CANTELLI INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION

The 14th edition will take place in 2026, marking the 70th anniversary of the death of Guido Cantelli

DATES

Preliminary and Semifinal Rounds: October 1–3, 2026, Auditorium Fondazione Cariplo, Milan
Final: October 4, 2026, Teatro Coccia, Novara

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano

MAIN JURY

Donato Renzetti
President

Roanna Gibson
Concerts Director, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Didier de Cottignies
Artistic Manager, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Riccardo Frizza
Artistic Advisor, Cantelli Award
Principal Conductor, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Patrick Fournillier
Music Director, Opera Poznań

Cristina Rocca
Vice President, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Corrado Rovaris
Music Director, Opera Philadelphia

Ryuichiro Sonoda
Artistic Director, Fujisawa City Opera
Principal Conductor, Pacific Philharmonia Tokyo Tokyo