The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, created by Donatella Flick in 1990, aims to help a young conductor establish an international conducting career, bridging the gap between conservatoire training and professional life.
The winner of the competition is offered, in addition to an award of £15,000, the opportunity to become Assistant Conductor of the LSO for up to one year. The competition is open to conductors aged 30 or under who are citizens of the countries with full membership of the European Union, plus those in Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Switzerland and the UK.
The 2021 Competition
The 2021 edition of the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition will take place from 27 February to 1 March 2021 at LSO St Luke's and the Barbican Centre in London. Applications will open in December 2019 – please check back later for more details.
The 2018 CompetitionThe Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition 2018 took place at the Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Music & Drama from 20 to 22 November 2018, with the live final held in the Barbican Hall on Thursday 22 November.
Winner
Audience vote Finalists Congratulations to the 20 conductors selected from the applications to the competition. Find out more about each of them: |
The 2016 Competition
The 2016 competition took place on 15–17 November 2016. The winner was Niklas Benjamin Hoffmann.
