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The Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors is a conducting competition held in Besançon, France, for emerging orchestral conductors. Founded in 1951, it provides a public setting in which young conductors are assessed through work with orchestras. Its subject is orchestral conductin...
The Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition is a triennial classical music competition organized by the Bamberg Symphony in Germany. It is intended for emerging conductors and focuses on the performance and interpretation of demanding works by Gustav Mahler. Participants are assessed in a competitive s...
The Malko Competition for Young Conductors is an international classical-music competition named after the conductor Nicolai Malko. It has been held every three years since 1965 and is associated with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, whose musicians work with the participating conductors duri...
The Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting is an international competition for orchestral conductors held in Tokyo. Established in 1967, it follows a triennial cycle and provides performances and adjudication for conductors seeking recognition in the early stages of their careers. Its...
The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition is a London-based competition for young orchestral conductors, organized with the London Symphony Orchestra. It gives emerging conductors the opportunity to work in a professional orchestral setting and to be assessed through live conducting rounds. The...
The Solti International Conducting Competition is a conducting contest founded in Frankfurt in memory of Georg Solti, the Hungarian-British conductor. It is intended to identify and support young orchestral conductors as they develop professional careers. The competition focuses on leadership of cla...
The Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition is a classical-music competition organized in association with the Cadaqués Orchestra in Spain. It is intended for young conductors and evaluates their ability to prepare and lead orchestral repertoire in rehearsal and performance. The comp...
