Repertoire

The German Conducting Award equally takes the genres of opera and concert into consideration in the repertoire and thus demands cross-genre skills from the candidates.

1st Round (closed to public)

30th September, 2nd and 4th October 2023
12 candidates

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE

WDR Sinfonieorchester

  • Group of œuvres No. 1:
    Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 92 G major Hob.I:92
    or
    W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 C major KV 551 "Jupiter-Symphony"
  • Group of œuvres No. 2:
    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 E-flat major op. 55 "Eroica"
    or
    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No. 3 a minor op. 56 
  • Group of œuvres No. 3:
    Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 C major op. 61
    or
    Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 F major op. 90

One œuvre must be prepared from each group of œuvres.

OPERA REPERTOIRE

Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne and Ensemble and Internat. Opernstudio of the Oper Köln

  • W. A. Mozart: Così fan tutte, sextet "Alla bella Despinetta"
  • W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni – 2nd Act, No. 19 sextet
  • Georges Bizet: Carmen, "Smuggler's Quintet"
  • Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville - 2nd Act, Scene 11, No. 13 quintet "Don Basilio!... Buona Sera, Mio Signore"
  • Alban Berg: Lulu – "Lied der Lulu" (first line: "wenn sich die Menschen um meinetwillen umgebracht haben")

The conductor will have to prepare three œuvres. The choice must contain an œuvre by Mozart. However, the conductor may not choose two œuvres by Mozart.

2nd Round (open to public)

5th October 2023
6 candidates

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE

WDR Sinfonieorchester

  • Anton Webern: Six pieces for orchestra, op. 6 (rev. 1928) (mandatory)
  • Birke Bertelsmeier: Frischzellenkur (2021) (the score can be requested if needed at germanconductingaward©musikrat.de)

  • Arnold Schönberg: Accompaniment to a Film Scene, op. 34 (1929-30)

Webern is mandatory. In addition, conductors must prepare one other œuvre.

3rd Round (open to public, except for the general rehearsal on 7th October 2023)

6th – 7th October 2023
3 candidates

SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE

WDR Sinfonieorchester

  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Concert ouverture "The Hebrides" op. 26
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont overture op. 84
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore overture No. 3 op. 72b
  • Robert Schumann: Manfred overture op. 115
  • Johannes Brahms: Tragic overture op. 81
  • Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
  • Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite

Conductors must prepare three œuvres.

OPERA REPERTOIRE

Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne and Ensemble and Internat. Opernstudio of the Oper Köln

  • W. A. Mozart: Così fan tutte, sextet "Alla bella Despinetta"
  • W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni – 2nd Act, No. 19 sextet
  • Georges Bizet: Carmen, "Smuggler's Quintet"
  • Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville - 2nd Act, Scene 11, No. 13 quintet "Don Basilio!... Buona Sera, Mio Signore"
  • Alban Berg: Lulu – "Lied der Lulu" (first line: "wenn sich die Menschen um meinetwillen umgebracht haben")

Conductors must prepare three œuvres. The choice can be identical to the choice for the first round.

Encore of the winner in the final concert:

Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore overture No. 3

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