23 -29 JUNE
2023
A new concept
We present a new concept in orchestral conducting competitions. In this model members of the orchestra choose the winners and they will no longer be decided by a jury of external musicians.
Regardless of the artistic objectivity of the members of an external jury, it is rarely the case that the results of the competition correspond with the opinion of the majority of musicians in the orchestra. However, it is not the jury but the orchestra who will spend a week working with one or more of the finalists, during the season following the competition.
This concept aims to empower members of the orchestra by allowing them to discover and develop new talented leaders.
Cristian Orosanu
president
Rules & prizes
The Orchestra’s Conductor Competition was established and is managed by the not-for-profit Association Geros. The event is directed by Maestro Cristian Orosanu and its aim is to encourage the discovery of talented conductors.
This new competition concept will give the candidates the unique opportunity of being selected by the orchestra’s musicians and to be invited back to conduct their orchestra at a later date. There is no jury, except during the initial phase, and subsequently the president of the competition will merely guide proceedings, but will not take part in the vote.
The Orchestra’s Conductor Competition was established and is managed by the not-for-profit Association Geros. The event is directed by Maestro Cristian Orosanu and its aim is to encourage the discovery of talented conductors.
1. A NEW CONCEPT
This new competition concept will give the candidates the unique opportunity of being selected by the orchestra’s musicians and to be invited back to conduct their orchestra at a later date. There is no jury, except during the initial phase, and subsequently the president of the competition will merely guide proceedings, but will not take part in the vote.
The conductors selected will have the opportunity to conduct the host orchestra once or several times in the two seasons following the competition, in accordance with the votes of the orchestra’s musicians. There will also be the possibility of other invitations to 4, 5 or more different orchestras, whose directors will be invited to attend the final round of the competition.
Representatives of international Artists Agencies and music journalists will also be invited to the final round of the competition.
2. GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1 Geros Association, in cooperation with The Ploiesti Philharmonic Orchestra, will present the second edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, which will be held in Ploiesti (Romania) from 23 June to 29 June 2023.
2.2 Candidates of all nationalities are invited to apply from 1 October 2022 until 1 March 2023. There is no age limit.
2.3 The competition will take place in two distinct phases: during phase one successful candidates will be selected on the basis of media materials. The second and final stage will be the selection of the winning candidates by the members of the orchestra.
2.4 Phase one will take place from 1 October 2022 to 1 March 2023 and will be based on an assessment of videos (please check the guidelines for the videos at the bottom of the page);
2.5 The second and final phase will take place from 23 June to 29 June 2023 in Ploiesti (Romania) ending with the finalist’s concert on the podium of the Ploiesti Philharmonic Orchestra, 29 June 2023
2.6 In order to participate, candidates must complete the on-line application form on the website www.
2.7 The official language for the website and for all communication will be English. The Competition’s management can assist applicants who do not speak English, upon request.
3. REGISTRATION
3.1 Candidates must complete the on-line application form (link in the menu) and upload the required documents:
– 2 video recordings showing the candidate conducting an ensemble (please follow the guidelines at the end of this document);
– Proof of payment of the registration fee by bank transfer or PayPal
3.2 applications must be received by midnight on 1 March 2023
3.3 Registration fee for the initial phase is 35 Euros ; the participation fee for the second and final phase is 450 Euros;
3.4 The application fee (to be paid by 1 March 2023) and the participation fee (to be paid by 1 May 2023) will be paid through bank transfer to the following account:
– Beneficiary: Asociatia Geros
– Banca Transilvania, address: 13 December street, Brașov, Romania
– IBAN: RO90BTRLEURCRT0434868701
– SWIFT: BTRLRO22
or via PayPal on the main page (with an additional PayPal tax).
3.5 Any eventual bank taxes are payable by the participants.
3.6 Only completed applications meeting the above criteria will be considered. Registration will only be considered complete upon receipt of the full fees.
