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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

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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

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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

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Jury
  • Marina Mahler (patronesse of the competition and honorary member of the jury)
  • Jonathan Nott (principal conductor of the Bamberg Symphony and president of the jury)
  • Leon Botstein (principal conductor and artistic director of the American Symphony Orchestra)
  • Lawrence Foster (artistic director of Orchestra of the Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon)
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen (chief conductor and artistic director of Los Angeles Philharmonic and composer)
  • Magnus Lindberg (composer)
  • Paul Müller (managing director and CEO of the Bamberg Symphony)
  • Ernest Fleischmann (consultant and former managing director of the San Francisco Symphony)
  • Rolf Beck (head of NDR Orchestras and Choir Hamburg and director of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival)
  • Serge Dorny (general director of L'Opéra National de Lyon)
  • Peter Pastreich (consultant)
  • Markus Mayers (member of the board of the Bamberg Symphony)

2007

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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
  • Marina Mahler (honorary member)
  • Jonathan Nott (jury president; principal conductor, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra)
  • Herbert Blomstedt (honorary conductor for Life, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra)
  • Hans Graf (music director, Houston Symphony Orchestra)
  • Mark-Anthony Turnage (composer)
  • Paul Müller (intendant, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra)
  • Rolf Beck (intendant, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival)
  • Serge Dorny (director-general, L'Opéra National de Lyon)
  • Ernest Fleischmann (consultant)
  • Peter Pastreich (consultant)
  • Christian Dibbern (member of the orchestra board of the Bamberg Symphony)

2010

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

Candidates
Jury
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2013

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

Candidates
  • Taiwan Tung-Chieh Chuang
  • Austria David Danzmayr
  • Greece Russia Botinis Dimitris
  • Israel France Gad Kadosh
  • Japan Yoshinao Kihara
  • Venezuela Manuel López-Gómez
  • South Korea June-Sung Park
  • Israel Lahav Shani
  • Finland Dalia Stasevska
  • Japan Yuko Tanaka
  • Greece Zoi Tsokanou
  • United States Joseph Young
Jury
Repertoire

2016

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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]

Candidates

  • Venezuela Rodolfo Barráez
  • Romania Gabriel Bebeselea
  • Chile Paolo Bortolameolli
  • China Tong Chen
  • Poland Anna Duczmal-Mróz
  • Japan Keitaro Harada
  • Germany Georg Köhler
  • Russia Sergey Neller
  • New Zealand Gemma New
  • South Korea Eunseok Seo
  • Russia Valentin Uryupin
  • Romania Vlad Vizireanu
  • Singapore Wong Kah Chun
  • United States David Yi

Jury

  • Jonathan Nott (president of the jury, former principal conductor of the Bamberg Symphony)
  • Marina Mahler (honorary member)
  • Marcus Rudolf Axt (chief executive of the Bamberg Symphony)
  • Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor)
  • John Carewe (conductor)
  • Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
  • Barbara Hannigan (conductor and soprano)
  • Jörg Widmann (conductor and composer)
  • Deborah Borda (president and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic)
  • Martin Campbell-White (artist consultant)
  • Ara Guzelimian (provost and dean of The Juilliard School)
  • Boris-Alexander Jusa (member of the Bamberg Symphony)

Repertoire[6]

Prizes
  • 1st Prize, € 20,000
  • 2nd Prize, € 10,000
  • 3rd Prize, € 5,000

2020

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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
  • Yeo Ryeong Ahn
  • Finnegan Downie Dear
  • Killian Farrell
  • Orr Guy
  • Andreas Hansson
  • Thomas Jung
  • Piero Lombardi Iglesias
  • Wilson Ng
  • Harry Ogg
  • Mikhail Shekhtman
  • Christian Vasquez
  • Katharina Wincor
Jury
  • Marina Mahler (patronesse of the competition and honorary member of the jury)
  • Jakub Hrůša (principal conductor of the Bamberg Symphony and president of the jury)
  • Pamela Rosenberg (former managing director and CEO of the Berlin Philharmonic)
  • John Carewe (conductor)
  • Martin Campbell-White (consultant and founder of Askonas Holt and president of the Mahler Foundation Santa Cruz USA)
  • Ara Guzelimian (provost and dean, The Juilliard School, and artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival)
  • Barbara Hannigan (conductor and singer)
  • Lahav Shani (chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and music director designate of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Juanjo Mena (principal conductor of the Cincinnati May Festival and associate conductor of the Spanish National Orchestra)
  • Mark Stringer (professor for orchestra conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna)
  • Miroslav Srnka (composer)
  • Marcus Axt (managing director and CEO of the Bamberg Symphony)
  • Martin Timphus (member of the orchestral board of Bamberg Symphony)
Repertoire
Prizes
  • 1st Prize € 30,000
  • 2nd Prize € 20,000
  • 3rd Prize € 10,000

2023

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Jury
  • Marina Mahler
  • Jakub Hrůša
  • Thomas Hampson
  • Barbara Hannigan
  • Juanjo Mena
  • Miroslav Srnka
  • John Storgards
  • Deborah Borda
  • Martin Campbell-White
  • John Carewe
  • Ara Guzelimian
  • Pamela Rosenberg
  • Mark Stringer
  • Marcus Rudolf Axt
  • Mayra Budagjan
Repertoire
Prizes
  • 1st prize: € 30,000
  • 2nd prize: € 20,000
  • 3rd prize: € 10,000

References

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  1. ^ "Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition". Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. 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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