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Iranian composer wins third prize at Italy’s ‘2 Agosto’ competition
Jafarikia, a composer and musician, said the competition is one of the most famous in the world and is held annually in Italy with the support of the Italian presidential office and the mayor of Bologna. This year’s festival was the 30th edition, and it was held with the presence of prominent judges, Mehr News Agency reported.
The Iranian composer’s piece, a symphonic work inspired by Persian music, was written with a contemporary music approach, but with subtle influences from traditional Persian music. Jafarikia noted that only music professionals would be able to detect the Persian influences in his work.
Jafarikia received a cash prize and a certificate signed by the mayor of Bologna. He said the competition is a significant event in the music world, with numerous composers presenting their works from different countries. The competition is held in memory of the 1980 terrorist attack in Bologna, which killed 75 people and injured 200.
The Iranian composer’s work, along with the works of the other two top composers, will be performed by various symphony orchestras and broadcast simultaneously on the Italian Rai5 channel.
Jafarikia has previously won prizes at competitions in Italy and New York, including a prize for a violin solo piece at the Milan Conservatory and a prize for a string quintet piece at a competition held by the Cultural and Global Association in New York.
Jafarikia is currently working on translating a 1,000-page music book, which he hopes to publish by the end of the year. He has also written his own book, ‘Theory and Practice of Music’.
The “2 Agosto” competition has a reputation for being one of the most prestigious music competitions in the world, thanks to the presence of international and renowned judges. This year’s competition was judged by a panel including Claudio Kazan, professor of Composition at the University of Rome, and Maestro Sascha Goetzel, a French composer and pianist.