4. INITIAL PHASE
4.1 Candidates are requested to send two videos (please check the guidelines at the bottom of the page);
4.2 Initial phase candidates will be informed of the result of the selection procedure by e-mail, by the end of March 2023. The names of the selected candidates invited to take part in the final phase (a maximum of 75 conductors), will also be published on our website;
4.3 The president of the competition, a representative of the host orchestra and an internationally recognised conductor will select the candidates for the final phase. For the 2023 edition of the competition, Maestro Gian Luigi Zampieri will be part of the selection team.
5. THE FINAL PHASE
5.1 The selected candidates invited to take part in the final phase will have to pay the participation fee of 450 euros by 1 May 2023. After this date, the competition’s management reserves the right to cancel invitations and replace them with people from the waiting list.
5.2 The invited candidates to the final phase will provide to the competition’s secretary some additional information, via email: photos, CV, copy of passport, social media pages or phone number, upon request.
5.2 The final phase consists of a First Round with a string quintet, a Semifinal and a Final with Ploiesti Philharmonic Orchestra;
5.3 Candidates admitted to the first round of the final phase will have to choose two pieces they wish to conduct from a set repertoire;
5.4 For the second round, the president of the competition will choose the pieces to be conducted by each candidate: an orchestral piece and one piece with soloist, from the repertoire designated for the final concert;
5.5 The soloist for the second edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition will be the cellist Razvan Suma.
5.6 For the concert, there will be 3 blocks of two works, each one with an orchestral piece and a piece with soloist. The repertoire for the 3 finalists will be determined by drawing lots.
5.7 In each round the candidates will have a limited amount of time to demonstrate their conducting abilities: 10 minutes in the first round and 30 minutes in the second round. The three finalists will have a maximum of 45 minutes to rehearse the orchestra on the morning of the final round in preparation for their evening concert.
5.8 Travel and accommodation expenses are to be met by the candidates invited to the final phase of the competition.
5.9 Candidates who don’t make it to the semi-finals and finals, can attend the rest of the competition in the audience. Candidates who are in the semi-finals and finals will not be admitted to listen to their colleagues performances.
5.10 The management will organise a one hour feedback session with the quintet musicians, during the days following the first round of the final phase. Candidates who don’t make it to the semi-finals thus have the opportunity to ask directly opinions to the musicians.
6. SCHEDULE OF THE FINAL PHASE
6.1 FIRST ROUND (23, 24 and 25 June 2023)
A maximum number of 75 candidates (max.25 conductors/day) will participate in the first round. Each candidate will have to choose two pieces from the following list:
- B. Bartók: Divertimento, 1st movement, up until bar nr.41
- G. Holst: St.Paul Suite, 2nd movement
- I. Stravinsky: Concerto in D (1st movement, up until figure nr.27)
- J.Sibelius: Impromtu for string orchestra, "op.5"
- Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat major, k.137 (all movements)
- Tchaikovsky: Serenade, 2nd movement
- O. Respighi: Antiche danze ed arie, Suite nr.3, Second movement (Arie di corte)
The candidate may decide to run through or rehearse, or both, for a maximum duration of 10 minutes.
The eventual short “divisi” passages from the scores will be simplified in order to fit the string quintet.
6.2 SECOND ROUND – SEMIFINAL (26, 27 and 28 June 2023)
A number of 18 candidates (6 conductors/day) will participate in the second round. The president of the competition will choose for each candidate two pieces, one orchestral and one with soloist, from the following repertoire, which will also be available for the final concert:
• F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: “Midsummer night’s dream” - Overture, op.21
• R. Schumann: Manfred - Overture, op.115
• G. Rossini: Barbiere di Siviglia – Overture
• M. Bruch: Kol Nidrei, op.47
• A. Dvorak: Rondo, op.94
• P. I. Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso, op.62
The candidate may decide to run through or rehearse, or both, for a maximum duration of 30 minutes.
6.3 THIRD ROUND – FINAL (23 June 2022)
There will be a dress rehearsal in the morning and a final concert in the evening of Thursday, 29 June 2023;
The three finalists will draw lots from the following combinations:
1. Bruch and Rossini
2. Schumann and Tchaikovsky
3. Mendelssohn and Dvorak
The draw will take place in the afternoon of 28 June, immediately after the semi-final result is announced (around one hour after the rehearsal).
