The Jury of the eliminatory phase of the International Orchestra Conducting Competition “Arturo Toscanini” XI edition – 2021, presided overby Maestro Antonello Allemandi and composed by Pablo Assante, Gianni Tangucci,Marco Tutino and Alberto Triola, with the additional votes of Mihaela Costea (First Violin of the Filarmonica ArturoToscanini) and of Simone Di Crescenzo (Artistic consultant of the Competition) has officialized the names of the six contestants who will have access to the semifinal phase of the Competition in October.
Akimov
Sergey
Aged 31 (Russia)
Alekseenok
Vitali
Aged 29 (Belarus)
Gies
Andreas
Aged 27 (Italy)
Hornbachner
Felix
Aged 28 (Austria)
Li
Haoran
Aged 34 (China)
Yankevych
Sasha
Aged 29 (Ukraine)
Two other “suitable” contestants have been signaled, and they could join the Competition in case of necessity:
Garayusifli
Farhad
Aged 26 (Azerbaijan)
Lee
Gyuseong
Aged 31 anni (South Korea)
The eliminatory phase was preceeded by a two-week workshop, from 10th to 21st May 2021 at the Centro di Produzione Musicale Arturo Toscanini, attended by twelve contestants.
