Julia Cruz
Candidate Direction d'Orchestre 2025
Biographie
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