The final round is open to the audience, both in the morning and the evening of 29 June 2023.
7. PRIZES
FIRST PRIZE
– 2000 EUROS
– Up to three concerts during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons of Ploiesti Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania), in accordance with the votes of the orchestra’s musicians.
– The possibility to be invited by other orchestra directors, invited to the final round of the competition.
– A diploma
SECOND PRIZE
– 1500 EUROS
– Up to three concerts during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons of Ploiesti Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania), in accordance with the votes of the orchestra’s musicians.
– The possibility to be invited by other orchestra directors, invited to the final round of the competition.
– A diploma
THIRD PRIZE
– 1000 EUROS
– Up to three concerts during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons of Ploiesti Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania), in accordance with the votes of the orchestra’s musicians.
– The possibility to be invited by other orchestra directors, invited to the final round of the competition.
– A diploma
• The semi-finalists will receive a certificate attesting to their classification in the competition.
8. THE VOTING SYSTEM
8.1 Selection in the initial phase will be carried out by the president of the competition, a representative of the host orchestra and an internationally recognised conductor. The candidates selected to take part in the final phase (maximum 75) will be informed by the end of March 2023.
8.2 Selection in the first round of the final stage will be carried out by the 5 musicians of the quintet, with marks from 1 to 10. The first 18 candidates (based on the average results of the attributed marks) will be accepted to go through to the second round, and the results will be announced on the evening of 25 June 2023. In the event of a tie, the musician playing the first violin will have the casting vote.
8.3 A simple system of voting will be used for the second and third rounds; each member of the orchestra will mark the candidate from 0 (zero) to 3 (three). The marking system is based on the number of concerts a player feels that he/she would like a particular candidate to conduct the orchestra, over the following two seasons. All the musicians’ scores will then be totaled. The three candidates with the highest scores will go forward to round three and the results will be announced on the evening of 28 June 2023, at the end of the concert.
In the event of a tie, the leader of the orchestra will have the casting vote.
8.4 In order to determine the number of concerts each of the three finalists will be invited to conduct over the next two seasons, their total score will be divided by the number of musicians voting. A score of 2.5 or higher will earn the finalist 3 concerts, a score between 1.5 and 2.4 will earn 2 concerts, a score between 0.5 and 1.4 will earn 1 concert, a score between 0 and 0.4 will earn 0 concerts.
8.5 All musicians of the Philharmonic Orchestra will have the right to vote in both the semi-final and the final rounds, even if not playing, provided they attend every rehearsal and performance by every competitor.
8.6 Any musician has the right to abstain from voting for a certain candidate. The score obtained by a candidate is determined by the musicians voting.
9. COPYRIGHT
9.1 the competition is a media event that will be recorded and broadcast by television, radio or any other media that the organisation will consider useful for promotional purposes;
9.2 By submitting their application the candidates authorise the organisation the use of their image by the use of photographs and audio or video materials that can be broadcast via radio, television and other media (internet, etc.);
9.3 By submitting their application candidates also authorise the organisation to use their name and image in printed publications related to the competition;
9.4 The organization expects the candidates to be available for interviews, photo shoots, and any other activity designed to make the competition attractive to the media;
10. CANCELLATION / FORCE MAJEURE
In the event of cancellation of the Competition due to force majeure (war, civil and political unrest, epidemics, floods, public bereavement etc.), no registration fee or expenses incurred by candidates may be refunded and no recourse may be taken against the competition organizers or their partners.
11. PERSONAL DATA
11.1 These Regulations take into account the new rules on the protection of personal data imposed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 25 May 2018.
Only the information necessary for the proper conduct of the Competition is collected. Candidates agree to the collection of this personal data upon registration for the Competition. The Geros Association is responsible for collecting this data, required for the following purposes: registration and participation in the Competition, allocation of prizes, and all communication of information to candidates relating to the ongoing production of the Competition.
