1st Prize – Chih Yuan Michael Chang
The 1st prize winner will get one performance (full symphony) with the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra in Award Gala Concert plus three concerts with Arad, Oradea & Satu Mare State Philharmonies within the 2024 season & EU covered flight return trip.
Other perks
€3000 & official certificate and recommendations to other orchestras and music agents.
Premiere
Conductors Masterclass Online /BMI Protégé Prize, sponsored by CMO, offering a selected conductor(s) 1 free personal private online masterclasses and ongoing career counselling. While music is what gives our lives meaning, it is mentorship that is meaningful for a conductor’s career development.
2nd Prize – Minchao Cai
The 2nd prize winner will get one performance (accompaniament) with the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra in Award Gala Concert plus two concerts with Ploiesti & Bacau State Philharmonies within the 2024 season & EU covered flight return trip.
Other perks
€2000 & official certificate and recommendations to other orchestras and music agents.
3rd Prize – Nitai Rach
The 3rd prize winner will get one performance (overture) with the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra in Award Gala Concert plus one concert with Targu Mures State Philharmonic within the 2024 season & EU covered flight return trip.
Other perks
€1000 & official certificate and recommendations to other orchestras and music agents.
Mentions & four special awards
- Finalist Special Mention Awarded to
4th place – Yiwen Shen
5th place – James Henshaw
6th place – N/A - Bucharest Symphony Orchestra Award – The prize is decided by the votes of the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra musicians.
Awarded to Minchao Cai - BMI Award The prize is decided by the BMI, Bucharest Music Institute.
Awarded to Andrea Solinas & Anar Bramo - President of Jury Award The prize is decided by John Axelrod. Targu Mures State Philharmonic offered a concert to conduct for the 5th edition.
Awarded to Leon Gurvitch - Jury Award – The jury decided to offer an extra prize. Bacau State Philharmonic offered a concert to conduct for the 5th edition.
Awarded to Roman Reznik - Special Talent Award The prizes goes to the conductors that demonstrate special talent.
Awarded to Jonathan Snowden, Lorenzo Padrin, Mayumi Otani, Svetlana Galianova Stoyanova & Wu Yu-Te.