175 conductors from 55 countries worldwide applied for the second edition of ICCR. The live Semi Finals in June 2024 saw 24 conductors in action after which 6 designated winners were selected for the academy and finals phases.
Grand Prix:
Winner: Luis Castillo-Briceño AND Miguel Sepúlveda
Proms:
Winner: Luis Castillo-Briceño
Contemporary:
Winner: Miguel Sepúlveda
Classical:
Winner: Luis Castillo-Briceño
Opera:
Winner: Miguel Sepúlveda
Great Symphonic Works:
Winner: Luis Castillo-Briceño
Audience Award
Winner: Rodrigo Sámano Albarrán
CODARTS Award
Winner: Miguel Sepúlveda
The international jury cosisted of the following jurors:
The second edition welcomed the following orchestras and musicians:
The competition consisted of three phases:
– Semi Finals (June 2024)
– Three Academy weeks (Sept 2024, December 2024 & March 2025)
– The Finals – With 5 rounds, each consisting of 2 rehearsals and 1 concert
Orchestra of the 18th Century
Main Hall | De Doelen
Sam Weller
Haydn – Symphony No.44 ’Funeral’ – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
Mozart – Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’ – Mvmt 2 Andante
Beethoven – Overture to Egmont, Op84
Miguel Sepúlveda
Haydn – Symphony No.44 ’Funeral’ – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
Mozart – Symphony No.35 ‘Haffner’ – Mvmt 2 Andante
Beethoven – Overture to Coriolan, Op62
Rodrigo Sámano Albarrán
Haydn – Symphony No.48 – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
Mozart – Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’ – Mvmt 2 Andante
Beethoven – Overture to Coriolan, Op62
Jakub Przybycień
Haydn – Symphony No.48 – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
Mozart – Symphony No.36 ‘Linz’ – Mvmt 2 Andante
Beethoven – Overture to Egmont, Op84
Luis Castillo-Briceño
Haydn – Symphony No.49 ’Passion’ – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
Mozart – Symphony No 33 – Mvmt 2 – Andante Moderato
Beethoven – Overture to Coriolan, Op62
Yukuang Jin
Haydn – Symphony No.49 ’Passion’ – Mvmt 4 Finale / Presto
Mozart – Symphony No 33 – Mvmt 2 – Andante Moderato
Beethoven – Overture to Egmont, Op84
Klangforum Wien
Jurriaanse Hall | De Doelen
Rodrigo Sámano & Luis Castillo-Briceño
Beat Furrer – Still
Mathilde Wantenaar – A Portrait of Six Conductors
Jakub Przybycień & Sam Weller
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontrapunkte
Mathilde Wantenaar – A Portrait of Six Conductors
Yukuang Jin & Miguel Sepúlveda
Enno Poppe – Salz
Mathilde Wantenaar – A Portrait of Six Conductors
Sinfonia Rotterdam
Stadspodium Rotterdam
Yukuang Jin
Camille Pepin – Avant les clartés de l’aurore – mvmt IV
Frederick Delius – On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps – mvmt IV
Luis Castillo-Briceño
Benjamin Gutierrez – Danza de la pena negra
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Jacques Offenbach / Manuel Rosenthal – Gaite Parisienne (selection)
Sam Weller
Anna Meredith – Nautilus
Malcolm Arnold – Four Scottish Dances (Dance 3&4)
Percy Grainger – Molly on the Shore
Miguel Sepúlveda
Ruth Gipps – Cringlemire Garden, Impression for string orchestra Op. 39
J. Strauss – Fledermaus Overture
Jakub Przybycień
Aram Khachaturian – Mazurka from Masquerade Suite
Jocelyn Pook – Wonderland for chamber orchestra
Emanuel Chabrier – España – Rhapsody for Orchestra, arr. by Simon Parkin
Rodrigo Sámano
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Ouverture
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Theme and Variations Op. 42
Jennifer Higdon – Machine
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Laurens Symfonisch
Main Hall | De Doelen
Vocalists:
Rueben Sibongiseni Mbonambi – Yamadori and Sacristan
Madison Horman – Butterfly
Irene Hoogveld – Tosca
Oleh Lebedyev – Sharpless and Scarpia
Marcelo Alexandre – Goro and Spoletta
Selection from Puccini
Luis Castillo-Briceño, Yukuang Jin & Jakub Przybycień
Aria from Tosca – Vissi d’Arte
Scene from act 2 from Madama Butterfly
Chorus from Turdandot – Perché tarda la luna + là, sui monti dell’est
Rodrigo Sámano Albarrán, Miguel Sepúlveda & Sam Weller
Aria from Butterfly – Un bel di vedremo
Humming chorus from Madama Butterfly
Scene from act 1 from Tosca
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Hall | De Doelen
PROGRAM
Jakub Przybycień & Sam Weller
Rachmaninov symphonic dances – mvmt 1
Debussy – La Mer – mvmt 3
Florence B. Price – Dances in the Canebrakes Mvmt 1 Nimble Feet
Miguel Sepúlveda & Yukuang Jin
Rachmaninov symphonic dances – mvmt 2
Debussy – La Mer – mvmt 1
Florence B. Price – Dances in the Canebrakes Mvmt 2 Tropical Noon
Rodrigo Sámano & Luis Castillo-Briceño
Debussy – La Mer – mvmt 2
Rachmaninov symphonic dances – mvmt 3
Florence B. Price – Dances in the Canebrakes Mvmt 3 Silk Hat and Walking Cane