11.2 By entering the Competition, candidates accept these Regulations and the collection of the data required for registration. Candidates are informed that all the information requested as part of the registration process is mandatory and indicated as such. Failure to provide this mandatory data will result in elimination of the candidate from participation in the Competition.
11.3 All personal data collected will remain confidential and will not be used for commercial purposes: Geros Association will not communicate this data to third parties and undertakes to guarantee the security and confidentiality of the data collected during the registration of candidates for the Competition in order to avoid their loss, alteration, deterioration or misuse.
11.4 Pursuant to Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, amended by Act No. 2018-493 of 20 June 2018 following the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 25 May 2018 taking effect, candidates are reminded that they have a free and permanent right of access to modify, rectify, delete, oppose portability and limit processing in respect to their personal data.
11.5 This right may be exercised at any time by candidates relative to information concerning them by sending a letter, accompanied by a photocopy of proof of identity, to the following e-mail address: dpo@
12. LEGISLATION / ELECTION OF DOMICILE
These regulations are subject to Romanian law. Any dispute that may arise in connection with the interpretation or execution of these rules will be submitted to the competent Tribunal in Brasov, after all avenues of conciliation have been exhausted.
13. VISA and TESTS
13.1 Each participant is responsible for ensuring that the legal requirements for entry into the country where the competition is held are respected, including visa, medical tests and any other formalities required by authorities to enter the country and to participate in the competition events.
13.2 The organizers may, at a nominated candidate’s request, issue him/her with an official letter of invitation.
14. FINAL NOTICE
14.1 The decisions of the jury for phase one and of the orchestra members for phase two are final and irrevocable and cannot be the subject of an appeal. The Competition’s management is under no obligation to provide explanations concerning its decisions to participants.
14.2 the final stage of the competition is open to the public; sharing comments, pictures and impressions on social media is welcome; audio or video recording is not allowed;
VIDEO GUIDELINES FOR COMPETITION ENTRANTS
1. The videos’ aim is to illustrate the candidate’s skills, thus it is required that the conductor is clearly visible and at least part of the video is filmed in frontal view;
2. Any instrumental or vocal ensemble is accepted (at least 2 musicians);
3. The candidates can provide links to videos of performances from any historical period;
4. Two movements/parts of the same piece are permitted;
5. The videos must be played in streaming mode (videos don’t have to be downloaded) and must be visible without any restriction;
6. The candidates shall send one link for each video;
7. Each video should last a minimum of 3 minutes, without any cuts.
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- Florin Estefan, director of Cluj National Opera
- Kovacs Emoke, director of “Dinu Lipatti” Philharmonic Orchestra
- Carmen Rus, director of Oradea Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mihai Badiu, director of Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ovidiu Florian Andris, director of "Banatul" Philharmonic Orchestra
- Constantin Grigore, principal conductor of "Ion Dacian" National Operetta and Musical Theater - Bucharest and conductor and founder of Royal Camerata Bucharest
The second edition: June 2023
The winners of the first edition
- Simon Chalk - first prize
- Kin Szeto - second prize
- Andreja Solar - third prize and special prize for the best female conductor
They will come back to Brasov in the next two seasons, to conduct the musicians of the Philharmonic Orchestra, who have chosen the winners through a democratic vote.
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Thank you for your interest in our work. Data protection is of great importance to the management of our Orchestra’s Conductor Competition. The Internet pages of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition can generally be used without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to make use of our company's special services via our website, it may be necessary to process personal data. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the person concerned. The processing of personal data, for example the name, address, e-mail address or telephone number of a data subject, is always carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in accordance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Orchestra’s Conductor Competition. By means of this data protection declaration, the competition management would like to inform the public about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, data subjects are informed about their rights by means of this data protection declaration. The Geros Association, as office of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, as the controller, has implemented technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed through this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions can generally have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every person concerned is free to transmit personal data to us in alternative ways, for example by telephone or post:
Cristian Orosanu, president of Geros Association,
Str. Mircea cel Batran 41, Brasov – Romania.
Phone: +40 749 199 771;
Email: president@orchestrasconductor.com
1. Definitions
The data processing will be carried out in compliance with the provisions of the GDPR and the Competition Regulations.
