Observers

TIMM welcomes participants who want to listen in and observe all masterclasses and concerts of the festival. Whether they be teachers or students, and even music lovers without professional training, anyone can apply as an observer.

The fee to attend TIMM as an observer is €800 for the whole festival. This gives access to every lesson and masterclass taught by every faculty member; all 15 nightly concerts by faculty and students; every orchestra rehearsal with piano soloists (excluding the orchestra rehearsal without soloists).

At the end of the festival, during the closing ceremony, every observer will be called to the stage to receive a participation diploma, and to be publicly recognized.

To register as an observer, please fill out the application form and follow these guidelines:

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2023 

Observer fee payment must be wired before submitting the application form.

There is no selection for observers. All applicants will be accepted.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST 

Email the following material to timm@todimusicmasters.com

Scholarship Awards for 2023 Edition!

The “Annamaria Pennella” scholarship for outstanding talent

Consisting of €500 donated by Orazio Maione in honor of his mother, the late great pianist and pedagogue Annamaria Pennella, to honor her memory and celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday.

Read about Annamaria Pennella

The William “Maestro” Bruno Santo Merit Scholarship

Consisting of $750, this scholarship is donated by William “Maestro” Bruno Santo, and awarded by the Festival’s Artistic Director.

Read about William “Maestro” Bruno Santo

The “Vincenzo & Mariangela Santo” Merit Scholarship

Consisting of $750, this scholarship is donated by William “Maestro Bruno” Santo in honor of his Parents, and awarded by the Festival’s Artistic Director.

Read about Vincenzo & Mariangela Santo

The William “Maestro” Bruno Santo Merit Scholarship

Consisting of $300, donated and awarded by William “Maestro” Bruno Santo

Alicia de Larrocha Memorial Prize

Scholarship award given by Alicia Torra de Larrocha in honor of her mother, the late, great Spanish pianist. The prize is given also in celebration of Alicia de Larrocha’s decades-long friendship with Maestro Eduardo Delgado. It will be awarded to a young talent showing great promise for a future career. The recipient of the Alicia de Larrocha Memorial prize will receive €300 and a Diploma, and is going to be announced during the closing ceremony of the Festival, the evening of August 17th.

Ginastera Prize

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the great Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera’s passing. Thanks to the generosity of his daughter, Georgina Ginastera, TIMM 2023 participants can win the Ginastera Prize. The Prize consists of €300 and a Diploma. In order to be considered for the Ginastera Prize, participants must perform an original Ginastera piece for solo piano, of their own choice and of any duration, but not to exceed 15 minutes, in occasion of their shared solo recital. Participants who choose to compete for the Ginastera Prize must submit the repertoire on their application form. The recipient of the Ginastera Prize will be announced during the closing ceremony of the Festival, the evening of August 17th.