Participation
Active Participants — €1050
- Minimum 40 minutes podium time with piano and singers
- 80 minutes podium time with orchestral ensemble and singers
- Individual artistic mentorship
- Participation in the final public concert
- Video analysis sessions and lectures
- Professional concert recording
Passive Participants — €200
- Access to all rehearsals and sessions
- Participation in lectures and coaching sessions
Application Fee: €50 (non-refundable)
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Application
Applications are open until 1 June 2026.
Participants are selected based on their conducting experience and artistic profile. Early application is recommended due to limited active participant places.
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Mozart Opera Conducting Masterclass
18–21 July 2026 | Vienna
We invite applications for an intensive four-day Conducting Masterclass with Mozart accompaniments led by Vladimir Kiradjiev.
This course is designed for emerging professional conductors and advanced conducting students who wish to deepen their understanding of Mozart’s operatic repertoire through practical rehearsal experience. The programme combines substantial podium time with singers and ensemble, individual artistic mentorship, and analytical work on style, dramaturgy, and rehearsal technique.
Participants will work directly with singers and orchestral ensemble in scenes and arias from key operatic works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The course culminates in a public final concert on 21 July 2026.
Repertoire
Le nozze di Figaro
Il Conte – Recitative and Aria
“Hai già vinta la causa! … Vedrò mentr’io sospiro”
La Contessa – Recitative and Aria
“E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono”
La clemenza di Tito
Sesto – Aria
“Parto, parto!”
Sesto – Recitative
“Oh dei, che smania è questa”
Tito – Recitative
“Che orror! Che tradimento!”
Don Giovanni
Donna Anna / Don Ottavio – Recitative and Duet
“Ma quel mai s’offre … Fuggi, crudele”
Così fan tutte
Fiordiligi – Recitative and Aria
“Temerari … Come scoglio”
Additional Works
Exsultate, jubilate KV 165
Ein musikalischer Spaß KV 522
Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major KV 16
Vladimir Kiradjiev
has developed from a leader of various symphonic orchestras and contemporary music ensembles into one of the most sought-after opera conductors in Central and Eastern Europe.
He has appeared as a guest conductor at numerous renowned opera houses, including the Stadttheater Luzern, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Metropol-Theater Berlin, Latvian National Opera, National Opera and Ballet Sofia, Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, and Kraków Opera.
In addition to his operatic work, he has conducted numerous symphony orchestras across Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Poland, Mexico, Colombia, South Korea, and China. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Anna Netrebko, Elīna Garanča, Asmik Grigorian, Matti Salminen, Marcelo Álvarez, Rafał Blechacz, Rudolf Nureyev, René Kollo, Guy Touvron, and Sharon Kam, among many others.
From 2008 to 2013 he served as Artistic Director of the Podkarpacka Philharmonic and as Artistic Director of the Łańcut Music Festival. Since the 2013–2014 season, he has held the position of First Guest Conductor at Opera na Zamku.