The 1st International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition (IFFCC) will be held from 3rd to 10th of September, 2023 in the Korzó Music Hall in the beautiful Hungarian city of Szeged, with the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged.
The competition is open to applicants OF ALL NATIONALITIES WITHOUT AGE LIMITS.
ALL 4 ROUNDS OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE WITH THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SZEGED.
ELIMINATION PHASE
Evaluation of videos and CVs submitted by the applicants by the jury. All applicants are required to submit 2 videos.
ALL applications (along with CVs and videos) must be submitted via the MUVAC platform.
APPLICATION FEE: 110 EUR.
The DEADLINE for applications is June 20, 2023.
LIVE PHASE
FOUR competition rounds in Szeged (3rd - 10th of September, 2023).
All participants advancing to the LIVE PHASE (1st round) will be published on all web sources of the IFFCC on the 1st of JULY, 2023.
They will be asked to pay the PARTICIPATION FEE in the amount of 400 EUR. The bank details (along with further payment options) will be provided to all participants advancing to the LIVE PHASE (1st round) on the 1st of JULY, 2023.
During the LIVE PHASE, the participants will conduct the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged in front of the jury.
Vasily Petrenko (UK) - PRESIDENT OF THE JURY
Sándor Gyüdi (HU)
Thomas Sanderling (UK)
Mark Kadin (BG)
Hermann Bäumer (DE)
1st PRIZE
Official Diploma
Guest conducting engagements (concerts) with the:
2nd PRIZE
Official Diploma
Guest conducting engagements (concerts) with the:
3rd PRIZE
Official Diploma
Guest conducting engagements (concerts) with the:
September 3rd - 7th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged)
2 orchestra sessions a day
Podium time per participant: 16 minutes.
September 8th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged)
2 orchestra sessions: 10:00 - 13:00 & 19:00 - 22:00.
Number of participants: 16.
Podium time per participant: 20 minutes.
September 9th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged)
2 orchestra sessions: 09:00 - 11:30 & 12:30 - 15:00.
Number of participants: 8.
Podium time per participant: 32 minutes (incl. orchestra rehearsal).
September 10th, 2023 (Korzó Music Hall, Szeged)
Orchestra session: 09:00 - 11:30; announcement of winners: 23:00.
Number of participants: 4.
Podium time per participant: 40 minutes (incl. orchestra rehearsal).
The choice of repertoire is FREE. There are NO mandatory pieces.
When applying, all applicants will be required to choose ONE piece for every round from the list below depending on the podium time provided for every participant (please refer to "PODIUM TIME PER PARTICIPANT").
The usage of the podium time is up to you (you can use your minutes in the same way as at conducting workshops / master classes):
1) you can rehearse and perform the piece, 2) you can perform one piece and then rehearse this (and rehearse some other piece, for example an overture), 3) you can perform one piece after another.
For example, if you have 16 minutes but your main piece lasts only 8 minutes, you can rehearse or perform this repeatedly or use the rest for other pieces.
B. BARTÓK
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB123 (1st OR 4th movement)
L. V. BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 3 in E♭major, Op. 55 „Eroica“ (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1st movement) OR
Egmont, Op. 84 (overture) OR
Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62
J. BRAHMS
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (4th movement) OR
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 (1st movement)
A. BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103 (1st movement)
C. DEBUSSY
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
F. J. HAYDN
Symphony No. 104 in D major (H. 1/104) (1st movement)
W. A. MOZART
Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 (1st movement) OR
Symphony No. 39 in E♭ major, K. 543 (1st movement)
G. ROSSINI
Il barbiere di Siviglia (overture)
P. TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 (1st movement)
C. M. v. WEBER
Der Freischütz (J. 277, Op. 77) (overture)
All applicants are required to choose ONE piece from THE LIST OF REPERTOIRE for EVERY round of the competition, so 4 pieces in total (please pay attention to the maximum podium time of every round):
1st round: max. 16 minutes: 1 PIECE (please specify)
2nd round: max. 20 minutes: 1 PIECE (please specify)
3rd round: 32 minutes: 1 PIECE (please specify)
4th round: 40 minutes: 1 PIECE (please specify)
Video(s) are required (details below). No live audition.
2 videos (not more please) will be judged by the jury committee during the ELIMINATION PHASE to outline applicants advancing to the LIVE PHASE (1st round) of the competition.
The videos of all applicants MUST
PLEASE NOTE