FORCES OF DESTINY: Bucharest Academy International Conducting Masterclass

Name: FORCES OF DESTINY: Bucharest Academy International Conducting Masterclass
Start: 2026-07-02T09:00:00+03:00
Location: Universitatea Nationala de Muzica din Bucuresti (Pagina Oficiala)

Schedule

Thu, 02 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC+03:00

Location

Universitatea Nationala de Muzica din Bucuresti (Pagina Oficiala) | Bucharest, BU

https://conducting.academy
The Bucharest Conducting Academy Masterclass
Application deadline: June 20, 2026, 23:59, EET

“Forces of Destiny – How Verdi, Mozart, Wagner, Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky Faced Fate In Music“ Masterclass with John Axelrod and Bucharest Symphony Orchestra
All ages, active, beginner, passive students are welcome. Only 27 active students are allowed.

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The application fee is €50. All applicants will undergo a selection process based on the video they submit, which will be evaluated by the Jury. The Jury’s decision is final, and no appeals will be accepted. If you are participating in both the Masterclass and the Competition, only one application fee will be required.
Candidates are assigned in few days after the application, a personal, non-identifiable code to check their application status at https://conducting.academy/live-application-status/.
Applicants with the status “Awaiting Application Proof of Payment” or “Awaiting Proof of Payment” must proceed to pay the selected package fee and email the proof of payment in PDF format to [email protected].
July 2-5, 2026
Location
Sala Auditorium – National University of Music Bucharest, Stirbei Voda 33, 010102 Bucharest, Romania, Sector 1. The hall is located near the Cismigiu Park.
Masterclass Repertoire
The Masterclass will be held in English/French.
The participants must provide their own scores.
Overtures
Giuseppe Verdi – La forza del destino Overture, Revised version, 1869, Publisher Info. Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1904)- Download from IMSLP
W.A. Mozart – Don Giovanni Overture, K.527 – Publisher Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No. 4505, n.d.[1941]. Plate 11456.- Download from IMSLP
Richard Wagner – Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate Part.-B. 2426. Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).. Download from IMSLP
Concerto
Serghei Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No.3, Op.30 – Reprinted London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1910. Plate B. & H. 16855 – Download from IMSLP
Symphony
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.1, Op.68 – Publisher Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 1 Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 1 Download from IMSLP
Schedule
Welcome Ceremony, July 2, 09:00am @ Sala Auditorium.
July 2, 2025
09:30-10:30 – Opening Ceremony / Seminar with John Axelrod
11:00-16:00 – Masterclass with BSO – reduced formula / chamber orchestra (10m / student)
July 3, 2025
10:00-15:00 – Masterclass with BSO (10m / student)
17:00 – Seminar / Student Video Analysis with John Axelrod
July 4, 2025
10:00-15:00 – Masterclass with BSO (10m / student)
17:00 – Student Video Analysis with John Axelrod
July 5, 2025
10:00-15:00 – Masterclass with BSO (10m / student)
Each student will have the opportunity during the Masterclass to conduct the orchestra four times.
The schedule is subject to change.
No phones, guests, or recording devices are permitted in the session. An official recording of your performance can be ordered for €50, payable in Bucharest.