MAY 26
JUNE 3 2022
MAY 26
JUNE 3 2022
16 | 01 | 2022
Ticket sales for the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, which will take place from 26 May to 3 June 2022, has started. There are five thematic rounds with different top orchestras. Each round is a fully-fledged project in itself, with rehearsals and a closing concert. Tickets are available for both the rehearsals and for the concerts.
19 | 06 | 2021
Twentyfour promising conductors performed in the main hall of De Doelen with Sinfonia Rotterdam during the opening round of the International Conducting Competiton Rotterdam (1 - 3 June 2021). Today, we can finally announce the six designate winners who will present themselves in the 2022 competition.
03 | 05 | 2021
The ICCR presents a new format for the judging, in which a winner will be determined for each round. Next to these six ‘specialist awards’ also a Grand Prix will be awarded for the best all-round conductor. The international jury will consist of a fixed core of four members extended with three rotating ‘specialists’ for each round.
Sinfonia Rotterdam
Open air concert – next to Hotel New York
15:00 – 18:00
The ICCR kicks off with a free entrance open air concert. The conductors are given a free hand to put together a programme with only two conditions: there must be a personal story and it must be accessible to a wide audience.
DoelenEnsemble Tickets
Jurriaanse Hall | De Doelen
10:00 & 13:00 Rehearsals | 20:00 Concert
In the Contemporary Round the conductors will work with the DoelenEnsemble on highlights of the last century: Schoenberg’s Kammersymphonie, Gougalon by Unsuk Chin and Ligeti’s Kammerkonzert.
Orchestra of the 18th Century Tickets
Main Hall | De Doelen
10:00 & 13:00 Rehearsals | 20:00 Concert
During the Classical Round, the conductors each present a mixed programme with a movement from Haydn’s symphony, an overture by Beethoven and a movement from Schubert’s Eighth or Ninth Symphony.
Main Hall | De Doelen Tickets
10:00 & 13:00 Rehearsals | 20:00 Concert
The ultimate test: the conductors do not only work with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, but also with the Laurens Symphony Chorus and five singers of the International Vocal Competition. Each conductor will perform a 20-minute selection from Bizet’s masterpiece Carmen.
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Tickets
Main Hall | De Doelen
10:00 Rehearsals | 19:00 Concert & Award Ceremony
The six conductors show what they have to offer during a spectacular final concert with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. After the evening concert the prizes will be awarded by the jury.
The selection rounds will consist of two rounds, during which a number of pre-selected participants will get the chance to work with Sinfonia Rotterdam. Six conductors will be selected for the actual competition.
The competition consists of six rounds, each with a different specialism. Each round will consist of rehearsals and a final concert performance, both will be judged by the jury, and will be open to the public. Participants will get a chance to work with a number of renowned orchestras including:
Twentyfour promising conductors performed in the main hall of De Doelen with Sinfonia Rotterdam during the opening round of the International Conducting Competiton Rotterdam (1 – 3 June 2021). You can (re)watch the performances of all 24 conductors that participated in the selectionrounds here.
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