1st Hong Kong International Conducting Competition
10-14 January 2018 | Hong Kong City Hall Concert HallOrganised by Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the 1st Hong Kong International Conducting Competition – open to conductors under the age of 35 – attracted 310 applications from 49 countries/regions, and successfully took place in January 2018, complemented by a Conducting Workshop hosted by members of the Jury in the week following the Competition.
Prizewinners
1st
HK$150,000- Concert engagement with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta during 2018/2019 season
- Apprenticeship with Christoph POPPEN & CHIEN Wen-pin in Germany and Taiwan
2nd
HK$80,000
3rd
HK$50,000
Orchestra Prize
HK$10,000Audience Prizes
HK$10,000
Gallery
Repertoire
Round 1 (16 Candidates)
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- Beethoven — Egmont Overture, Op 84 [Luck’s]
- One of the following overtures, determined by a draw:
- Weber — Der Freischütz Overture [Breitkopf]
- Rossini — The Barber of Seville Overture [Kalmus]
Round 2 – Semi-Finals (8 Semi-Finalists)
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- Bartók — Divertimento [Boosey & Hawkes]
- Chopin — Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21: 2nd movement [Breitkopf]
* Piano: Colleen LEE (HKS Artist Associate 2010-2011) - One of the following symphonies, determined by a draw:
- Beethoven — Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 [Bärenreiter]
- Brahms — Symphony No 3 in F, Op 90 [Breitkopf]
- Schumann — Symphony No 1 in B-flat, Op 38, “Spring” [Breitkopf]
Round 3 – Finals (3 Finalists)
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- CHAN Hing-yan (HKS Artist Associate 2016-2018) — November Leonids – for Orchestra
- One of the following symphonies, chosen by the Candidates:
- Beethoven — Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 [Bärenreiter]
- Brahms — Symphony No 3 in F, Op 90 [Breitkopf]
- Schumann — Symphony No 1 in B-flat, Op 38, “Spring” [Breitkopf]
- The finalists were also invited to make a short presentation to the audience
Schedule
Preliminary Selection
19 June 2017 (Mon)
Deadline for applications
Mid-July 2017
Notification of results of the preliminary selection
Round 1
9 January 2018 (Tue)
Arrival of candidates in Hong Kong
10 January 2018 (Wed)
Round 2 – Semi-Finals
11th & 12th January 2018 (Thu & Fri)
Each semi-finalist will conduct 3 works over 2 days
Day 1 – 11th January 2018 (Thu)
Day 2 – 12th January 2018 (Fri)
Round 3 – Finals
13th January 2018 (Sat)
Rehearsals
14th January 2018 (Sun)
Finals & Award Presentation
Jury
Co-chairs
YIP Wing-sie
Preliminary + Rounds 1-3Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Music Director
Christoph POPPEN
Preliminary + Rounds 1-3Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Principal Guest Conductor
Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Principal Conductor
Marvão International Music Festival
Artistic Director
Members of the Jury
Jorma PANULA
Rounds 1-3Panula Academy
Director/Professor in Conducting
CHIEN Wen-pin
Rounds 1-3National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, Taiwan
General & Artistic Director
Gaetan LE DIVELEC
Rounds 1-3Askonas Holt
Director
Gavin REID
Rounds 1-3Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Chief Executive
Association of British Orchestras
Chair
James CUDDEFORD
Preliminary RoundHong Kong Sinfonietta
Concertmaster
LAM Wing-tsan
Rounds 1-3Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Principal Tuba
