Julia Cruz | Concours de Genève

Julia Cruz

Conducting Candidate 2025

Biography

Place of Birth
Valencia (ES)

Place of Residence
Madrid (ES)

Studies

  • Zuyd University of Applied Arts (NL), Prof. Arjan Tien
  • Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón (ES), Profs. Borja Quintas, Miquel Rodrigo

Prizes

  • Béla Bartók Blue Danube Opera Conducting Competition 2021 (BG), 2nd Prize
  • Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship 2022-2024 (US)

Highlights

  • Orquestra Nacional de España (ES), Guest Conductor, 2024
  • Compañía Nacional de Ópera (MX), Guest Conductor, 2024
  • Oviedo Filarmonía (ES), Guest Conductor, 2024
  • Lucerne Festival Conducting Academy (CH), Fellow, 2025 

COMPETITION PROGRAMME
 

First Round - Haute École de Musique de Genève Orchestra

  • L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
  • F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5

Second Round - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève

  • I. Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
  • P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
  • R. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll

Semi-Final 1 - Orchestre de Chambre de Genève

  • G. Bizet: Symphony in C
  • L. Farrenc: Symphony No. 3
  • F. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 « Scottish »

Semi-Final 2 - Ensemble Contrechamps

  • Ligeti: Kammerkonzert 
  • U. Chin: Gougalon

Semi-Final 3 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • C. Debussy: La Mer
  • R. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1st movement)
  • R. Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (1st movement)

Final Round 1 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • 3 finalist works from the Composition Competition

Final Round 2 - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

  • B. Bartók : Suite du mandarin merveilleux
  • ​​I. Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite 1919