The jury of the first International Sacred Music Competition, organized by the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano, Casa Ricordi and Festival MITO SettembreMusica, has proclaimed the winner of the first prize: Leonardo Schiavo, the writer of a Magnificat for orchestra, soloists and choir.

The jury was chaired by Luis de Pablo and comprised of Enzo Restagno, George Benjamin, Azio Corghi, Fabio Vacchi and Don Claudio Burgio, maestro di cappella of Duomo Cathedral.The world premiere of the Magnificat will take place on September 18 at the Duomo di Milano, with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi and the Symphonic Choir of Milan, conducted by Ruben Jais, in the context of the 7th MITO Settembre Musica Festival. The work will be published by Casa Ricordi.