WHO CAN APPLY
The “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Competition is open to conductors of any nationality, aged between 18 and 35 (born on or after 01/01/1991). At the time of registration, applicants must have reached the age of 18 by 20 May 2026.
HOW TO APPLY
Registration will be completed by filling in the online form and uploading the required documents on www.premiocantelli.it, starting from 24 February 2026 and until 23:59 CET on 20 May 2026.
For the pre-selection, applicants must upload three videos with a maximum total duration of 30 minutes, containing live performances with orchestra in which the candidate is clearly visible while conducting, and must proceed with the payment of the application fee (non-refundable).
CONTACTS
segreteria@premiocantelli.it
CALENDAR
TRIAL MUSICAL PROGRAM
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Gioachino Rossini, Overture from La Cenerentola
[critical edition Ricordi]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Overture from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
[Bärenreiter edition]
Ludwig van Beethoven, Overture Fidelio, Op. 72
[Breitkopf edition]
Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D. 417 “Tragic”
[Breitkopf edition]
SEMI-FINAL
Andrei Popescu, 4 città invisibili
[Sconfinarte edition]
Béla Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
[Boosey & Hawkes edition]
Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird (1919 Suite)
[Schott edition]
FINAL
Vincenzo Bellini, Overture from Norma
[Luck’s reprint of Ricordi edition]
Andrei Popescu, 4 città invisibili
[Sconfinarte edition]
Richard Strauss, Don Juan, Op. 20
[Kalmus edition; reprint of Peters materials]
Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World”, Op. 95
[Breitkopf edition]
THE PRIZES
Additional prizes consisting of artistic engagements with major national and international institutions, at the sole discretion of the respective institutions, to be contracted within three years from the date of the Final.