International chamber music competition

Premio
Giangrandi‑
Eggmann

From duo to quintet: three days of music on the stage of the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.

11 · 12 · 13 December 2026 Average age ≤ 32 12th edition

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Renato Giangrandi and Arlette Eggmann, first prize ARD Munich 1955

2026 edition · where we are

Rounds in Cagliari on 11, 12 and 13 December · Sala Carmen Melis

1 Jul – 15 SepVideo pre-selection
by 15 OctAdmitted ensembles announced (max 16)
by 25 OctFee for admitted ensembles
Fri 11 Dec · nowFirst round · Sala Carmen Melis
Sat 12 DecSecond round · live-streamed
Sun 13 DecFinal in concert form · streamed

musicians registered in 2026

countries

€ 7,000

in prizes

concerts for the winners

Prizes and concerts

All 15 concerts →

1st Prize

€ 4,000

and concerts awarded by the Jury

2nd Prize

€ 2,000

and concerts awarded by the Jury

3rd Prize

€ 1,000

and concerts awarded by the Jury

Audience Prize
awarded by the audience in the hall.

15 concerts in Brussels, Matera, Biella, Ispica, Scicli, Milazzo, the Aeolian Islands, Sassari, Oristano, Carloforte, Nuoro, Iglesias and Cagliari, offered by partner institutions and festivals.

Our story · since 2014

In memory of two masters

Renato Giangrandi, a violinist from Florence, and Arlette Eggmann, a pianist from Geneva, won the absolute first prize as a duo at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 1955. After an intense concert career, they devoted thirty years to teaching at the Cagliari Conservatory.

The story of the Prize →