Who was Maria Golia?

Former pianist Maria Golia was born in Napoli (Italy) on the 23th of August 1916 and was a pupil of Luigi Finizio. She has been one of the most important pianists from the period after the second world war. She has dedicated a great part of her life to teaching piano and has been Honorary President of the European Piano Teachers Association.

She was a strong and charismatic personality who has formed several Italian pianists that are pursuing an active carreer nowadays.

On 21 February 2006 Maria Golia died at the age of 90, and Marina Scalafiotti, who was one of her pupils, started to work on a project now known as the Settimo International Piano Competition, to honour the memory of Maria Golia and Fiorina Sismondi, two woman that have been forming pianists with passion during their lives.

In May 2009, the Fiorina Sismondi prize and the Maria Golia prize brought together 70 pianists from around the world in Settimo Torinese, to compete against each other, to learn from each other, and to breathe music together.

Piano Master Classes in Paris this summer

Many participants have expressed interest in this upcoming master class in Paris.
The participants of the Settimo International Piano Competition automatically apply for the selection to the Special Master Class with Philipe Entremont and Jean-Michel Damase and don’t need to send any audition tape.

The participants that have won a partial scholarship to this event are:
- Valentina Lombardo
- Niu Ning
- Elena Seselgyte
- Elena Lialina
- Yodgora Mekhmonova

Application deadline : 31 May 2009

Orari / Schedule

You can now consult the Schedule for the Settimo International Piano Competition online, but all competitors should have received it by mail.
If you have applied, but not received any confirmation or schedule, please contact us immediatly.

Potete ora consultare gli orari per il Concorso Internazionale di pianoforte online, pero’ ogni concorrente dovrebbe aver’ ricevuto una conferma e gli orari per e-mail.
Nel caso tale conferma non fosse pervenuta, vi preghiamo di contattarci al più presto.