Michal Oren
Conducting Candidate 2025
Biography
Place of Birth
Tel-Aviv (IL)
Place of Residence
London (UK)
Studies
- Royal Academy of Music (UK), Prof. Sian Edwards
- Royal College of Music (UK), Profs. Toby Purser, Peter Stark, Howard Williams
- The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music (IL), Profs. Yi-An Xu, Yevgeny Yehudin
Prizes
- International Academy and Competition of Orchestra Conducting 2023 (PT), 1st Prize
- International Orchestral Conducting Competition “Universidad de Almeria” 2023 (ES), 2nd Prize
- The Buchmann-Mehta Conducting Competition with Haifa Symphony Orchestra 2020 (IL), 1st Prize
Highlights
- Opera North (UK), Female Conductor Trainee, 2024-2025
- Royal Northern Sinfonia (UK), Royal Philharmonic Society – Women Conductors Programme, 2023-2025
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (UK), Young Conductors Showcase - Masterclass with Martyn Brabbins & Concert, 2024
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
- S. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet