THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

Kritisches Orchester

Prof. Lothar Strauß Artistic Director
Prof. Simone Young Conducting Mentor
Prof. Heinz Schunk Tutor and Participant of the Critical Orchestra
Elizaveta Don piano

Round 1: L.v Beethoven - Symphony No.4
Round 2: F. Mendelssohn - Symphony No.4 “Italian”
Round 3: J. Brahms - Symphony No.3

The Critical Orchestra / Kritisches Orchester® unites members of well-known orchestras, who gather on a voluntary basis to offer young junior conductors a globally unique teaching situation. It is the musicians themselves who give the feedback and suggestions to the conductors during the rehearsal phase. The young talents thus benefit from the experience of the musicians from orchestras such as the Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden, Deutsche Oper, Komische Oper, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, NDR-Elbphilharmonie-Orchester, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Niedersächsisches Staatsopernorchester, Beethoven Orchestra Bonn and others.

The workshop is to be held in three rounds. Only the participants who prove themselves in the rehearsals will reach the next round. This way, the three finalists will gradually gain precious rehearsal time with this unique orchestra.

Simone Young, the project’s director-mentor for the year 2018, highlights the importance of the workshop for the training of a conductor: “The direct contact with great musicians is something most young conductors can only dream of. It is a privilege and a great opportunity for them to make great progress in their development within just a few days. And this is precisely what distinguishes the workshop of the Critical Orchestra / Kritisches Orchester®.”