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80th Concours de Genève

Conducting Final

Programme

The OSR is partnering with the Geneva Competition to support candidates in the Composition and Conducting Competitions during three events:

9 November
Conducting Semi-Final (part 3)

11 November
Composition Final and Conducting Final (part 1)

13 November
Conducting Final (part 2)

The music

Dedicated to the great symphonic repertoire, the second final brings together the three finalists conducting the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in works by Bartók, Mahler, Prokofiev, Strauss and Stravinsky. The final will be followed by the conducting awards ceremony.

Participants: 3 finalists
Format: non-public rehearsals and concert

Repertoire

B. Bartók : Suite du mandarin merveilleux (20')
C. Debussy: Ibéria (20')
G. Mahler: Totenfeier (25')
S. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (free choice excerpts, max. 25')
R. Strauss: Don Juan (20')
I. Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite 1919 (20')

With the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

Each candidate must choose and prepare two works from the list. At the beginning of the Semi-Final Round, a draw will determine which of the two chosen works is to be conducted if selected for the Final Round. The finalists will conduct two rehearsal sessions (to be confirmed), a dress rehearsal and the Final Round concert, to be held at Geneva's Victoria Hall on 13 November.

Rehearsals and dress rehearsal are closed to the public.

The venues

Victoria Hall