Zurich students at the Conductors' Forum
Nuno Coelho Silva and Dominic Limburg, who are studying at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), have been accepted into the German Music Council's Conductors' Forum as scholarship holders.
After reviewing the application documents and the video material sent in, writes the German Music Council, 24 candidates were invited to Hilchenbach to conduct with the Philharmonie Südwestfalen. A five-member jury chaired by Johannes Schlaefli, who teaches at the ZHdK, assessed the candidates' rehearsal work on various works as well as their accompaniment of a solo concert.
After two rounds, the jurors selected Nuno Coelho Silva (Zurich University of the Arts), Dominic Limburg (Zurich University of the Arts), David Niemann (Hamburg University of Music and Drama), Hossein Pishkar (Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf) and Jiří Rožeň (Hamburg University of Music and Drama).
The new scholarship holders can expect an extensive program of work with professional orchestras under the guidance of renowned conductors at the Conductors' Forum. The focus is on rehearsals and performances in the areas of music theater and symphonic music.
In addition, there are regular collaborations with chamber orchestras and specialist ensembles for early and contemporary music. Assistantships, sponsored concerts, prizes and scholarships round off the Conductors' Forum's sponsorship modules.
