XXIII CIMCA CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA DE CÁMARA DE ARNUERO

REGISTRATION: From January 12 to April 30, 2026
PRESELECTION: On May, 2026
INAUGURAL CONCERT: On July 3, 2026.
QUALIFYING AUDITIONS: July 4 -
FINAL: July 5-
Composition of the jury:
President: José Manuel López López (Composer)
Members: Carlos Apellániz, piano; David Apellániz, cello; Luis Fernández Castelló, clarinet; Juan Luis Gallego Cruz, violin
Awards and prizes.
First prize: 3.000 euros, certificate and paid concert in the Creating Futures series at the Botín Center in Santander.
Second prize: 2.000 euros, certificate and paid concert in the Marcos Históricos series of the Santander International Festival.
“RICARDO HONTAÑÓN” Award for the best performance of a work written after 1945: 1.000 euros and a certificate.
Jesús de Monasterio Award for the most outstanding violinist: Certificate and paid concert at the Casa Museo Jesús de Monasterio.
Award to the most outstanding group from Cantabria: Concert paid in the CASYC young performers sponsored by the Fundación