Emergenza is a music marathon that takes place in 34 countries of the world: hundreds of thousands of musicians play live music at thousands of concerts. It is the largest international music festival for independent bands. The festival takes place in all major cities of Western Europe and North America. Groups of any stylistic orientation, performing both their own works and covers, can take part in it. This musical marathon consists of several prestigious international stages. It takes place within the framework of the 30,000th Taubertal Open-Air ( Germany ). Russia has held qualifying rounds since 2009. At the moment - the largest multi-format competition for independent music bands in Russia. Participation is free.
| International music marathon Emergenza | |
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| Of the year | 1991 - present |
| Genre (s) | Live music |
| Site | Emergenza official website |
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Timeline
- 1991 - the idea originated in Italy . A group of musicians gathered together.
- 1992 - the very first Emergenza festival gathered 245 people. Five months later, the second - 3,000 people.
- 1993 - the release of the first compilation album, consisting of both their studio recordings and live recordings. Over the next 10 years, the Emergenza festival released 54 compilations.
- 1995 - Emergenza logo appeared.
- 1996 - the first festival outside Italy in the club Gibus ( Paris ). 113 groups were announced there and 233 concerts were held (instead of the planned seven).
- 1997 - the festival in London Astoria 2500 people attended the first pan-European final of Emergenza.
- 1998 - the most prestigious clubs began to invite the festival to themselves.
- 2001 - The festival crosses the Atlantic from Paris to Montreal . The Canadian province of Quebec was the first stop on the way of the festival in North America .
- 2002 - Five North American cities embarked on Emergenza.
- 2003 - more than 700 bands participated in 190 concerts of the first Emergenza season in the USA .
- 2004 - The number of participating musicians in the United States increased to 2,876, adding to 16,000 participants in Europe and Canada.
- 2005 - the number of cities in the festival in North America increased to 70, 3000 concerts were held. More than 9,000 groups participated in the festival worldwide.
- 2006 - the festival came to Australia : the first cities were Sydney , Melbourne and Adelaide . In the same year, Emergenza was held in Japan , only Tokyo in the festival was attended by more than 200 groups.
- 2008 - 2012 - Emergenza falls into Eastern Europe: the Czech Republic , Slovakia and Russia . In Australia, the festival extends to the west: a new city - Perth . Emergenza takes place in Auckland ( New Zealand ). Since 2011, Belarus has been participating in the festival as part of its representation in Russia .
- In the near future, China and Korea .
Seasons in Russia and Belarus
| Season | Representation | Concerts | Groups | Viewers |
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| Season I (2008–2009) | 3 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ivanovo | 34 concert | 147 groups | 9500 viewers |
| Season II (2009-2010) | 5 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kazan | 53 concerts | 219 groups | 16,500 viewers |
| Season III (2010—2011) | 7 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Minsk | 71 concert | 283 groups | 24,000 viewers |
| Season IV (2011—2012) | 10 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladivostok | 105 concerts | 352 groups | 37,000 viewers |
| Season V (2012—2013) | 11 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladivostok, Krasnoyarsk | 112 concerts | 395 groups | 42,000 viewers |
| 2014 | The project is closed | |||
| Season I (2014—2015) | St. Petersburg | 16 concerts | 100 groups | 6500 viewers |
| Season II (2015—2016) | 2 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg | 63 concerts | 320 groups | 30,000 viewers |
| Season III (2016—2017) | 4 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Veliky Novgorod | 107 concerts | 500 groups | 45,000 viewers |
| Season IV (2017—2018) | 7 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Kazan | 139 concerts | 700 groups | 60,000 viewers |
| Season V (2018–2019) | 13 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Ufa, Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo, Barnaul, Irkutsk, Kazan | 150 concerts | 750 groups | 80,000 viewers |
Basic Principles
- only live musicians can take part in the festival;
- all participants must be on an equal footing;
- each group has 30 minutes to speak;
- in the first rounds, the winners are chosen by the spectators directly at the concert, then (participants of the regional and national finals), the spectators and the jury, and the participants of the last round (the world final) are determined by the jury.
Organizers and Jury
The Russian national jury consists of famous cultural figures from Russia and Western Europe.
The jury of the National Final of Russia 2012:
- Francesco Frihli - the main organizer of Emergenza Italy
- Alexander Kushnir - Head of the Music and Information Agency " Kushnir Production "
- Andrei Steinmark - the main organizer of Emergenza Russia / Ukraine / Belarus (until 2014)
- Svetlana Ostrova - a representative of the portal Yatalant.ru
- Andrey Chernyshev - Roland Company Representative
The jury of the National Final of Russia 2013:
- Radek von Bronikovsky - GreyZone Concert, Berlin
- Andrei Steinmark - the main organizer of Emergenza Russia / Ukraine / Belarus (until 2014)
- Kirill Tatarinov - Representative Trading House on Nevsky and GEWAmusic
- Dmitry Bagel - Roland Company Representative
The jury of the National Final of Russia 2015:
- Julien Delpy - Emergenza Vice President and Emergenza France Chief Organizer
- Fabio Pirola - Opera Symphony Conductor
- Andrey Samsonov - Composer, producer and sound producer
The jury of the National Final of Russia 2016:
- Massimo Scialò - President Emergenza
- Fabio Pirola - Opera Symphonic Conductor
- Alexander Zarankin - musician of the Animal Jazz group
- Olivier Piard - Producer, concert organizer, director of clubs
- Dmitry Martynenko - Musical agent, concert organizer
The jury of the 2017 Russian National Final:
- Julien Delpy - Vice-President Emergenza and Chief Organizer of Emergenza France
- Fabio Pirola - Opera Symphonic Conductor
- Anna Ivanova - Director of the festival Metro on Stage
- Vasily Lopatin - Guitarist group Cockroaches
- Lusine Gevorkian - Vocalist of Louna and Tracktor Bowling
Jury of the National Finals of Russia 2017:
- Massimo Scialò - President Emergenza
- Fabio Pirola - Opera Symphonic Conductor Concord Orchestra
- Anna Ivanova - Director of the festival Metro on Stage
- Dmitry Spirin - Vocalist of the Cockroach Group
Winners
- 2009 - City Culture Group (Moscow)
- 2010 - Skvortsy Stepanova Group (St. Petersburg)
- 2011 - “No Comment Band” Group (Minsk)
- 2012 - Mari! Mari! Group (Vladivostok)
- 2013 - Rocco Group (Krasnoyarsk)
- 2014 - SWiM Group (Moscow)
- 2015 - PRAVADA Group (St. Petersburg)
- 2016 - Group " Kressi! " (St. Petersburg)
- 2017 - Group of Eight Greenwich (St. Petersburg)
- 2018 - The Tam Teplo Group (Magnitogorsk) and the MASSFACE Group (St. Petersburg)
- 2019g - CL.EVER Group (Kazan) and group