Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition

The Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition, is a music competition for young conductors organized by the Cadaqués Orchestra in Catalonia, Spain.

History

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The Cadaqués Orchestra oversees the competition, which is held every two years. In 1992, the first competition was held with the intention of serving as a launchpad for young conductors beginning their professional careers. The first prizes consists of a cash award and engagements to conduct orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Spanish National Orchestra and the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra. The presidents of the jury have been the conductors Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Sir Neville Marriner.[1] Lutz Köhler, Philippe Entremont, Jorma Panula, Alexander Rahbari, Adrian Leaper and Gianandrea Noseda have been members of the jury.[2] In each competition one of the compulsory pieces is a new commission. Xavier Montsalvatge, Cristóbal Halffter, Luis de Pablo, Joan Guinjoan and Leonardo Balada have written pieces for the competition.[3]

Winners

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References

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  1. ^ "International Conducting Competition". Orquesta de Cadaqués. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Winners of the previous editions". Orquestra de Cadaqués (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Ninth Cadaqués Orchestra Conducting Competition". Goldberg. 14 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.