Ondrej Soukup | Concours de Genève

Ondrej Soukup

Candidat Direction d'Orchestre 2025

Biographie

Place of Birth
Usti nad Labem (CZ)

Place of Residence
Copenhagen (DK)

Studies

  • Royal College of Music (UK), Profs. Toby Purser, Peter Stark, Howard Williams
  • Royal Danish Academy of Music (DK), Profs. Giordano Bellincampi, Michael Schønwandt
  • The University of Edinburgh (UK) 

Prizes

  • Ionel Perlea International Competition 2024 (RO), 3rd Prize, Special Prize
  • Roderick Brydon Memorial Award 2018 (UK)

Highlights

  • Moldovan National Philharmonic (MD), Guest Conductor, 2025
  • Aarhus Symphony (DK), Conductor Fellowship (DKDM), 2025
  • Bohuslav Martinů Philhamonic (CZ), Guest Conductor, 2022
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales (UK), Assistant Conductor to Ryan Bancroft, 2022 

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