The Karajan Fellowship for Young Conductors

Herbert von Karajan

Purpose

To provide young and promising conductors from the United States the opportunity to attend rehearsals at the Salzburg Music Festival.

About the Program

The Salzburg Festival ("Salzburger Festspiele"), founded in August 1920 by Max Reinhard and Hugo von Hofmansthal, is the benchmark for all festivals worldwide. During a four week period fellows have the unique opportunity to visit selected rehearsals and observe and study the world's leading conductors and artists at work. The chance to observe and actually meet the maestros is undoubtedly an unforgettable experience for any young conductor.

Details

Program Dates: Salzburg Festival 2007, 27 July – 31 August
Festival Schedule and Repertoire: http://www.salzburgfestival.at/sommer.php?lang=de&id=4028

Fellowship covers:

Airfare
Accommodation at Schloss Arenberg

Eligibility Of Participants

Applicants must be young conductors, who have recently finished their academic studies or who are working toward graduate diplomas in conducting at top-ranking American music schools.
Proficiency in English is required; working knowledge of German is desirable.

Deadline

Deadline : February 16, 2007 (expired)

Application Process

please submit the following documents (if possible in electronic version):

Application Form (RTF-Format 15 KB)
DVD or Video
CV
2 letters of recommendation
short essay describing your objectives during the fellowship

Funding

This program is funded by The American Austrian Foundation through the generosity
of Maestro Charles Ansbacher

Reports

Within one month after completion of the fellowship, each fellow is required to send a final report to the Executive Director, Mrs. Katharine Eltz-Aulitzky at: k.eltz-aulitzky@americanaustrianfoundation.org or to a.ungersbaeck@openmedicalinstitute.org

Report Form (RTF-Format - 10 KB)
(Reports should be typed).

Former Fellows

Former Fellows List (PDF-Format - 26KB)

What Karajan Fellows said about this program:

"The biggest influence is having a better feeling and "new ears" for the music of Gustav Mahler, Johann Strauss and Anton Bruckner. ... I drank coffee at a cafe frequented by Strauss, I listened to the organ that Bruckner played. I was able to see the mountains, lakes and people that inspired Mahler."

Dan Allcott, Conductor

Matt Kraemer