Conducting placements

ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING PLACEMENTS

Blue Danube Musikimpresario offers qualified conductors guest conducting appearances/placements with chamber, mid-sized, and large symphony orchestras. Conductors have different reasons for wanting to engage such groups: some need their first experience at a professional level; others may want to better prepare for a conducting competition or gain more confidence as a guest conductor; still others decide to prepare for an important audition, etc. Regardless of the reason, Blue Danube Musikimpresario matches a conductor's demands with a conducting placement with a professional orchestra in central or eastern Europe.

Conductors generally receive three or four standard rehearsals, a dress rehearsal, and a concert before the local public. You may bring your own soloist or soloists if you wish (pending approval of the orchestra) to bring down the overall cost. BDMI arranges and oversees all transportation, accommodation and logistical details. Video and audio taping and press reviews are frequently possible.

We have relationships with orchestras in the following countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

OPERA CONDUCTING PLACEMENTS

Blue Danube Musikimpresario offers qualified conductors placements with professional opera companies. These usually include: a cast rehearsal with Korrepetitor; separate orchestra and chorus rehearsals; a dress rehearsal; and a fully-staged public performance sung in the work's original language (a Sitzprobe is sometimes included). Performances are currently available in Bulgaria, Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia and the Russian Federation.

To bring down costs, conductors have the option of bringing one or several outstanding vocal artists who wish to sing a principal role in the performance. These artists are subject to the review and approval of the respective opera houses.

Most of these productions and stagings are currently of the standard Italian and French repertoire with a few titles in German and Russian also possible. Coaching is available for conductors and singers (optional) before or during the engagements with the best conductors, vocal coaches, and Korrepetitoren in the respective countries/regions.

For more about orchestra and opera conducting placements and prices, please Contact Us.