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VC LIVE | Rotterdam International Conducting Competition Final Rounds

June 3, 2022

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We're coming to you from this week for the inaugural Rotterdam International Conducting Competition Final Rounds.

Open to international conductors between the ages of 23 to 35 years old, the Grand Prize winner will receive €15,000.

The final rounds of the competition will be held from May 26 - June 3, with each designate winner given the opportunity to conduct the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Symphony Chorus, Sinfonia Rotterdam, Doelen Ensemble, and the Orchestra of the 18th Century.

Each round will consist of rehearsals and a final concert performance, both of which will be judged by the jury and open to the public.

The competition will have separate juries for each round. They are to include: Michel van der Aa, Giordino Bellincampi, Anja Bihlmaier, Deborah Borda, Karina Canelakkis, Jonathan Darlington, Sian Edwards, Jane Glover, Ara Guzelimian, Antony Hermus, Ton Koopman, Sophie de Lint, Sir James MacMillan, Wayne Marshall, Kenneth Montgomery, Franck Ollu, Lahav Shani, Ed Spanjaard, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Maxim Vengerov, Benjamin Wallfisch, George Wiegel, Joshua Weilerstein, Elmar Weingarten, John Wilson, and Yip Wing Sie.