Conducting Masterclass 2026

16-22 February 2026 | Brașov, Romania


With Cristian Oroșanu & Leonard Boga

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Explore conducting beyond the podium.

12 selected conductors for a week of focused learning — where technique meets analysis, and dialogue shapes interpretation.

Who You’ll Learn From

Two experienced conductors. One shared goal: to support your growth.

Cristian Oroșanu and Leonard Boga bring decades of experience on international stages and in the classroom. Their complementary approaches — gesture and structure — offer a balanced and thoughtful learning experience, rooted in clarity, respect, and musical insight.

Cristian Oroșanu

Cristian Oroșanu is an experienced conductor with a career spanning over 30 years, having collaborated with major orchestras such as Tonhalle Zürich, BBC Scottish Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and the Bucharest National Radio Orchestra. He held permanent positions at national operas in Bucharest, Iași, and Cluj, as well as with the Brașov Philharmonic and Deutsche Symphony Orchestra Berlin.

As a teacher, he draws inspiration from maestros Bugeanu and Celibidache. Since 1999, he has guided hundreds of students in Cluj and Iași, many of whom now conduct with greater confidence and clarity.

Leonard Boga

Leonard Boga is Romanian conductor and professor at the National University of Music Bucharest, where he teaches Orchestral Conducting & Score Analysis. He holds a Ph.D. in Music, with a dissertation on Gustav Mahler’s symphonies. A graduate of maestro Horia Andreescu’s conducting class, he also studied in masterclasses with maestro Jorma Panula and maestro Christian Badea. In 2011, he worked with maestro Paavo Järvi as an assistant conductor at Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.

He was conductor of the Brașov Opera and Principal Conductor of the Romanian National Opera in Iași. His teaching experience includes over a decade of academic work at UNMB, including both orchestral and opera conducting classes.

Feedback

Working with M° Orosanu is a pleasure. He’s a deep musician and a fine teacher, able to bring out the best in you with absolute patience and professionalism.

Lorenzo Padrin

No amount of words can describe how wonderful this masterclass is. Thanks to Maestro Orosanu, I came to realise my strengths and weaknesses. A place to make good friends and advance your skills in a stress free environment. I became more confident thanks to the advice from the orchestra musicians. They are indeed wonderful and work in a professional way. Overall an amazing experience!

Joey Mendessohn

Maestro Orosanu gives very valuable advice, and can quickly solve any technical problem. He is a cheerful man who creates an atmosphere of trust and professional friendship.

Daniel Salacinski

A nice atmosphere with no time-pressure, led by a very dedicated teacher! Maestro Orosanu has a bag full of very useful tips for every student. Great cooperation from all the musicians, which were involved in succeeding this Masterclass! Bravo!

Martijn Pepels

It was a great experience for me attending this course. Me and also other students did get essential advice from Maestro Orosanu of what we should work on to be better conductors. Also, one of the things I liked very much is introduction to Bar form analysis, which is an extremely efficient way of score studying. Thanks to Maestro Orosanu I realised many things I was doing wrong, and ways to make them better, and also I was more aware of things I was good at, so I got much more confident with them.

Radan Jovanovic

Very efficient and helpful masterclass with the wonderful conductor and teacher Cristian Orosanu! I was very pleased to gain invaluable experience.

Aliaksei Dambrouski

I was deeply impressed by maestro Orosanu, who seemed to open doors to further development for every participant, far beyond this very intense week. I had great fun working with extraordinary musicians! Very pleasant, but efficient atmosphere created by this gifted teacher and conductor ... .I hope to be back soon to learn more.

Karin Hendel

It was a very exciting experience. From basic patterns to practical rehearsals with the orchestra, I could learn all of the important things about conducting. I recommend his masterclass to anyone – beginner, student and also professional conductor. Many thanks to Maestro Cristian Orosanu!

Taepyeong Kwak

What You’ll Gain

Conduct with piano and string quintet, receiving hands-on guidance

Develop a clearer gesture and a deeper reading of the score

Participate in valuable feedback sessions with musicians

Grow in a calm, respectful, and honest environment

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