Malko Competition for Young Conductors 2024
| ABOUT THIS COMPETITION The Malko Competition is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s international competition for conductors. It has been held every three years since 1965. The goal to identify and bring out those great young musical talents who will one day grace the podia of leading orchestras all over the world. MAIN OFFICE DR-Byen, Emil Holms Kanal 20 DK -0999 Copenhagen DENMARK WEBSITE ELIGIBILITY Open for young conductors of all nationalities between 18 and 35 years of age (age calculated at competition start April 15, 2023) ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S) Conducting PANDEMIC & SAFETY Policy/procedures information not provided |
| DETAILS | |
| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Triennial |
| First prize | €10,000 to €50,000 |
| Smallest prize | €5,000 to €10,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Fabio Luisi, chairman, principal conductor, The Danish National Symphny Orchestra |
| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application fee | €50 |
| Application deadline | September 27, 2023 |
| Application notes | Applications open August 8, 2023 |
| SEMIFINALS (live rounds) April 18, 2024, DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| FINALS (live rounds) April 20, 2024, DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| ✔ | Semifinals | ✔ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | ✔ | Finals streamed |
Malko Competition for Young Conductors 2024
Competition
The Nicolai Malko Competition is the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s international competition for conductors. It has been held every three years since 1965. At the heart of the competition is the goal to identify and bring out those great young musical talents who will one day grace the podia of leading orchestras all over the world.
As it has done from the very beginning, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra will dedicate all of its skills and energies to the competition. For the orchestra, the Malko Competition is about providing maximum artistic expression in partnership with the conductor in the same creative way as happens in all of its concerts throughout its orchestral season.
Maestro Fabio Luisi, Chief Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, has been the chairman since 2018 and will continue as Chairman of the 2024 edition of the Malko Competition.
The Nicolai Malko Competition was under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Henrik until his recent death.
The Board:
Mikael Beier, Secretary-General
Gert Herzberg, Secretary-General Emeritus
Caitríona Yeats
Ulla Knudsen
Claus Myrup
Kim Bohr
Tatjana Kandel
APPLICATION
The online application opens August 11, 2023.
All applications are due by 11:00 AM GMT+1, September 27, 2023.
No late or partial applications will be accepted.
Applicants must have been born after April 15, 1989.
All applicants must submit a nonrefundable application fee of € 50, payable through the online application system.
APPLICATION CONTENT
Applications will include the following material:
- A digital video recording with the candidate conducting an orchestra. The video should fulfill the following requirements:
- Candidates should be visible from an orchestral musician’s point of view.
- The sound must be of sufficient quality for the jury to evaluate the applicant´s performance. Videos with very low sound quality will be discarded.
- It is recommended to use a link to YouTube and there is no duration limit on the link. You can insert up to 3 links.
- If the video is uploaded native in the online application system, it must not exceed a size of 4 GB and a duration of 10 min.
- Birth certificate, copy of passport or equivalent proof of age.
- High resolution photograph
- Biography of no less than 200 and no more than 400 words in English
MEDIA RIGHTS
All competition rounds will be:
- Recorded, broadcast and streamed or made available for podcast
- Photographed
- Published on SoMe, different websites such as Malkocompetition.dk, DR.dk a.o.
- Applicants disclaim all rights and fees.
All applications will be reviewed by a pre jury and treated as confidential. Malko Competition reserves the right to request additional information from or about an applicant. The result of the preliminary round will be official on January 25, 2024 and all applicants will be notified by e-mail
