Conducting masterclass 2025
1. General information
1.1 The conducting masterclass with maestro Cristian Orosanu will follow the final concert of the 4th edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, for two days: 15th and 16th of May 2025.
1.2 Conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course.
1.3 The repertoire will be the same as for the competition.
1.4 For each day of the masterclass, there will be an orchestra session in the morning and a feedback session in the afternoon.
1.5 Active participants: a number of 8 conductors will be selected by Cristian Orosanu, from the people invited to the second phase of the 4th edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition (Bucharest - May 2025), who have expressed their interest to also participate in the masterclass. There will also be a waiting list, in case of cancellations.
1.6 The number of passive participants is unlimited. They will be allowed to follow all the masterclass sessions. Passive participants are welcome to the masterclass even if they are not among the conductors invited for the second phase of the competition.
1.7 Each active participant (4 conductors during the first day and another 4 conductors during the second day) will lead the orchestra for 40 minutes in the morning, under the guidance of maestro Orosanu.
1.8 Each active participant can freely choose to work two pieces from the repertoire: one piece with soloist and another piece with orchestra only.
1.9 Active participants will also have a 30 minutes personal (but open to all the other participants) feedback session in the afternoon, with maestro Orosanu.
1.10 All active and passive participants may and should listen to the evolution of their colleagues on the podium and during the feedback session. We all have something to learn from each other, especially during a masterclass time.
1.11 Two musicians from the orchestra will also take part in the feedback sessions in the afternoons and will express their points of view about what happened during the orchestra rehearsals.
1.12 The afternoon meetings will end with 45 minutes of open Q&A session, where all the active and passive participants can openly ask questions to Mr.Orosanu and the two musicians from the orchestra.
1.13 The main language of the course will be English. If necessary, maestro Orosanu also speaks fluently French, German, Italian or Russian.
1.14 All the participants will receive an attendance certificate.
2. Registration:
2.1 Inscriptions are open beginning with 1st October 2024, in the same time and on the same online application form as for the 4th edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition. Interested candidates should select the desired option: passive or active participant in the masterclass.
Please fill this form if you wish to register only for the Masterclass as a Passive Participant
2.2 The selected conductors as active participants in the masterclass will be informed at the same time with the invitation to the second phase of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition, within 1st of March 2025. They will have to pay the participation fees for the competition and for the masterclass, separately.
2.3 The participation fee for the active participants in the masterclass is 1200 euros (free of bank taxes). Only the 8 selected people will receive the link in order to pay this fee, after the 1st of March 2025.
The deadline for paying this fee is 15th of March 2025. After this date, the management reserves the right to cancel invitations and replace them with people from the waiting list.
2.4 The participation fee for the passive participants is 200 euros (free of bank taxes).
The deadline for paying this fee is 13th of May 2025, but feel free to do it already beginning with October 2024, here
2.5 One should use the same bank details (or PayPal account) as for the competition:
Beneficiary: Asociatia Geros
Banca Transilvania, address: 13 December street, Brașov, Romania
IBAN: RO90BTRLEURCRT0434868701
SWIFT: BTRLRO22
2.6 Travel and accommodation expenses are to be met by the participants in the masterclass.
3. Timetable:
15 May
- 10:00 - 10:40 - conductor 1
- 10:45 - 11:25 - conductor 2
break
- 12:00 - 12:40 - conductor 3
- 12:45 - 13:25 - conductor 4
lunch break
- 16:00 - 16:30 - feedback conductor 1
- 16:30 - 17:00 - feedback conductor 2
- 17:30 - 17:30 - feedback conductor 3
break
- 17:45 - 18:15 - feedback conductor 4
- 18:15 - 19:00 - general Q&A session
16 May
- 10:00 - 10:40 - conductor 5
- 10:45 - 11:25 - conductor 6
break
- 12:00 - 12:40 - conductor 7
- 12:45 - 13:25 - conductor 8
lunch break
- 16:00 - 16:30 - feedback conductor 5
- 16:30 - 17:00 - feedback conductor 6
- 17:30 - 17:30 - feedback conductor 7
break
- 17:45 - 18:15 - feedback conductor 8
- 18:15 - 19:00 - general Q&A session
Some words about Mr. Cristian Oroșanu
Since several years Cristian discovered his pedagogical talent as well, following techniques and philosophies of maestros Constantin Bugeanu and Sergiu Celibidache. Students from all over the world are coming to him and going back happy and self confident. Orosanu's pedagogic activity as an orchestra professor began in 1999 at the High Academy of Music in Cluj, where he taught 250 students. Between 1999 and 2002 he performed many concerts across Romania and abroad with his three student orchestras. In 2010 he began teaching orchestra conducting at the High Academy of Music in Iasi.
Orosanu leaded also very successful conducting masterclasses and here we can read some feedback from past participants:
“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