Application deadline: June 25, 2026, 23:59, EET
Location
Sala Auditorium – National University of Music Bucharest, Știrbei Vodă 33, 010102 Bucharest, Romania, Sector 1. The hall is located near the Cișmigiu Park.
Competitor Admission
The final number of candidates admitted to the rounds may be adjusted—either increased or decreased—based on the number of invited applicants, as determined by the Jury.
Winners’ Award Gala Concert
The dress rehearsal and Competition’s Awards Gala Concert have the top three winning conductors leading the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra at the Romanian Athenaeum, located at Strada Benjamin Franklin 1, București, Romania, on July 10th.
Application
The application fee is €50. All applicants will undergo a selection process based on the video they submit, which will be evaluated by the Jury.
The Jury’s decision is final, and no appeals will be accepted.
If you are participating in both the Masterclass and the Competition, only one application fee will be required.
Candidates are assigned in few days after the application, a personal, non-identifiable code to check their application status at https://conducting.academy/live-application-status/.
Applicants with the status “Awaiting Application Proof of Payment” or “Awaiting Proof of Payment” must proceed to pay the selected package fee and email the proof of payment in PDF format to info@conducting.academy.
Schedule
Welcome Ceremony, July 6, 09:30am @ Sala Enescu National University of Music Bucharest. Competitor timing per round and / or schedule are subject to modifications and future announcements.
July 6, 2025
09:30-10:30 – Bucharest International Conducting Competition Opening Ceremony
Round 1
- 11:00-15:00 – First session
- 17:00-21:00 – Second session
- 21:30 – Announcement
July 7, 2025
The Semi-final – up to 15 candidates
- 10:30-14:30 – Semi-final Round
- 15:00 – Announcement
July 8, 2025
The Final – up to 6 candidates
- 10:30-13:30 – The final Round
- 14:00 – Announcement
July 10, 2025
Romanian Athenaeum
- 11:00-14:00 – Dress Rehearsal
- 19:30 – Winners Awards Gala Concert
Audio/video recording on phones or other equipments are not allowed in the competition. An official copy of your Competition performance can be provided for €50, payable in Bucharest.
Competition repertoire
The Competition repertoire will be divided by rounds, accordingly:
Overtures
- Giuseppe Verdi – La forza del destino Overture, Revised version, 1869, Publisher Info. Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1904) – Download from IMSLP
- W.A. Mozart – Don Giovanni Overture, K.527 – Publisher Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No. 4505, n.d.[1941]. Plate 11456 – Download from IMSLP
- Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate Part.-B. 2426. Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).. Download from IMSLP
Accompaniment
- Serghei Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No.3, Op.30 – Reprinted London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1910. Plate B. & H. 16855 – Download from IMSLP
Symphony
- Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.1, Op.68 – Publisher Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 1 Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 1 Download from IMSLP
- All movements
The participants must provide their own scores according to the edition specified.
Winners Awards Gala Concert Program
- Giuseppe Verdi – “La forza del destino” Overture – Awarded to 3rd prize
- Sergei Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 3, Op.18 – Soloist: Eva Garet
Pause - Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1, Op.68 – Awarded to 1st prize