2012
The first Nordic Masterclass for Conductors was held in August 2012. The 2012 masterclass was kindly supported by Augustinus Foundation.
Repertoire
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite 1919 version
Nielsen, Symphony no. 2
Beethoven, Egmont Overture
Tchaikovskij, Symphony no. 5, 1st mov.
Sibelius, Symphony no. 2, 1st mov
Nielsen Violin Concerto, soloist Niclas Walentin
Participants
Kai Myrann, Norway
Elisabeth Kristensen Eide, Norway
Maria Badstue, Denmark
Christian Hørbov-Meyer, Denmark
Laura Mikkola, Finland
Klaus Mäkelä, Finland
Lauri Haapanen, Finland
Eero Lehtimaki, Finland Jan
Scheerer, Germany
2013
The second Nordic Masterclass for Conductors was held in August 2013.
The masterclass had nine participants chosen from all around the world.
In 2013 a piano competition was held in order to find soloist for the Grieg piano concerto.
The jury consisted of pianists Marianna Shirinyan, Christina Bjørkøe and artistic director Maria Badstue.
The 2013 masterclass was kindly supported by Augustinus Foundation and Toyota Foundation.
Repertoire
Mendelssohn, Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Grieg, Piano Concerto, soloist Elisabeth Holmegaard Nielsen
Brahms, Symphony no. 3
Participants
Jon Gjesme, Norway
Anne Katrine Kielland Lund, Norway
Maria Molund, Norway
Klaus Mäkelä, Finland
Lauri Ahokas, Finland
Thomas Jung, Germany
Huba Hollokoì, Hungary
Donka Miteva, Bulgaria
Stephen Salem, USA
2014
The third Nordic Masterclass took place in 3-8 August 2014 in Alsion Sønderborg. 90 conductors from around applied for the masterclass.
A violin competition was held in cooperation with Orkester Norden in order to find a soloist for the Sibelius Violin Concerto.
The masterclass was supported by Augustinus Foundation, Oticon Fonden and Carl Nielsen and Anne-Marie Carl Nielsens Legat.
Repertoire
Nielsen, Helios Overture
Sibelius, Violin Concerto, Soloist Tove Lund
Brahms, Symphony no. 2
Participants
Lars Thomas Holm, Norway
Thor Anders Trelease Eriksen, Norway
Hilario Flores Corni, Argentina
Ville Mankkinen, Finland
Kaapo Iljas, Finland
Anna Hauner, Germany
John Lidfors, Germany
Nicola Ventrella, Italy
Scott Seaton, USA
2017
Nordic Masterclass 2017 was held January 10-13 2017.
The Masterclass was kindly supported by Augustinus Foundation and Carl Nielsen and Anne-Marie Carl Nielsens Legat.
Repertoire
Bruckner, Symphony no. 3
Nielsen, Symphony no. 1, 2nd mov.
Haydn, Cello Concerto, soloist Carl Oscar Østerlind
Brahms, Symphony no. 1
Participants
Tarmo Peltokoski, FI
Helena Sinisalo, FI
Pablo Devigo, Spain
Francisco-Valero Terribas, Spain
Kornilios Michaelidis, Greece
Holly Chun, USA
Shou Ping Liu, USA
Brian Liao, Taiwan
Jason Bae, New Zealand
2018
Nordic Masterclass for Conductors took place May 4 -8 2018
The Masterclass was kindly supported by Augustinus Foundation, Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl Nielsens Legat, Oticon Foundation and the Knud Højgaard Foundation.
Repertoire
Beethoven, Fidelio Overture
Nielsen, An Imaginary Trip to the Faraoe Islands
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 3 “Scottish”
Participants
Tabita Berglund, Norway
Ross Collins, Finland
Thor Anders Eriksen, Norway
Jason Bae, New Zealand
Tarmo Peltokoski, Finland
Fridtjof Dahlgaard, Denmark
Gaddiel Dombrowner, Israel
Stefan Bone, Germany
Josh Baker, US
