Giorgia Mileto Award, finalists and live evenings

Giorgia Mileto Scholarships, Jazz, Pop and Songwriting finalists compete in 4 live nights from June 24 to July 1.

The finalists for the Giorgia Mileto Scholarship, the award established by Saint Louis College of Music and the Mileto family in memory of Giorgia Mileto, which selects the most promising talents in Jazz, Pop and Songwriting each year. The final tests will be held between June 24 and July 1, 2026 at the Saint Louis venues in Rome at Via Baccina 47 and Via del Boschetto, 106 with juries composed of Saint Louis faculty.

Songwriting – June 24, 2026, 6:30 p.m. | Via Baccina, 47

Opening the finals schedule will be the Songwriting section. The jury, consisting of Margherita Flore, Fabio Balestrieri, Roberto Giglio and Gianluca Podio, will evaluate the finalists’ proposals:

Laura Cefola
Isabella Comuzzi
Martina D’Andrea
Ester Maria Grienti
Christian Nazarene Pernaci

Pop Voice – June 25, 2026, 5 p.m. | Via Baccina, 47

The next day was space for the Voce Pop section, with a jury composed of Adriana Persico, Lisa Fiorani and Serena Caporale.

In competition:

Hegazi Mohamed
David Bianchetti
Beatrice Binacci
Corinne Ragona
Lavinia Di Bartolomeo
Maria Chiara Di Carlo
Beatrice Dionisi
Federico Ferri
Merano Star
Alice Palazzo
Silvia Roberto
Nopra Schiaffini
Giulia Mastrosanti
Francesca Degnitti

Pop Section (instruments) – June 26, 2026, 5 p.m. | Via del Boschetto, 106

The instrumental Pop section will be judged by Frank Cara, Daniele Pomo, Daniele Chiantese and Marco Siniscalco

The finalists are:

Luca Rubbè – Drums
Roberto Finocchi – drums
Lorenzo Diano – guitar
Pier Paolo Tancredi – drums
Giuseppe Uttaro – drums
Ettore Antonini – bass guitar
Peter Renzi – piano
Giorgio Cardinali – drums
Orlando Petrucci – drums
Sebastiano Vaselli – guitar
Guido Giuliano – piano and keyboards
Borse di studio Premio Giorgia Mileto 2026 per i corsi Jazz e Pop

Jazz Section – July 1, 2026, 5 p.m. | Via del Boschetto, 106

The Jazz section will close the review, with an outstanding panel consisting of Rosario Giuliani, Claudio Mastracci and Giovanni Candia.

Jazz finalists:

Andrea Cardone – sax
Mario Careddu – trumpet
Alessio Cirella – drums
Niccolò Falciani – guitar
Dante Fasullo – piano
Francesca Feci voice
Annapia Gallo – voice
Andrea Marchetti – drums
Lucia Pavone – voice
Valerio Salerno – bass guitar
Sasha Ardenti – drums

At the end of the four evenings, the respective juries will determine the winners of the Giorgia Mileto scholarships for each section.

All evenings are free admission.

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