“I’m very
much looking forward to this very special partnership and to an intensive exchange
of knowledge with Siemens,” said Peter Riegelbauer, manager of the Karajan
Academy and double-bass player in the Berliner Philharmoniker. “The Siemens
Arts Program’s artistic and cultural expertise combined with Siemens’ international
prominence and its commitment to excellence as a corporate value are a superb
fit for the Karajan Academy and will enhance the competition.”
By
sponsoring the Siemens Conductors Scholarship, Siemens and the Berliner
Philharmoniker’s Karajan Academy are jointly focusing on fostering outstanding emerging
conductors. This scholarship will be granted to the winner of an international
conducting competition with three rounds of opportunities for the candidates to
demonstrate their abilities. A high-caliber jury will select a winner and provide
the chance to kick off an international career.
“The Siemens
Arts Program attaches great importance to sustainably fostering the development
of up-and-coming young artists,” said Stephan Frucht, member of the jury and artistic
director of the Siemens Arts Program. “We want to give outstanding
emerging talent a platform that enables these gifted individuals to develop
their musical skills in the world’s top concert halls. Building on Ernst von
Siemens’ historic commitment to the musical arts, our partnership with the Karajan Academy promises an
eventful competition of superlative quality.”
In addition to Peter
Riegelbauer and Stephan Frucht, the members of the competition’s jury will be
jury chairman Kirill Petrenko, chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker;
Andrea Zietzschmann, general manager of the Berliner Philharmoniker; Annette
Mangold, director
of artistic planning of the Berliner Philharmoniker; Pamela Rosenberg, former
general manager of the Berliner Philharmoniker and member of the Karajan
Academy’s Board of Trustees and Stanley Dodds, second violin of the Berliner
Philharmoniker.
The competition repertoire will
include the following works, among others:
1. Mozart, Symphony No. 40 in G minor,
Köchel catalog (KV) 550
2. Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3 in C major, op. 72a
3. Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op. 55, the “Eroica”
4. Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme in A major, op.
33
5. Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
6. Stravinsky, Concerto in E flat “Dumbarton Oaks”
7. Rihm, Chiffre II: Silence to be beaten
Conductors from
around the world who are no older than 35 years of age and have preferably
completed higher education may apply for a chance to participate in the competition.
More information on the Siemens Conductors Scholarship and the competition
procedure are available at:
https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/academy/siemens-conductors-scholarship/
The Siemens Arts Program is active in the fields of
music, visual arts and cultural education and sees itself as a creative
platform for Siemens’ own arts and cultural projects. One of the program’s important
goals is fostering the development of outstanding emerging talent worldwide.
This is done by initiating competitions for emerging talent, offering
scholarships and putting young artists in touch with established international
cultural institutions (Bayerische Staatsoper, Carnegie Hall New York, Opéra
National de Paris, Salzburg Festival, ARD International Music Competition). For
more information on the Siemens Arts Program, please visit:
www.siemens.com/artsprogram