Out of 150 applicants, Music Director Paavo Järvi has selected six candidates to spend four days in May with him, the orchestra and the Management Team to further develop their technical skills.
He chose three women and three men from six different nations, aged 26 to 31.
Here are the candidates for this year's Conductors' Academy:
Henri Christofer Aavik, 1995, Estonia
Martijn Dendievel, 1995, Belgium
Subin Kim, 1992, Korea
Charlotte Politi, 1990, Italy
Teresa Riveiro Böhm, 1990, Austria
Laurent Zufferey, 1993, Switzerland
The course blocks including the closing concert will be broadcast live. After the closing concert, the audience will have the opportunity to vote for the audience winner. Vote here!
Supported by the Gönnerverein – exclusive project partner
Board and lodging for the academy members supported by Ruth Burkhalter
