Programme

Dedicated to the great symphonic repertoire, the second Final of the Conducting Competition sees the three finalists conduct the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in works by Bartók, Mahler, Prokofiev, Strauss and Stravinsky.

CONDUCTING FINALISTS

Jacobus de Jager (29, South Africa)
Gabriel Pernet (27, Switzerland)
Mats Thiersch (23, Germany)

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PROGRAMME

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Don Juan, op. 20

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conducted by Mats Thiersch

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Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
The Firebird - Suite 1919

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conducted by Gabriel Pernet

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Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Romeo and Juliet - Selected excerpts from Suites Nos. 1 and 2: 
2.1 Montagues and Capulets 
1.6 Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene) 
1.7 Death of Tybalt 
2.7 Romeo at Juliet’s Grave

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conducted by Jacobus de Jager

The Final is followed by the Awards Ceremony

Broadcast live on RTS-Espace 2 and streamed live on our YouTube channel, medici.tv and amadeus.tv.

Conducting Jury

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Bertrand de Billy

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Baldur Brönnimann

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Martin Campbell-White

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Laurent Gay

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Sarah Nemtanu

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Eva Ollikainen

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Peter Oundjian

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Natalia Ponomarchuk

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Arturo Tamayo

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Wingsie Yip

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Mark Stringer

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Unsuk Chin