Bucharest, 30 September 2019

 Yifan Sun has proven that he is the

best young conductor in the world during the

Jeunesses Musicales Gala Concert at the

 Romanian Athenaeum

 

On September 28th 2019, the Grand Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum hosted the Gala Concert which marked the end of the 10th edition of the prestigious Jeunesses Musicales International Conducting Competition, one of the most important competitions dedicated to young conductors in the world. For five days, 50 young conductors from 27 countries proved their mastery before a remarkable jury: Sigmund Thorp (Jury President), Vasile Cazan, Gheorghe Costin, Christian Ehwald, Bujor Prelipcean, Jacek Rogala and Tiberiu Soare.

The finale of the competition is marked by a Gala Concert which represents the final round during which the final ranking is established. The elimination rounds the competitos had to go through brought out the excellence in three conductors: Yifan Sun, Jascha Graf Von Der Goltz and Chunyi Zhao, the protagonists of the Gala Concert. Yifan Sun has participated in the 2018 edition of the competition but he was eliminated in the semi-final and this year he has proven his talent during a veritable tour de force. Yifan Sun is a conducting senior at the Shanghai Conservatory where he studies with professors Guoyong Zhang and Daye Lin. Yifan began his university studies in 2014 and since then he has conducted numerous orchestras such as  the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shanghai Opera House Orchestra, the Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hebei Symphony Orchestra, the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, the Gansu Opera Hause and the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, etc.

This year’s edition brought to the stage the soloist Charllie Siem, a young violinists who has began to make himself known on the international scene.

The finalists conducted at the lectern of the prestigious George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra which distinguished itself through majesty and virtuosity and the young competitors rose to the occasion presented by the repertoire which included works from legendary composers such as Brahms, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky. The winner of the previous edition, Anton Shaburov also participated in the concert and pampered the public with a might interpretation of Wagner.

The event is organized by Elite Art Club UNESCO and co-financed by the Administration for the National Cultural Fund.

The event was sponsored by the Capital City Hall through the Youth Center of the Bucharest Municipality.

We would like to thank Kaufland, CA IMMO, Careless Beauty, Aqua Carpatica, Orient Ceramic, Ibis Hotels, Hotel Grivița and Casa de Flori.

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Founded in 1868, The Romanian Philharmonic Society later became the “George Enescu” Philharmonic, the most famous musical institution in Romania. The Philharmonic Society was then conducted by Eduard Wachmann who aimed to create a permanent symphonic orchestra in order to promote musical culture and to popularize classical music masterpieces. Read more

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“Oltenia” Philharmonic in Craiova

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Prestigious institution in the Romanian music scene, the “Oltenia” Philharmonic in Craiova was founded in 1904 and reorganized by royal decree in 1947. Currently the artistic activity takes place in several departments, including the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Choral Academic and several chamber groups, band, symphonic jazz orchestra etc. Read more

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“Banat“ Philharmonic in Timisoara

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The “Banat” Philharmonic in Timisoara, established in 1947, was the result of intense artistic activities of music societies and associations such as Timisoara Philharmonic Society (1871), the Association of Friends of Music (1920) – while being also known as George Enescu Philharmonic Society (1945), Banat philharmonic Society (1946) and Friends of music Philharmonic Society (1947) who, over many decades, have enriched the artistic life of the city of Bega. From the beginning, the program revealed a wide repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music.

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State Philharmonic of Sibiu

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In the context of the existence of such a great number of musicians, of a music conservatory, and of a great tradition in the field of symphonic and opera performance, the State Philharmonic of Sibiu was funded on January 1st, 1949.

The Philharmonic of Sibiu was and continues to be a professional institution that, during its 50 years of existence as a state institution, offered thousands of symphonic and opera concerts, accumulating a vast symphonic and lyric repertoire. Read more

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Kielce Philharmonic Orchestra

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The history of the band dates back to 1920, when it started operations symphony orchestra which originated from the Brass Band 4 Infantry Regiment in Kielce. Representatives of cultural ambition, however, was the creation of a professional band. That dream was realized after the war. The Provincial Symphony Orchestra consisted of 24 legionnaires, which reflects not only the strong relationship with the Orchestra of the Legions, but also about the historical continuity. Inauguration of the first artistic season took place on July 28, 1945 – two months after the liberation. The first director of the Orchestra was Marian Stroiński, and after him, since 1955, led the institution Felicjan Lasota. Read more

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Vaasa City Orchestra

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Founded in 1930 in Vaasa City Orchestra has 31 musicians and its Work and concert venue is Vaasa City Hall, right in the center of Vaasa. Since January 2016 has served as conductor of the orchestra James Lowe .

Different target groups are taken into account in Vaasa City Orchestra in action. In addition to traditional concerts, the orchestra makes regular school concert tours in Vaasa, Finland and its neighboring communities. Seniors Vaasa City Orchestra remember the annual senior citizens with a free concert.

Not only their own concerts, the Vaasa City Orchestra has performances at various music festivals (Ilmajoki Music Festival, the Korsholm Music Festival and Lohtaja Church Music Festival). Vaasa City Orchestra Opera co-operation with the Vaasa Opera Foundation and Vaasa City Theater. Concerts are regularly held with the Seinäjoki City Orchestra. Concerts have also been the Central Ostrobothnia Chamber Orchestra, the Umeå Symphony Orchestra and Pori Sinfonietta. Read more