The data protection declaration uses the terminology of the European directives and regulations employed when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our data protection declaration should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.
In this data protection declaration we use the following terms:
a) Personal data
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d) Restriction of processing
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f) Pseudonymization
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j) Third party
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k) Consent
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2. What personal data do we process?
Personal data and contact details such as: name and surname, home / residence address; cell phone number; email address.
Payment details such as: billing address; bank account or bank card number / IBAN code; name and surname of the holder of the bank account or bank card
Professional details from the CV.
Opinions and views (may include sensitive data), such as: any opinions and views you provide to us, or any opinions and views you publicly post about us on social media or that you share on social media or other public channels.
Online identification data regarding the I.P. address, the MAC number of the motherboard, processed only when accessing the site. For more details on how data is processed through cookies, please visit this link.
Photo/video images - required in the selection process but also images recorded or transmitted live or recorded, during the competition tests.
Copy of ID card - to be able to identify the person
3. Why do we process this data?
The purpose of the processing is to organize, produce and promote the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, by the Geros Association in collaboration with a chosen Philharmonic Orchestra for every edition.
In this regard, we process data on:
- Accessing the website http://www.orchestrasconductor.com/. The collection is carried out according to the Cookies Policy, based on your consent.
- Registration and conduct of competition tests – data processing is performed based on the provisions of art. 6 paragraph 1 lit. b), respectively the processing is necessary for the execution of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take steps at the request of the data subject before concluding a contract;
- Promoting events – data processing will be done based on the legitimate interest of the organizer but also based on the contractual relationship between the participant and the organizer.
- Fulfilling our legal obligations regarding archiving, accounting, security, record keeping and other obligations imposed on us by law - art. 6 para. 1 letter c) of the GDPR
- Financial and commercial management – for this purpose, data generated as a result of contractual relations with sponsors, commercial contracts, records regarding the awarding of prizes, collection of participation fees, issuance of supporting documents, organization of accounting and reporting required by applicable law are processed. This processing is based on art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) of the GDPR - the processing is carried out as a result of the observance of a legal provision but also on the legitimate interest (art. 6 paragraph 1 letter f) regarding the internal organization of the activity or the settlement of disputes.
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Article 6 I lit. a (GDPR) serves as the legal basis for our company for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Article 6 I lit. b (GDPR). The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which a processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c (GDPR). In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and as a result his or her name, age, health insurance data or other vital information would have to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d (GDPR). Ultimately, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f (GDPR). Processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases are based on this legal basis if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they were specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, it took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).
5. To whom will we disclose your data?
The Orchestra’s Conductor Competition is a public event that will be promoted and followed primarily through social media channels (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, etc.) but also through media partners.
For this reason, the data of the participants regarding the name and surname, but also the image and the video recordings will be public.
In addition, personal data, depending on the purpose of the processing, are disclosed to:
Collaborators - associated operators - in order to carry out a commercial contract in which you are a party or prior to it. For example, a partner like a Philharmonic Orchestra will have access to the data related to the name and surname of the participant, the photo image and the video recordings with which he participated in the contest.
Partner sites - by accessing links to social networks or by participating in various actions and contests held on this type of platform. Our platform may provide links to websites that we do not control. Once you click on a third-party link, you'll be directed to a third-party website. If you visit any of these connected websites, you should review their privacy policies. We are not responsible for the policies and practices of other sites and we do not assume any responsibility for the content, privacy policies and disclosures or practices of third-party websites or services.
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Natural or legal persons acting as our proxies in various fields (for example, payment services, archiving or destruction of documents, etc.) from anywhere in the world, whom we will oblige to comply with the requirements of the law that protects our rights - they provide certain services for us.
Any relevant person, agency or court in Romania or in another state - to the extent necessary to establish, exercise or defend our right in court.
Our partners with whom we have contractual relations - providers of marketing services, SEO, design, etc.
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6. To whom and under what conditions will we transfer your data to a third country or international organization?
Except for the images from the competition that will be made public, we do not transfer or intend to transfer your personal data or any part of it to other companies, organizations or individuals in third countries or to international organizations.
