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International Ferenc Fricsay Conducting Competition (IFFCC)
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- 29 August – 5 September 2027
- Location
- Szeged
- Fee
- To be announced
Source: conducting-competition.com
Overview
International conducting competition named after Ferenc Fricsay, held in Szeged with the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged (editions 2023, 2025, 2027). Open to conductors of all ages after an online video qualification.
- Organiser
- IFFCC (contact: Concert Media AG, Kilchberg, Switzerland) with the Hungarian National Symphony Orchestra Szeged
- Instruments
- Conducting
- Category
- Orchestral conducting
- Age limits
- No age limit
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application with video; application and participation fees to be announced.
Rounds & time limits
- Online qualifying phase (video)
- Round 1 with orchestra
- Round 2
- Semi-final
- Final
Repertoire
One piece per round from a fixed list incl. Beethoven Symphonies 1 and 5 (i) and Coriolan, Haydn 104 (i), Mozart 39 (i), Weber Freischütz overture, Debussy Faune, Brahms 1 (iv), Rossini Barbiere overture, Bartók Concerto for Orchestra, Tchaikovsky 5 (i).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Sándor Gyüdi
- Nayden Todorov
- Alevtina Ioffe
- Adam Stadnicki
- Michael Zukernik
Prizes
- 1st prize: gold medal and guest-conducting engagements incl. the Danish National Philharmonic Orchestra
- 2nd prize: silver medal and engagements
- 3rd prize: bronze medal and engagements
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source