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NEXT COMPETITION: 24 - 27 AUGUST 2026

First prize: 200 000 NOK, concert engagement and a mentorship with TSO Chief Conductor Adam Hickox.

Owner and competition orchestra: Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera

27/03/2026

Application deadline coming up!

Deadline for this year's conducting competition: 10 APR 2026!

Listen to the testimonial from Toby Thatcher, our runner-up in 2022, who conducted a concert with us in August. Then do what he did. Apply.

https://tso.no/competition

25/03/2026

This week, the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome back the 2024 violin competition winner Sara Dragan to the stage.

She will perform Prokofiev's Violin Concerto no. 1 — a piece full of shimmering lyricism and fiery brilliance. The program also features the hauntingly beautiful "Kuolema" by Sibelius and Mendelssohn's fourth symphony – "The Scottish".

06/02/2026

Calling young conductors: Applications are now open!

Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera invites conductors under 35 to apply for a unique competition experience in Trondheim, Norway, 24–27 August 2026 – combining artistic excellence with real-world career development.

Three finalists will be selected to conduct the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra in the final concert, performed live before an audience and streamed internationally.

Alongside the public competition rounds, selected participants take part in the Conductor’s Forum Academy,
a professional development programme created for the next generation of conductors.

Looking forward to receiving YOUR application! Apply here: https://www.tso.no/competition

Conduct. Compete. Connect.

The competition is a part of WFIMC.

Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera

07/01/2026

Meet our jury 🔥

These incredible musicians will decide who takes home the title at the 2026 Princess Astrid International Music Competition:

✨ Jury Leader: Oksana Lyniv (Ukraine), conductor
✨ Martyn Brabbins (UK), conductor
✨ Margaret Brouwer (USA), composer
✨ Simon Rössler (Germany), CEO, Karajan Academy
✨ Julia Neher (Germany/Norway), Principal Viola, TSO
✨ Håvard Gimse (Norway), concert pianist
✨ Mei-Ann Chen (Taiwan/USA), conductor

Get to know them better in the photo descriptions 👀

Applications open later this month 🎶

Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera

01/07/2025

Are you a conductor under 35? This is your moment ✨

Compete on an international stage in one of Scandinavia’s most vibrant music cities – Trondheim: Home to the renowned Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Opera, known for its versatility and openness.

We’ve increased the first prize, and the winner will also get an exclusive mentorship with Chief Conductor Adam Hickox.

📅 24–27 August 2026
Apply from January 2026

Don’t miss your chance to lead one of Norway’s top orchestras. Follow for more information.

Part of WFIMC news
Organizer: Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera

19/03/2025

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome back two past winners to the Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera stage!

Violinist Yukari Ohno, winner of our 2021 violin competition, is currently studying at Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien.

Alvin Ho, who won our conducting competition in 2022, now serves as Assistant Conductor to Jack Everly with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra in Florida.

Together, they’ll take the stage for Brahms' Violin Concerto, alongside a rich program featuring Florence Price's Andante Moderato for string orchestra and Dvořák's Symphony No. 8.

Welcome back to Trondheim, Alvin and Yukari – we’re so excited to see you both shine again!

11/03/2025

We congratulate our 2018 contestant Holly Choe on becoming the next Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkestret (KORK))!

Out of more than 300 applicants for the Princess Astrid IMC 2018, Holly made it to the top six and conducted the Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera in an exquisite way.

A warm welcome back to Norway, and best of luck, Holly!

Artist photo: Emily Turanik

25/12/2024

We are ending this year looking back on another fantastic competition, with the highlights of our week in September.

Thank you to our magnificent jury and to all our violinists: from those who sent application videos, the nine participants who came to Trondheim and shared their music, to the three finalists and finally our winner Sara Dragan.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ✨

Watch the highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ayWvucjTDg

Address

Kjøpmannsgata 46

7011

Website

http://www.tso.no/competition

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