Semifinals of the II International Orchestra Conducting Competition “Universidad de Almería”

THIS COMING FALL, ENLUIS MONTES OLIVAR WILL BE A SEMIFINALIST IN THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING COMPETITION “UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERÍA” (II CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL DE DIRECCIÓN DE ORQUESTA “UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERÍA”). THE UNIVERSITY OF ALMERIA HAS ORGANIZED THIS COMPETITION AND WILL BE HELD IN VARIOUS PHASES FROM OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 1, 2022. THE COMPETITION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE VICE- CHANCELLOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTENSION AND THE SOCIAL COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY.

The jury has already selected the semifinalists who will participate in the second qualifying round of the contest, which will be held on October 28 at the Auditorium of the University of Almería.

After an arduous selection task, the jury of the II International Orchestral Conducting Competition of the University of Almería has chosen, among 84 contestants from 31 different countries, the 8 semifinalists who will participate in the second round of the competition, which will be held next October 28 in the Paraninfo of the UAL.

The jury, format among others, by the three international conductors Vito Clemente (Italy), Piotr Sulkowsky (Poland), and Juan José Navarro (Spain), has chosen the young conductors who will compete to win the first prize in the second edition of this contest that in a short period is having a great impact worldwide.

The selected young directors are Xiaobo Hu (China), Jasper Lecon (Germany), Enluis Manuel Montes Olivar (Venezuela), Clément Nonciaux (France), José Ángel Salazar Marín (Venezuela), Jeisson German Segura Herrera (Colombia), Omer Shteinhart ( Israel) and Dayner Tafur Díaz (Peru), as well as four other directors who are reserves.

Once the semifinal on October 28 is over, in which each applicant will have to conduct an ensemble from the University of Almería Orchestra, 4 candidates will advance to the final who, after a rehearsal, will face each other on November 1 in a concert with the University Orchestra and the soprano María Jesús García. The same day at the end of the concert, the jury’s decision will be made public.