|
Deutscher Dirigentenpreis The German Conducting Award (GCA) (formerly Deutscher Dirigentenpreis) is an international competition for concert and opera conducting and serves to promote young conductors of all nations who are younger than 33 years of age. History of the prizeThe German Conducting Award is organised by the Deutscher Musikrat (Bonn) in partnership with the Kölner Philharmonie, the Cologne Opera, the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne and the WDR Symphony Orchestra.[1] As a cultural partner, the competition is accompanied by the West German Radio's WDR 3 culture wave. The prize was first awarded in 1995 as the Prize of the Forum Dirigieren to outstanding scholarship holders of the support programme. It was awarded internationally for the first time in 2017 and is held every two years. A unique selling point is the inclusion of the genres of opera and concert in the repertoire. The competition is open to the public from the second round onwards.[2] Prize moneyThe prize is endowed with a total of 33,000 euros, making it one of the highest endowed conducting competitions in Europe.
The winners receive concert engagements and assistances at opera houses and German partner orchestras. JuryThe members of the jury change and for the first award in 2017 consisted of:
Prize winnersWinners of the German Conducting Award (from 2017)
Prizewinners of the Conductors' Forum (1995–2015)
References
External linksInformation related to Deutscher Dirigentenpreis |
