, painting and architecture
  Palazzo Tursi - Salone di Rappresentanza, 12:00 a.m.

  Conversation open to the public between Salvatore Accardo, Sylvain Bellenger, Serena Bertolucci, Luigi Ficacci and Francesco Micheli.
  The initiative is free admission subject to availability

• Alphabet Letter Drawing - Elimination Round
  Palazzo Doria Carcassi, 16:30 p.m.

  At the Prize venue, a letter will be drawn to determine the order in which the 30 competitors admitted to the elimination round of the 57th Competition will perform.

• Award ceremony of the honorary title of "Paganini Ambassador" to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco
  Palazzo Tursi - Salone di Rappresentanza, 19:00 p.m.

  The Ceremony will be held in the presence of Mayor Marco Bucci, Liguria Region President Giovanni Toti and the President of the Paganini Prize, Giovanni Panebianco.
  The event will be streamed live on the Facebook page of the Paganini Prize and Telenord.