First Prize

 Hallé Assistant Conductor role for a minimum of 2 years.

 Assistant Conductor Role

The Assistant Conductor role will include a guaranteed number of conducting engagements, with a phased programme of concerts with the Hallé in Manchester and elsewhere over the following 2 years, and with engagements with Orchestras on an international level. They will be an outstanding musician, a confident communicator and a flexible team worker, eager to learn from those around them.

 Key tasks of the Assistant Conductor are:

• To shadow the Hallé’s Music Director and visiting conductors, and assist them in matters of balance, off stage conducting, pre-rehearsals, and/or sectionals

•  To conduct a minimum of five public concerts with the Hallé each year

•  To become Music Director of the Hallé Youth Orchestra

•  To direct the Youth Orchestra’s regular weekly term-time rehearsals on Sunday afternoons and public concerts (approximately 4-5 per year) 

•  To lead the Youth Orchestra’s artistic planning process and auditions 

•  To study scores associated with the above, reading all scores of new music sent to the Music Director and Head of artistic planning and providing advice on their suitability for performance

•  To sit in on Hallé rehearsals and performances (including touring) in and outside Manchester, and be ready to stand in if appropriate

•  To play a part in the Hallé’s artistic planning team, attending meetings as and when required, and participate in the Hallé’s education programme where appropriate

Second Prize

The winner of the second place in the Competition will receive a £3,000 cash prize.

Third Prize

The winner of the third place in the Competition will receive a £2,000 cash prize.

The Panel reserves the right to award any additional prizes as it sees fit.