If we need to transfer your data to any of the above destinations, we will send you a new information note in advance.
7. Duration for which the personal data will be stored
The criterion for the duration of the storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After the period has expired, the relevant data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required to fulfill or initiate a contract.
We will store your data for a period of 6 months to 11 years (in the case of accounting documents).
The storage period of the identity card image is 90 days from the end of the pre-selections, except for the documents of the winners which are kept for 10 years, part of the accounting documents required by the legislator.
The photo and video images of the participants will be stored for 3 years from the end of the competition, and for the finalists for the entire life of this type of competition and 5 years from the end of it. As the images will be published on sites with unrestricted public access, we cannot guarantee that they will not be duplicated without our permission or distributed on other platforms, including media. At the end of the storage period, we will only be able to delete images and records on our servers or on the servers we have access to.
To find out more details about the storage period, please send us a message with your specific questions at the email address in the header or directly to the Data Protection Officer.
8. Rights of the data subject
a)Right to confirmation
Every data subject has the right granted by the European directives and Regulation to request confirmation from the data controller as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
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Every data subject affected by the processing of their personal data has the right granted by the European Directive and the legislator to receive free information about the personal data stored about their person and a copy of this information from the data controller at any time. Furthermore, the European directives and regulations grant the data subject access to the following information:
- the purposes of processing
- the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been disclosed or are still being disclosed, in particular to recipients in third countries or to international organizations
- the existence of a right to correct or delete the personal data or to restrict the processing by the data controller or a right to object to such processing
- if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information on the origin of the data
- the existence of automated decision-making including profiling in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject
Furthermore, the data subject has a right to information as to whether personal data have been transmitted to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate guarantees in connection with the transmission.
If a data subject wishes to make use of this right to information, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directives and regulations to request the immediate correction of incorrect personal data concerning themselves. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data - including by means of a supplementary declaration.
If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation to require the data controller to delete the personal data concerning themselves immediately if one of the following reasons applies and if the processing is not necessary:
- The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
- The data subject revokes their consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a (GDPR), or Art. 9 Paragraph 2 Letter a (GDPR), and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
- The data subject objects to the processing in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 1 (GDPR), and there are no overriding legitimate reasons for the processing, or the data subject objects in accordance with Art. 21 Paragraph 2 (GDPR) against the processing.
- The personal data was processed unlawfully.
- The deletion of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the member states to which the data subject is subject.
- The personal data was collected in relation to information services offered in accordance with Art. 8 Para. 1 (GDPR).
If one of the above-mentioned reasons applies and a data subject wants the deletion of personal data submitted by the management of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. The employee will arrange for the deletion request to be complied with immediately.
If the personal data have been made public by the management of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition and we, as the data controller, are obliged to delete the personal data in accordance with Art. 17 Paragraph 1 (GDPR), we will take appropriate measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs of a technical nature, in order to inform other data processors who process the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion of all links to such personal data or of copies or replications of such personal data from these other data processors, insofar as the processing is not necessary. In individual cases we will arrange the necessary steps to be taken.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation to require the controller to restrict processing if one of the following conditions is met:
- The correctness of the personal data is contested by the data subject for a period of time that enables the person responsible to check the correctness of the personal data.
- The processing is unlawful, the data subject refuses to delete the personal data and instead requests that the use of the personal data be restricted.
- The person responsible no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the person concerned needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
- The person concerned has lodged an objection to the processing in accordance with Article 21 Paragraph 1 (GDPR) and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the data controller outweigh those of the data subject.
If one of the above conditions is met and a person concerned would like to request the restriction of personal data stored by the management of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time. We will then arrange for the processing to be restricted.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation to receive the personal data concerning them, which have been provided to a data controller by the data subject, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transfer such data to another data controller without hindrance from the data controller to whom the personal data was delivered, provided that the processing is based on the consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 Letter a (GDPR) or Art. 9 Para. 2 letter a (GDPR) or on a contract according to Art. 6 para. 1 letter b (GDPR) and the processing is carried out using automated procedures, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task that is in the public interest or takes place in the exercise of official authority, which has been assigned to the person responsible.
