Nathanaël Iselin | Concours de Genève

Nathanaël Iselin

Candidat Direction d'Orchestre 2025

Biographie

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