Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition 2021

The Arturo Toscanini Foundation is organising, under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, the 11th edition of “Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition”, reserving it for the first time for young orchestra conductors for the Italian opera.

The Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition will be held in four rounds: workshop, qualifying round, semi-final and final.

Semifinals – 19-20 October 2021

6 candidates will be involved in rehearsing and conducting a Rossini’s sextet, a Mozart’s recitativo, symphonies and opera duets. Only 3 candidates will enter the final.

Final – 23 October 2021

The winner will be declared during a concert open to the public, at the Teatro Regio in Parma, consisting in the performance of a Rossini duet and of a complete Verdi opera.