X international m. k. čiurlionis piano and organ competition
is planned for September 2027, Vilnius

Participant data

Antonio Pantalone graduated with the highest marks and the diploma of honors in organ and organ composition at the L. D'Annunzio Conservatory in Pescara under the guidance of M. Pappagallo, I. di Cioccio and R. Marini. While studying with R. Marini, he completed the post-master's degree in organ at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, where at the moment he is studying improvisation with T. Flury OSB. He has participated in courses and masterclasses with G. Carnini, O. Di Ilio, D. Severin, Y. Hékimova and F. Cera. He won the 1st prize in the Fiorella Benetti Brazzale - City of Vicenza International Organ Competition and the 2nd prize (1st was not given to anyone) in the Rino Benedet International Organ Competition. He collaborated with the Novi Toni Comites Orchestra as a performer of continuo and currently holds the position of organist at the Church of St. Vigilius and at the Church of St. Ambrose and St. Carl from Corso in Rome.

I ROUND

1. Johann Sebastian Bach | Organ Trio Sonata No. 3 · D minor · BWV 527
   • Andante
2. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · C sharp minor · VL 86
3. Nicolaus Bruhns | Grande Prelude · E minor

II ROUND

1. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue-Choral · A minor · VL 227
2. Faustas Latėnas | "Shine"
3. Thierry Escaich | Poèmes pour orgue
   • "Le Masque" ("The Mask")
4. Johann Sebastian Bach | Fantasia and Fugue · G minor · BWV 542

III ROUND

1. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · B flat minor · VL 345
2. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | Organ Sonata No. 4 · B flat major · Op. 65
3. Marcel Dupré | Prelude and Fugue No. 1 · B major · Op. 7
4. Max Reger | Chorale Fantasia "Halleluja, Gott zu loben bleibe meine Seelenfreud" No. 3 · Op. 52