II International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition

31 Aug - 07 Sep, 2025

The IFFCC brings together a distinguished international jury and offers participants valuable exposure, including prestigious guest conducting engagements and career development.

✅ NO AGE LIMIT
✅ Full symphony orchestra in all rounds

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: JULY 13!!!

✅ Apply now: conducting-competition.com

APPLICATION FEE: 100 EUR
PARTICIPATION FEE: 400 EUR

✅ JURY
• Heiko Mathias Förster
• Sándor Gyüdi
• Lucius Hemmer
• Alevtina Ioffe
• Kirill Karabits
• Constantine Orbelian
• Adam Stadnicki
• Nayden Todorov

✅ PRIZES | GUEST CONDUCTING ENGAGEMENTS
• Philharmonie Baden-Baden
• Bern Symphony / Bern Opera
• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
• Danish National Philharmonic Orchestra
• Deutsche Oper Berlin (as Assistant Conductor)
• Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged
• Leipziger Symphonieorchester
• Nürnberger Symphoniker
• Sofia Philharmonic
• Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva
• Orchestre national de Cannes

Closing date: 13 Jul 2025

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This competition appears to include an online round that charges over €35. musicalchairs is concerned that the fee for online judging must be commensurate with the value offered to applicants whether they are successful or unsuccessful. Please therefore study the guidelines for this competition carefully:

Is the Jury for the online round published and are they widely respected musicians?
Does each Jury member listen to the submissions in full?
Do applicants receive detailed and considered feedback about their complete performance/score from the Jury?

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