Nathanaël Iselin
Conducting Candidate 2025
Biography
Place of Birth
Châteauroux (FR)
Place of Residence
Arnhem (NL)
Studies
- Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (FI), Prof. Sakari Oramo
- Royal Danish Academy of Music (DK), Profs. Giordano Bellincampi, Michael Schønwandt
- Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (FR), Profs. Gilles Durot, Fabien Waksman
Prizes
- Jorma Panula International Conducting Competition 2021 (FI), 1st Prize and Orchestra Prize
- German Conducting Award 2023 (DE), 2nd Prize
Highlights
- Iceland Symphony Orchestra (IS), Conductor in Residence, 2022-2023
- Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FI), Guest Conductor, 2025
- Opera Hedeland (DK), Guest Conductor, 2023-2025
- Verbier Festival (CH), Conducting Fellow, 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
- R. Strauss: Don Juan
- I. Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite 1919