Eric Ericson Award 2024

NINETY YOUNG CHORAL CONDUCTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD APPLIED FOR THE ERIC ERICSON AWARD 2024. The selection committee has chosen eight semi-finalists to compete in Stockholm in October:   Simon Arlasjö (Sweden), João Barros (Portugal), Jurgita Česonytė (Lithuania), Anastasija Kildiša (Latvia), Alexander Lüken (Germany), Heide Müller (Germany), Marcel Ortega i Martí (Spain) and Joe Tobin (UK).   The 2024 Eric Ericson Award will be the fifth time the competition has been held, and aims as before to identify, encourage and support promising young choral conductors in the spirit of Eric Ericson. The ambition of the award is to achieve a very high artistic and competitive level in choral conducting, corresponding to the status that Eric Ericson achieved worldwide during his career. The Eric Ericson Award gives the next generation of choral conductors the opportunity to pursue an international career.   If you cannot attend the fianls, watch them live on Berwaldhallen Play.