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Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award – Award Winner’s Concert

PROGRAM

PERFORMERS

Ben Gernon (Winner of the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award 2013), Conductor
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester

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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award

The “Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award” is an initiative of Nestlé and the Salzburg Festival. At the same time, the creation of the “Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award” represents another project in the long and intensive partnership between Nestlé and the Salzburg Festival and its youth programmes. In the festival season 2013, this award – endowed with € 15,000 – will be granted to a young conductor for the fourth time.
Among all the applicants, the jury will select three final candidates who will be given the opportunity to conduct concerts in Salzburg with the Camerata Salzburg, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester on May 10, 11 and 12, 2013.
Afterwards, the winner will be selected by a renowned jury chaired by Ingo Metzmacher. In its deliberations, the jury will pay special attention to the interpretation of contemporary works – next to the Classical and Romantic repertoire. Young international soloists will also be presented at these concerts.

SALZBURG FESTIVAL BLOG

Save the Date - Award Concert Weekend - May 10-12, 2013

22 APR2013

by FESTSPIELKIEBITZ 12:02 h;
posted in: Concert, General

3 young conductors present 3 concerts with 3 soloists at the Felsenreitschule

Once again, the three finalists of the “Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award” will have the opportunity to conduct one concert at the Felsenreitschule featuring one of the three partner orchestras and a young soloist.

The 29-year-old Spaniard Antonio Méndez, 23-year-old Ben Gernon from Great Britain and 23-year-old Yu Lu from China were selected from 82 applicants by the jury of this year’s “Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award”, chaired by Ingo Metzmacher.

On May 10, 11 and 12, the three conductors present themselves to the public during the Award Concert Weekend, leading the Camerata Salzburg, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and the Munich Radio Orchestra in programmes of their choosing.

The initiative’s goal is to give highly talented young artists a decisive impulse for their further career. The award derives additional attractiveness from the public presentations of this weekend, featuring three young soloists who are winners of internationally renowned competitions.

Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award 2013 - Three finalists have been announced

30 JAN2013

by FESTSPIELKIEBITZ 14:01 h;
posted in: Concert

Out of 82 applicants, including 11 women, the jury of the “Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award” chaired by Ingo Metzmacher has selected three conductors: the 29-year old Antonio Méndez from Spain, the 23-year old Ben Gernon from Great Britain and 23-year old Yu Lu from China. The three finalists will present themselves to the public on May 10, 11 and 12 during the Award Concert Weekend.