Call for applications: SA Conductors’ Competition 2021

The finalists of the competition – formerly known as the the van Zyl Conductors’ Competition – will conduct the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO). The competition is presented with the support of the City of Cape Town and is open to South Africans not older than 33 years as of 1 January 2022.

Interested participants can download an application form here, complete and email it before 30 August to shirley@cpo.org.za.

Application forms can also be posted to:

5th South African Conductor’s Competition
PO Box 4040
Cape Town 
8000

Applications should include:

• A complete application form.
• A photocopy or scanned version of a South African ID.
• CV.
• Copies of academic qualifications.
• Any other documents providing proof of past work as a musician and/or conductor.
• A recent photograph.
• Video footage, if available.

Prize

The prize, which includes an opportunity to conduct the CPO at an appropriate time, now includes conducting classes at the Maastricht Conservatorium in the Netherlands, as well as involvement in concerts or productions of the Rotterdam Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy. 

View the original call here.