1st Prize
The 1st prize winner will get one performance (full symphony) with the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra in Award Gala Concert plus three concerts with major Romanian orchestras within the 2026 season & European Union route covered flight return trip.
Other perks
€3000 & official certificate and recommendations to other orchestras.
Conductors Masterclass Online /Bucharest Conducting Academy Protégé Prize, sponsored by CMO, offering a selected conductor(s) 1 free personal private online masterclasses and ongoing career counseling. While music is what gives our lives meaning, it is mentorship that is meaningful for a conductor’s career development.
2nd Prize
The 2nd prize winner will get one performance (accompaniment) with the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra in Award Gala Concert plus two concerts with major Romanian orchestras within the 2026 season & European Union route covered flight return trip.
Other perks
€2000 & official certificate and recommendations to other orchestras.
3rd Prize
The 3rd prize winner will get one performance (overture) with the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra in Award Gala Concert plus one concert with major Romanian orchestras within the 2026 season & European Unions route covered flight return trip.
Other perks
€1000 & official certificate and recommendations to other orchestras.
Mentions & four special awards
- Finalist Special Mentions – Awarded to 4th place, 5th place, 6th place
- Bucharest Symphony Orchestra Award – The prize is decided by the votes of the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra musicians.
- Bucharest Conducting Academy Award The prize is decided by the Bucharest Conducting Academy.
- Special Talent Award The prizes goes to the conductors that demonstrate special talent.
Winners – See our previous editions winners
* Bucharest Conducting Academy reserves the right to change the prizes at any time, in any way.