Entries invited for 2025 European Conductors Competition

Young conductors are invited to apply for a place in the European Conductors Competition 2025 to be held in Stavanger, Norway, as part of the 46th European Brass Band Championships, with the Norwegian Band Federation as the local organisers. 

The 8th European Conductors Competition will take place 4-8 May 2025.

Candidates in the first round – on Sunday 4 May at the University of Stavanger, Faculty of Performing Arts – will work with the Sola Brass Band and pieces the candidates can choose to work on are Partita by Philip Wilby, Sinfonietta No.3 by Etienne Crausaz and As a Glow by Ludovic Neurohr.

The sinfonietta Insimul will be the ensemble for the second round on Tuesday 6 May in the Kuppelhallen, Stavanger Konserthus. The pieces to be conducted are Nonet No.2 (H374) by Bohuslav Martinů and Sinfonietta Op.1 by Benjamin Britten.

Stavanger Brass Band will play in the final – on Thursday 8 May in the Kuppelhallen, Stavanger Konserthus – and pieces to be performed are Fraternity by Thierry Deleruyelle, Catharsis by Kjetil Djønne and Lowry Sketchbook by Philip Wilby.

Here are the competition rules. The entry form for the competition can be accessed here.