Furthermore, when exercising their right to data portability in accordance with Art. 20 Paragraph 1 (GDPR), the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, insofar as this is technically feasible and provided that this does not affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.
To assert the right to data portability, the data subject can contact the management of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition at any time.
Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation, for reasons that arise from their particular situation, to lodge an objection at any time to the processing of their personal data, based on Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter e or f (GDPR). This also applies to profiling based on this Regulations.
The management of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition will no longer process the personal data in the event of an objection, unless they can prove compelling legitimate reasons for the processing that outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.• If we process personal data in order to operate direct mail, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for the purpose of such advertising. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct advertising. If the data subject objects to the management of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition against processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.
In addition, the data subject has the right to object to the processing of their personal data for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 Para. 1 (GDPR) for reasons arising from their particular situation unless such processing is necessary to fulfill a task in the public interest.
To exercise the right to object, the data subject can contact the management of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition directly. The data subject is also free, in connection with the use of information services, regardless of Directive 2002/58 / EC, to exercise their right of objection by means of automated procedures in which technical specifications are used.
At this time we are not using any automated decision-making process.
Every data subject affected by the processing of their personal data has the right granted by the European directive and regulation to withdraw their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time.
If the data subject wishes to assert their right to withdraw their consent, they can contact an employee of the data controller at any time.
The data controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing can also be done electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant sends the relevant application documents electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website, to the person responsible for processing. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant or extends an invitation to the competition, the data provided will be stored for the purpose of conducting the competition in compliance with the statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant or if the applicant is not invited to the competition, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after the announcement of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller conflict with such deletion. Other legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a duty to provide evidence in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (GETA).
In order to ensure the security of personal data, in particular regarding the processing, storage, unauthorized access and unauthorized modification, disclosure or destruction, we have implemented the following technical and organizational measures:
Dedicated policies. We adopt and review our customers' and others' data processing practices and policies, including electronic and security measures, to protect our unauthorized access systems and other potential security threats. We are constantly reviewing how we apply our personal data protection policies and how we comply with data protection law.
Data minimization. We have made sure that your personal data that we process is limited to what is necessary, appropriate and relevant for the purposes stated in this note.
Restrict access to data. We strictly restrict access to personal data that we process to employees, collaborators and others who need to access it in order to process it for us. All these companies and individuals are subject to strict obligations of confidentiality and we will not hesitate to hold them accountable and stop working with them if they do not take the protection of your data and the privacy of others very seriously.
Ensuring the accuracy of your data. We may from time to time ask you to confirm the accuracy and / or timeliness of personal data about your data that we process.
Staff training. We constantly train and test our employees and collaborators on the legislation and best practices in the field of personal data processing.
Data anonymization. Where possible and appropriate to our business, we anonymize / pseudo-anonymize the personal data we process so that we can no longer identify the persons to whom it relates.
Control of our service providers. We introduce in the contracts with those who process for us (authorized persons) or together with us (other operators - associated operators) clauses for ensuring the protection of the data we process; this protection goes at least to the minimum required by law.
While we take all reasonable steps to ensure the security of your data, we cannot guarantee the absence of any breach of security or the impossibility to penetrate security systems. In the unfortunate and unlikely event that such a breach occurs, we will follow the legal procedures to limit the effects and inform the data subjects.
11. Legal or contractual provisions for the provision of personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision
We explain to you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or can also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). In order to conclude a contract, it may sometimes be necessary for a data subject to provide us with personal data that we subsequently have to process. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data when our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide personal data would mean that the contract could not be concluded with the person concerned. Before the data subject provides personal data, the person concerned must contact one of our employees. Our employee informs the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of a contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what consequences the failure to provide the personal data would have.
12. Name and address of the person responsible for processing
The person responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the member states of the European Union and other provisions of a data protection nature is Mr. Emil Mailat: dpo@golegal.ro
You can also contact your local data protection authority if you have questions or complaints
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