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International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von Matacic
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Competition for young conductors held in Zagreb with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra as official partner, run by the Lovro and Lilly Matacic Foundation. The 8th edition (September 2023) drew 183 applications from 41 countries and had four rounds plus a final concert.
- Organiser
- Lovro and Lilly Matacic Foundation
- Instruments
- Conducting
- Category
- Orchestral conducting
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not published on the official pages we could check.Rounds & time limits
- Round 1: video application (183 applications)
- Round 2: 24 candidates
- Round 3: 10 candidates
- Round 4: 6 candidates
- Final concert: 3 finalists
Repertoire
Round 2: Weber Oberon Overture plus one overture or work from a list. Round 3: Pejacevic Symphony in F-sharp minor, Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra, Mozart concert aria K. 368. Round 4: Bjelinski Divertimento plus one of Tristan Prelude and Liebestod, La mer or Rosenkavalier Suite.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Antoni Wit (president)
- Valentin Egel
- Zoran Juranic
- Sreten Krstic
- Uros Lajovic
- Dawid Runtz
- Leo Samama
Prizes
- Cash prize EUR 10,000
- Zagreb Philharmonic award and engagement
- Engagements with Croatian Radiotelevision SO, Rijeka, Split, Plovdiv, Dubrovnik orchestras
- Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall award
- Croatian Composers' Society award for best Bjelinski Divertimento
Past editions
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source