CONDUCTING
COMPETITION
2022

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First edition

The first edition of the Orchestra’s Conductor Competition took place in the most beautiful city of Romania, Brasov, in June 2022.

ROUND 3

The winners

1st Prize
1st Prize
2nd Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
3rd Prize

ROUND 2

Congratulations to the 18 candidates who made it to the semifinals!

EyalEin-Habar
Eyal
Ein-Habar


EliasLamar
Elias
Lamar


DanielHasaj
Daniel
Hasaj


AndrejaSolar
Andreja
Solar


AndrasDerecskei
Andras
Derecskei


AlexandrIradyan
Alexandr
Iradyan


WingKwang Tang
Wing
Kwang Tang


SimonChalk
Simon
Chalk


SebastianZinca
Sebastian
Zinca


MyronRomanul
Myron
Romanul


MarcinMirowski
Marcin
Mirowski


LupingDong
Luping
Dong


KinSzeto
Kin
Szeto


JozefSmeets
Jozef
Smeets


JosephineKorda
Josephine
Korda


Jeisson GermanSegura Herrera
Jeisson German
Segura Herrera


JasperLecon
Jasper
Lecon


FrédéricChaine
Frédéric
Chaine


ROUND 1

Completed initial phase

The initial phase of the Orchestra's Conductor Competition has been completed.

132 candidates from 45 countries have successfully registered. 
A great amount of interest and enthusiasm was shown by all candidates towards our new concept in orchestral conducting competitions; our thanks and congratulations to all who applied!

The following candidates were invited to the final phase, taking place in Brașov (România) between 18 and 23 June 2022:
EliasLamar
Elias
Lamar


BenjaminLe Heux
Benjamin
Le Heux


JasperLecon
Jasper
Lecon


Hanna-MariLehtonen
Hanna-Mari
Lehtonen


YijieLi
Yijie
Li


EmmelinLoic
Emmelin
Loic


DongLuping
Dong
Luping


DaneMadrigal
Dane
Madrigal


JoseJuan Marzal Fernandez
Jose
Juan Marzal Fernandez


MarcinMirowski
Marcin
Mirowski


RachaelMontesino Young
Rachael
Montesino Young


EmmanuelNiubo
Emmanuel
Niubo


MasafumiOdate
Masafumi
Odate


GeorgeOgata
George
Ogata


SandraRagusa
Sandra
Ragusa


MichelleRakers
Michelle
Rakers


MyronAlexander Romanul
Myron
Alexander Romanul


MasahiroSagayama
Masahiro
Sagayama


PeterSchreiber
Peter
Schreiber


Segura HerreraGerman Jeisson
Segura Herrera
German Jeisson


JozefSmeets
Jozef
Smeets


AndrejaSolar
Andreja
Solar


KinSzeto
Kin
Szeto


WingKwang Tang
Wing
Kwang Tang


RodicaTrandafir
Rodica
Trandafir


LuciaVallesi
Lucia
Vallesi


CezarVerlan
Cezar
Verlan


FrancescoViviano
Francesco
Viviano


TimothyWu
Timothy
Wu


MoyueZhou
Moyue
Zhou


SebastianZinca
Sebastian
Zinca


ArgyriosAdamopoulos
Argyrios
Adamopoulos


Henoc del CristoAcosta Santana
Henoc del Cristo
Acosta Santana


VladBaciu
Vlad
Baciu


MariiaBerlad
Mariia
Berlad


SarahBisely Schneider
Sarah
Bisely Schneider


BeritCardas
Berit
Cardas


FrédéricChaine
Frédéric
Chaine


SimonChalk
Simon
Chalk


DmitriiChiricov
Dmitrii
Chiricov


DavidCutts
David
Cutts


Joaquinde la Cuesta
Joaquin
de la Cuesta


AndrásDerecskei
András
Derecskei


DavidDinya
David
Dinya


GaddielDombrowner
Gaddiel
Dombrowner


PaulDrouet
Paul
Drouet


WilliamDutton
William
Dutton


AsierEguskitza
Asier
Eguskitza


EyalEin-Habar
Eyal
Ein-Habar


ChristopheEliot
Christophe
Eliot


MichelGalante
Michel
Galante


DominicGrier
Dominic
Grier


DanielHasaj
Daniel
Hasaj


SeojoonHeo
Seojoon
Heo


YuichiHonda
Yuichi
Honda


YusukeIchihara
Yusuke
Ichihara


MassimilianoIezzi
Massimiliano
Iezzi


AlexandrIradyan
Alexandr
Iradyan


LoKit-yu
Lo
Kit-yu


JosephineKorda
Josephine
Korda


Fang-JuKuo
Fang-Ju
Kuo


Invited International Agents

Three representatives of international artist agencies have attended the final round of our competition:

  • Hylke van Lingen, Managing partner of Interartists Amsterdam - www.interartists.nl
  • Mark Stephan Buhl, Managing Director of Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management Vienna - www.msbuhl.com
  • Uri Zur,  Director of ArtPro Artists Management & Artistic advisor of Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra: - https://www.artpro.co.il

Invited managers

Managers of respected orchestras in Romania came to the final round of the competition, and some of them have chosen conductors from the finalists, for their future seasons:

The dress rehearsal of the Orchestra's Conductor Competition 2022

Concert of the three finalists of the Orchestra's Conductor Competition 2022