Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition

The 1st International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition (IFFCC) will be held from 3rd to 10th of September, 2023 in the Korzó Music Hall in the beautiful Hungarian city of Szeged, with the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged. The competition is open to applicants OF ALL NATIONALITIES WITHOUT AGE LIMITS.
Please APPLY via the MUVAC platform.

STAGES
ELIMINATION PHASE
Evaluation of videos and CVs submitted by the applicants by the jury. All applicants are required to submit 2 videos. ALL applications (along with CVs and videos) must be submitted via the MUVAC platform.
APPLICATION FEE: 100 EUR. The DEADLINE for applications is the 1st of JUNE, 2023.

LIVE PHASE
FOUR competition rounds in Szeged (3rd – 10th of September, 2023).
All participants advancing to the LIVE PHASE (1st round) will be published on all web sources of the IFFCC on the 1st of JULY, 2023. They will be asked to pay the PARTICIPATION FEE in the amount of 400 EUR.
During the LIVE PHASE, the participants will conduct the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged in front of the jury.

JURY
Vasily Petrenko (UK) – PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
Music Director: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London
Music Director: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Sándor Gyüdi (HU)
Music Director: Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged

Thomas Sanderling (UK)
Winner: ECHO KLASSIK 2017

Mark Kadin (BG)
Music Director: Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hermann Bäumer (DE)
Principal Conductor: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz

PRIZES
1st PRIZE
Official Diploma
Guest conducting engagements (concerts) with the:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London (UK),
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (UK),
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz (Germany),
Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged (Hungary),
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria),
Leipzig Symphony Orchestra (Germany).

2nd PRIZE
Official Diploma
Guest conducting engagements (concerts) with the:
Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged (Hungary),
Craiova “Oltenia” Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania).

3rd PRIZE
Official Diploma
Guest conducting engagements (concerts) with the:
Craiova “Oltenia” Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania).

SCHEDULE

FIRST ROUND
September 3rd – 7th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged, Hungary)
2 orchestra sessions a day
Podium time per participant: 16 minutes.

SECOND ROUND
September 8th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged, Hungary)
2 orchestra sessions: 10:00 – 13:00 & 19:00 – 22:00.
Number of participants: 16.
Podium time per participant: 20 minutes.

THIRD ROUND (SEMI FINAL)
September 9th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged, Hungary)
2 orchestra sessions: 09:00 – 11:30 & 12:30 – 15:00.
Number of participants: 8.
Podium time per participant: 32 minutes (incl. orchestra rehearsal).

FOURTH ROUND (FINAL)
September 10th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged, Hungary)
Orchestra session: 09:00 – 11:30; announcement of winners: 23:00.
Number of participants: 4.
Podium time per participant: 40 minutes (incl. orchestra rehearsal).

REPERTOIRE
The choice of repertoire is FREE.
When applying to the IFFCC, all applicants will be required to choose ONE piece for every round of the IFFCC from the list below depending on the podium time provided for every participant (see “Podium time per participant”).

B. BARTÓK
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB123 (1st OR 4th movement)

L. V. BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 3 in E♭major, Op. 55 „Eroica“ (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1st movement) OR
Egmont, Op. 84 (overture)​​​ OR
Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62​​​​​

J. BRAHMS
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (4th movement) OR
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 (1st movement)

A. BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103 (1st movement)

C. DEBUSSY
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86

F. J. HAYDN
Symphony No. 104 in D major (H. 1/104) (1st movement)

W. A. MOZART
Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 39 in E♭ major, K. 543 (1st movement)

G. ROSSINI
Il barbiere di Siviglia (overture)

P. TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (1st movement)

C. M. V. WEBER
Der Freischütz (J. 277, Op. 77) (overture)

Venue: Szeged, Szeged Symphony Orchestra Headquarters – Korzó Music House, Széchenyi square
Date: 3-10 September
Time: 10:00

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