IBLA
Foundation
Events

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The IBLA Foundation in New York City organizes annual music competitions for pianists, singers, instrumentalists and composers which take place in Ragusa Ibla, Italy. Winners have been presented in prestigious venues such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, KIOI Hall and Tokyo Opera City Hal in Japan, Tchaikovsky Bolshoi Hall in Moscow as well as other prestigious venues in the USA, Canada, Europe, Montecarlo, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea and Japan.

La IBLA Foundation di New York City organizza un concorso per pianisti, cantanti, strumentisti e compositori che si tiene ogni anno a Ragusa Ibla in Sicilia. I vincitori sono stati presentati presso il Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall e la Carnegie Weill Hall di New York City, Tokyo Opera City Hall e KIOI Hall in Giappone, Tchaikovsky Bolshoi Hall di Mosca oltre ad altre prestigiose Università negli USA, Canada, Europa, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand e Giappone.

"The sunbaked island of Sicily, the largest and historically richest in the Mediterranean, is the scene of the annual IBLA GRAND PRIZE, a piano competition held in a hall buried among the clusters of 17th and 18th century stone buildings that crowd the little threads of streets.

The rocky town of only 80,000 lies just a few miles from where Ionian and Mediterranean meet at Sicily's southern most tip. Hearing piano-playing in this kind of setting is amazing. It is like the opening of an ornate and ancient casket only to find it stocked with glittering gems."

-Gordon Sparber, Winston-Salem Journal, NC, USA

photos of Carnegie Hall by Jeff Goldberg /ESTO

IBLA FOUNDATION

in memory of

New York Chairwoman

Baronessa Mariuccia Zerilli Marimo'

'Beyond these Walls'

a documentary about Baronessa Zerilli Marimo'

http://youtu.be/qKCQq-bwd08

Board of Directors

International Jury Chairman

Marcello Abbado

Tokyo Chairwoman

Lady Dewi Sukarno

IBLA Awards Ceremony in Tokyo

Dewi Sukarno in North Korea

http://ameblo.jp/dewisukarno/

Honorary Chairs
George and Nancy Records

New York Gala Chairs
Steve and Rebecca Madsen

IBLA Little Rock Chairwoman
Joan Zumwalt

Directors

Sherman Banks

Dr. Alan Storeygard

IBLA Italy Chairs

Dr. Franco & Dr. Cettina Spampinato

IBLA New York Directors

Kelly Knox-Heintzelman

Chie Sato Roden

Michael Yasenak

President

Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti

iblanewyork@gmail.com

We at the IBLA Foundation are deeply saddened by the passing of our passionate music loving

IBLA Foundation Chairwoman Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli Marimo'. The world of music at large has lost one of its most graceful and generous supporter. Her faith, passion, smile and energetic presence will profoundly be missed ...

BARONESSA CARISSIMA ... ABBIAMO IMPARATO TANTO DAL SUO AMORE ... DALLA SUA PASSIONE PER LE ARTI ... LA SUA INTELLIGENZA ... LA SUA VOGLIA INFINITA DI CONOSCERE ... LA SUA GRAZIA E INCONDIZIONATA GENEROSITA' ... DALLA SUA FEDE ... NON LA DIMENTICHEREMO MAI

NOVEMBER 13, 2015
BARONESSA MARIUCCIA ZERILLI MARIMO' MEMORIAL MASS CELEBRATED BY HIS EMINENCE RENATO RAFFAELE MARTINO PROTODIACONO DI SANTA ROMANA CHIESA E GRAN PRIORE DEL SACRO MILITARE ORDINE COSTANTINIANO DI SAN GIORGIO.

"...WE SHOULD ALL FOLLOW HER LIFE PASSION OF HUMILITY AND GENEROSITY..."
- Cardinale Renato Martino

APPLICATIONS

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2021

IBLA GRAND PRIZE

July 20-28

Ragusa - Ibla

Sicily

30th Annual

International Music Competition

UPDATE ... live performances are back!

Piazza Pola
Ragusa Ibla

July 20, Tuesday at 20.00

July 21, Wednesday at 20.00

July 22, Thursday at 20.00

July 25, Sunday at 20.00

July 26, Monday at 20.00

July 27, Tuesday at 20.00

July 28, Wednesday at 20.00

Teatro Falcone Borsellino
Ragusa Ibla

rehearsals every day
July 20 through July 28, 2021

please do not hesitate to ask any questions @ iblanewyork@gmail.com

Winners will be presented at Carnegie Weill Hall

on Tuesday May 10, 2022 at 7.00 pm

in memory of

Nancy Johnston Records

30th Annual

International Music Competition
&
Festival

including

IBLA BAROQUE

IBLA CLASSICAL

IBLA JAZZ

IBLA VOCAL

IBLA CHURCH JAZZ

IBLA SACRED
IBLA CONTEMPORARY

IBLA COMPOSERS

Ragusa IBLA

one of the largest UNESCO sites in the world

presented by Italian actor
Luca Zingaretti

in cooperation with

New York University

Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo'

Radford University, Virginia

E. P. T. A. Associates of New York

The City of Little Rock, Arkansas

The City of Jacksonville, Arkansas
The Italian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam
The Italian Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar
The Bentley Music Academy Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The German Cambodian Cultural Center, Phnom Pen
The Indonesia Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta
The Bali Children Foundation
The Italian Embassy in Tblisi, Georgia

Città di Ragusa

celebrating the life of

BARONESS MARIUCCIA ZERILLI MARIMO'

2019
IBLA GRAND PRIZE

2018
IBLA GRAND PRIZE

2017
IBLA GRAND PRIZE

IBLA GRAND PRIZE NEWS
updated as of June 24, 2021

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The IBLA Foundation office in New York City is currently accepting application for the 2021 IBLA GRAND PRIZE ... please do not hesitate to ask any questions @ ... iblanewyork@gmail.com

UPDATE ... live performances are back!

July 20 through July 28, 2021

in Ragusa Ibla, Sicily

August 30 through September 2, 2021

in Tokyo, Japan

Winners will be presented at Carnegie Weill Hall on Tuesday May 10, 2022 at 7.00 pm

... please do not hesitate to ask any questions @ iblanewyork@gmail.com

* Frequently Asked Questions

* Applications
* IBLA GRAND PRIZE short Documentary

*2020 IBLA GRAND PRIZE Results
*2019 IBLA GRAND PRIZE Results
*2018 IBLA GRAND PRIZE Results
*2017 IBLA GRAND PRIZE Results