MASTER COURSE FOR CONDUCTORS - APPLICATION CLOSED!

Spotlight on Bartók / Kurtág / Lachenmann
9-16 June, 2016, Budapest, Hungary

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation in cooperation with the Budapest Music Center announces a master course for conductors between
9th-16th June, 2016, in Budapest (Hungary).
The call is open for conductors of all nationalities. 
 The course is suitable for advanced conducting students and professional conductors with special interest in contemporary music repertoire.

Professors:
PETER EÖTVÖS, conductor and composer (Hungary)

GREGORY VAJDA, conductor and composer (Hungary)
OLIVIER CUENDET, conductor (Switzerland)

Featuring: DANUBIA ORCHESTRA Óbuda, Budapest, Hungary

Special guests:
HELMUT LACHENMANN, composer (Germany)
GYÖRGY KURTÁG, composer (Hungary)
Assistant: Samu Gryllus, composer (Hungary)

Language of the course: English, German, French, Hungarian

Course program:
Helmut Lachenmann: „...zwei Gefühle...”, Musik mit Leonardo (Breitkopf & Härtel)
György Kurtág: Petite musique solennelle (EMB Budapest, Universal Music Group)
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No.2 (Boosey & Hawkes)
Thorough and detailed knowledge of all three works is a requirement of active participation. Each participant must provide his/her own scores.

Venue: Budapest Music Center (1093 Budapest, Mátyás u. 8.) www.bmc.hu

Application material for active conductors: online application form, video recording, curriculum vitae with repertoire list, photo. Online application submitted through the website of the foundation (www.eotvosmusicfoundation.org) is obligatory.

Up to 12 conductors will be accepted as “active” participants. The selection will take place based on the video recordings (youtube / video links) provided by the applicants. Regarding the videos, we kindly ask you to send us recordings of rehearsals instead of concerts, and we also recommend choosing 20th or 21st century repertoire for conducting.

Application material for observers: online application form only.

Age limit for active conductors is 35 years, observers are accepted without age limit.

Application deadline: 15th April 2016
Confirmation of the active status will be sent until 30th April, 2016.

Those who are not selected, are also welcomed as observer during the master course. Concerning the unique program we highly recommend to consider this opportunity as well.

COURSE FEE

Selected active participants: 600 € (to be paid until 15 May, 2016):
Observers: 100 € (to be paid before the course starts)
by bank transfer to the following account:

Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation

Bank name: K&H Bank Budapest

IBAN: HU76 1020 1006 6019 4912 0000 0000
BIC: OKHBHUHB



Partial attendance gives no right for fee reduction.

The course fee includes extra programs: during the course all participants receive tickets for jazz concerts in the Opus Jazz Club in Budapest Music Center and they can take part in a public meeting and concerts.

The fee does not include travel, accommodation and meal, participants shall organize their accommodation. Upon request, we can help to find private or hotel accommodation within walking distance of the venue.


SCHOLARSHIPS

In total 3 active scholarships are available, applicants should indicate their request on the application form and a recommendation letter must also be enclosed.
Please note: we can not accept requests after we close the application process.


COURSE SCHEDULE (DRAFT)

08 June, 2016 Arrival of participants

9 June Consultation without orchestra
10-15 June Rehearsals with orchestra
13 June Public meeting with Helmut Lachenmann in the BMC Library
16 June Closing concert in the BMC Concert Hall conducted by the selected conductor participants

17 June, 2016 Departure of participants

The conducting sessions and the concert will be recorded on video partially and a short professional documentary film will be available online after the course.

DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

Active participants will receive diploma, observers will receive attendance certificate, signed by all professors.

SPECIAL THANKS

We are thankful for the support and partnership of: