Welcome to the fourth
Antal Dorati International Conducting Competition
October 14 - 19 2025
Join us in celebrating the art of conducting with a prestigious competition that brings together the world’s most talented conductors.
About the competition
The competition was founded in 2014 in cooperation with MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar (known on the International market as Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV), and orchestra whose story dates back to 1945 and that as worked until now with conductors and soloists such as Charles Dutoit, Antonello Allemandi, Peter Eötvös, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Péter Csaba, Maxim Vengerov, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Lazar Bermann, David Geringas, György Cziffra, Jenő Jandó,Tamás Vásáry, Zoltán Kocsis, Miklós Perényi etc.
The competition’s first edition counted 128 participants from 23 different countries while 220 conductors …
Meet Our Esteemed Judges
Our panel of judges comprises some of the most respected and accomplished conductors and Artistic Directors in the classical music world. Each brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to the competition offering to the participants a real career opportunity at the highest level.
ANTONELLO ALLEMANDI
Italy
President of the jury
GYÖRGY G. RÁTH
Hungary
Hungarian State Opera
VALENTINA PELEGGI
USA - Italy
Richmond Symphony
BENJAMIN LEVY
France
Orch. National de Cannes
PIERANGELO CONTE
Italy
Teatro Carlo Felice Genova
ELISABETTA MASCHIO
Italy
Thomas Schippers Prize
DEUN LEE
South Korea
Korea National Symphony Orchestra
ANTON SHABUROV
Russia
Rostov Philharmonic
FLORIAN ERDL
Germany
Oper Frankfurt
PÉTER PUSKÁS
Austria
Puskás International Artist’s Agency
MICHAEL REPPER
USA
Mid-Atlantic Symphony
GYÖRGY LENDVAI
Hungary
MÁV Zenekar
HAE LEE
South Korea
Richmond Symphony
FRANCESCO DI ROSA
Italy
Filarmonica Marchigiana
MATT WILSHIRE
USA
Richmond Symphony
Meet Our Esteemed Judges
Our panel of judges comprises some of the most respected and accomplished conductors and Artistic Directors in the classical music world. Each brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to the competition offering to the participants a real career opportunity at the highest level.
Competition Statistics
Since its inception in 2014, the Antal Dorati Conducting Competition has been a beacon for emerging conductors, offering them a platform to showcase their talent and gain international recognition. We are proud to offer the conductors selected to take part to the fourth edition an incredible range of opportunities to show their talent to the International audience.
Podium time per participant
Money Prize
Prize concerts
Snapshots from Previous Editions
Explore Our Image Gallery
The 2nd Antal Dorati Competition - C. Debussy - R. Kawakami
The 2nd Antal Dorati Competition - F. Liszt, H. L. Boon
The First Antal Dorati Competiton - Highlights
Meet the former winners
Olivier Ochanine from France, former Music Director
of the Philippine National Philharmonic Orchestra
and current Music Director or Sun Symphony Orchestra
in Vietnam
Henry Cheng from China, who
shortly after getting his price became Associate Conductor of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the USA and is now
Artistic Director of Klangkraft Orchester, Duisburg
Remi Durupt from France,
who has been assistant of Péter Eötvös and worked with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Berliner Philharmoniker, Ensemble
Modern, Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
Phone
+39 328 1737959
+36 20 4871021
+36 20 5390129
info@antaldoraticompetition.com
office@mavzenekar.hu
Address
MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar, MH-1097 Budapest, Péceli u. 2. Budapest, Hungary