The international response in this first edition of the Llíria City of Music Orchestra Conducting Competition has gone beyond expectations. Just one week after the opening of the call, the organization has already received a huge number of applications from twenty countries in Europe, America and Asia. Among the applications recorded are contestants from nationalities as diverse as Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Chile, Russia, Mongolia, Taiwan or China, Japan. Also noteworthy is the interest coming from European countries such as Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Austria, without forgetting the greatest contribution from a promising Spanish pool of young talents in orchestral conducting.
Last Tuesday, April 27, the Music Department of the Llíria City Council presented at the Palau de Les Arts this ground-breaking cultural initiative that aims to discover and promote young orchestra conductors. The appeal of this proposal lies in the possibility for the winning baton to be able to perform for the next to years in front of ten of the most important orchestras in our country, in addition to competing for significant cash prizes. For this project, Llíria has partnered with Metz and Seville, both Creative Cities of the UNESCO Network, just like the city of Edeta.
Registration closes on May 10. After five days of deliberation, the jury will communicate the final list of the 25 candidates who will travel to Llíria to compete throughout the successive four qualifying phases. The competition will take place from Monday, July 12 to Saturday 17, when the three finalists will compete for the first prize in the last round with the shape of a concert.
