Fosco Corti Study tour
A guided and complete tour to follow the competition from the front row.
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Applications deadline: 15 September 2026
Also for the 4th edition of the F. Corti International Choir Conductors Competition, we would like to offer the possibility to participate to the event from a different point of view and with the valuable guidance of an experienced teacher-conductor. This educational programme, already in use in important national and international events, is intended for choir conductors and students of choral conducting in a training and in-depth study path that allows them to analyse a plurality of situations, experiences, repertoires, in a context of high international profile.
It will be possible to follow all the competition rounds (preliminary round, semi-final and final) with reserved access and a guaranteed seat inside the G. Verdi Conservatory of Turin, the competition venue.
There will also be specific moments of discussions and analysis and some meetings with jury members, outside the competition schedule, led by the Study Tour leader Davide Benetti. An opportunity, therefore, not only to listen but also to deepen and share aimed at personal and professional growth.
According to the order of registration a maximum of 20 participants will be admitted. Applications deadline: 15 September 2026.
The application fee is € 50 for indirect ECA members and € 70 for non-members and includes the complete scores in PDF, "sample" mode.
Programme
Friday 23 October 2026
8.45 Study Tour preliminary meeting9:30 n. 6 candidates
11:00 n. 6 candidates
12.30 n. 6 candidates
15.00 Study Tour meeting
16:00 n. 6 candidates
17:00 n. 6 candidates
18:30 n. 6 candidates
following Study Tour meeting
20:00 announcement of the candidates admitted to the semi-final
Saturday 24 October 2026
9:15 Study Tour meeting
10:00 n. 5 candidates
11:45 n. 5 candidates
15:00 Study Tour meeting
16:00 n. 5 candidates
17:45 n. 5 candidates
following Study Tour meeting
19:45 announcement of the candidates admitted to the final
Sunday 25 October 2026
10:00 n. 3 candidates
12:00 n. 2 candidates
15:30 Study Tour meeting
17:00 final and concert
following Study Tour meeting before the awards
19:30 winners' announcement and awards
Davide Benetti
Davide Benetti is an Italian choral conductor with an extensive concert and teaching career. He graduated with distinction in organ and organ composition from the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato in Aosta, before continuing his studies in organ and organ improvisation at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva under the guidance of A. Corti, obtaining the Diplôme de Soliste avec mention in 2006. After earning a degree in Education Sciences, specialising in music within the DAMS programme, from the University of Turin, he graduated with highest honours in choral music and choral conducting from the G. Verdi Conservatory in Turin in 2012. He has performed in Italy and abroad with the Italian Youth Choir and the Torino Vocalensemble, with which he won the eighth edition of the Città di Fermo National Choral Competition in 2018, also receiving the award for best conductor. Since 2016, he has regularly been invited to perform with various ensembles as part of the international MITO SettembreMusica festival, collaborating with the Italian Youth Orchestra in 2022.He has conducted at major festivals, including MITO SettembreMusica, I Pomeriggi Musicali, Festival Settenovecento, Europa Cantat, the Festival di Musica Sacra, Orvieto Festival, Festival di Primavera, Torinodanza Festival, Saison Culturelle and Voci nei Chiostri. From 2020 to 2022, he was co-conductor of the Italian Youth Choir alongside Petra Grassi. In 2013, he won first prize at the Le mani in suono National Competition for Choral Conductors in Arezzo. In 2014 and 2016, he served as lecturer and conductor of the choir in residence at the European Seminar for Young Composers, organised by Feniarco in partnership with the European Choral Association and Arcova, collaborating with P. Lawson, V. Miškinis and Z.R. Stroope. Since 2014, he has been a member of the teaching staff of the Il respiro è già canto school for choral conductors in Turin, conceived and directed by D. Tabbia and inspired by the book of the same title, which brings together F. Corti’s notes, studies and musical reflections. From 2014 to 2017, he conducted the Valle d’Aosta Youth Choir, the Arcova Vocal Ensemble. He regularly serves as a jury member at choral competitions and teaches conducting courses in Italy and abroad. In 2021 and 2022, he was a member of the artistic and technical committee of the F. Corti International Competition for Choral Conductors.
