Leonardo 4 Children 2023: Climate, Equaliy & Peace
Award “Leonardo 4 Music” by 16-30 years old music composers

The 3 works with the best scoring receives the following awards:

  • talent development programme, with a budget of € 500 (1st winner), € 300 (2nd winner in memory of “Ermanno Testi” music composer offered by Rusca family), € 300 (3rd winner) for each winning work, which can be used for developing the music skills of winners, for example via workshops, visits or material;
  • publication on “Leonardo 4 Children” book;
  • presentation at workshop and award ceremony; promotion on website, social media and promotional material, at public events, institutions or public places including famous museums, and during concerts and events;
  • “Leonardo 4 Children” award certificate.

Jury

The Members of “Leonardo 4 Music” Juries are professional composers and musicians, with international and multicultural experience and special sensibility for children and charity activities.

The Jury for the competition included the following members: Anastasiya Petryshak, Carmine Padula, Stefano Cucci, Ayumi Nabata, Erika Zoi, Gisella Cosi, Jovanka Visekruna, who with great enthusiasm and competence have carefully assessed the participating works and scored them on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Inspiration on the selected topic of climate, equality and/or peace;
  • Creativity and originality;
  • Quality of music melody;
  • Quality of vocal and choral elements;
  • Alignment of the work with the selected fable or winning work (optional).

Talent Development

For winners, please fill the L4M 2023 Awards  – Talent Development form to apply for the Talent Development programme.

The award will allow participants to develop their musical skills, linked to one of the following global issues:

  • climate action and environmental sustainability
  • social equality including gender equality
  • peace between people

Winners Leonardo 4 Music 2023

Winner nr 1: “Vitula y Electronica”

Topic: Climate

Author: Luis Felipe Escobar Cifuentes

School: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Zurich, Switzerland

Music score

Video available at this link

Source of inspiration: The texts of the books Popol-Vuh and “La manción del Pájaro serpiente”.
Against the deforestation that leaves birds homeless and the world without oxygen.

Special Awards: the music will be used for promotional video supporting UNICEF Belgium;
talent development budget of €500

Winner nr 2: “Like Water”

Topic: Climate

Author: Laia De La Torre

School: Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain

Music score

Source of inspiration: A documentary about marine wildlife.

Special Awards: the music will be used for promotional video supporting Leonardo 4 Children initiative;
talent development budget of €300, in memory of Italian music composer, pianist and choir director “Ermanno Testi“

Winner nr 3: “Calmness II”

Topic: Peace

Author: Darja Kukal Moiseeva

School: Music Academy of Perfoming Arts, Prague, Czech Republic

Music score

Source of inspiration: projecting Peace in the compostion, staying in the present moment for a while, enjoying the Peace in today’s fast time, listening to the melody, harmonies and color of both instruments. The composition can have a meditative impression, which is not harmful at all.

Special Awards: talent development budget of €300