Year of foundation: 2002
Sector: Eligible to participate are conductors between 19 and 35 years.
Award rotation: every two years.
Award Committee:
The Sir Georg Solti International Conducting Competition, a joint project between the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft e.V., the Hessische Rundfunk and Oper Frankfurt is supported by the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain. Lady Valerie Solti is the competition’s patroness.
Form of Award / Value:
- 1st Prize euro 15,000
- 2nd Prize euro 10,000
- 3rd Prize euro 5,000
The winners of the first and second prizes will also be invited to conduct the Frankfurt Museum Orchestra, the hr Symphony Orchestra and other German and international orchestras.