The Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition is one of the most important music competitions of its kind worldwide and is held in Bamberg, Germany.[1] Conductors no older than 35 years may enter.

History

The competition was founded by the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, with the idea of helping young conductors at the start of their conducting careers. The first prize includes a cash prize and engagements with several orchestras.[2]

It started in 2004 with Gustavo Dudamel's decisive win[3] and since then has taken place every three years.

Winners

Year 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize 4th prize
2004 Venezuela Gustavo Dudamel Bulgaria Ivo Venkov Ukraine Oksana Lyniv
Japan Toshihiko Matsunuma		 Not awarded
2007 Not awarded South Korea Shi-Yeon Sung United States Benjamin Shwartz Poland Ewa Strusinska
2010 Latvia Ainars Rubikis Uzbekistan Aziz Shokhakhimov Bulgaria Yordan Kamdzhalov Not awarded
2013 Israel Lahav Shani Austria David Danzmayr
Taiwan Tung-Chieh Chuang 		Not awarded Not awarded
2016 Singapore Kahchun Wong Russia Sergey Neller Russia Valentin Uryupin Not awarded
2020 United Kingdom Finnegan Downie Dear Germany Thomas Jung Hong Kong Wilson Ng
United Kingdom Harry Ogg
Austria Katharina Wincor 		Not awarded
2023 Italy Giuseppe Mengoli[4] Japan/United States Taichi Fukumura Germany/Austria Georg Köhler Not awarded

2004

Jury

2007

The Second Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition took place on 23–28 April 2007 at Sinfonie an der Regnitz, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal, Bamberg.

Jury

2010

The 3rd competition took place in Bamberg, Germany, from 26 February to 7 March 2010.

Candidates
Jury
Repertoire

2013

From 7 to 14 June 2013 the Bamberg Symphony held The Mahler Competition for the fourth time. 407 young conductors applied to compete.

Candidates
Jury
Repertoire

2016

Main article: 2016 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition

From 6 to 13 May 2016 the Bamberg Symphony held The Mahler Competition for the fifth time.

Out of 381 applicants from 64 countries, 14 candidates were invited to Bamberg, 11 male and 3 female.[5]

The members of the Jury were Jonathan Nott, President of the Jury and former Principal Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, Marina Mahler, the composer's granddaughter and Honorary Member, Marcus Rudolf Axt, Chief Executive of the Bamberg Symphony, the conductors Jiří Bělohlávek, John Carewe and Sir Neville Marriner, the conductor and singer Barbara Hannigan, the conductor and composer Jörg Widmann, the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Deborah Borda, the artist consultant Martin Campbell-White, the Provost and Dean of The Juilliard School Ara Guzelimian and Boris-Alexander Jusa, a member of the Bamberg Symphony.

The Competition's repertoire consisted of works by Gustav Mahler, Joseph Haydn, Henri Dutilleux, Anton Webern, Jörg Widmann and Georg Friedrich Haas.[6]

Prizes

2020

From 29 June to 5 July 2020 the Bamberg Symphony held The Mahler Competition for the sixth time. From 336 applicants 12 candidates where chosen to participate in the competition in Bamberg.[7]

Candidates
Jury
Repertoire
Prizes

2023

Jury
Repertoire
Prize money

References

  1. ^ "Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Bamberger symphoniker:International Gustav Mahler Conducting Prize Competition". Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  3. ^ Klobes, Ulrike (24 April 2015). "Der junge Wilde, Gustavo Dudamel". rbb Kultur. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Giuseppe Mengoli wins the Mahler Competition". World Federation of International Music Competitions. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ^ "14 Candidates At The Mahler Competition 2016". Pizzicato. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. ^ "The Mahler Competition starts on 6 May 2016". Mundoclasico. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Brite gewinnt "Mahler Competition" der Bamberger Symphoniker". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. dpa. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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