Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition

Inaugural competition to find the next Assistant Conductor of The Hallé, in partnership with Siemens.

SHICC 2023 will run 12th-14th March 🎻

[The Hallé @the_halle]

☀️ Summer Season - On Sale Now! ☀️

Join us this June/July for:

🍸 Best of Bond
🇺🇸 Stars and Stripes
🎥 Stage and Screen
🪩 Disco Dynamite

Find out more 👇
https://t.co/7XutjiiOaU

[The Hallé @the_halle]

🥁 STEVE REICH FESTIVAL 2024 🥁

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Staggering energy” - @Telegraph

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Iridescent splendour” - @guardian

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Mesmerising” - @thetimes

[The Hallé @the_halle]

👏 Bravo to the Hallé Youth Orchestra for their fantastic concert last night with their new Musical Director, Euan Shields!

Thanks to all who joined us last night ❤️

📸 Bill Lam, The Hallé

[The Hallé @the_halle]

We’re back at @BridgewaterHall today with @conductorscomp winner, Euan Shields, for our Set Works school concert! 🎵

[Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition @conductorscomp]

Congratulations to our recent winner, Euan Shields, for his first official concert with @the_halle 👏

[The Hallé @the_halle]

🙌 A huge THANK YOU to all who came to our first Family Concert of the season!

Big thanks to our presenter, Ruth Rosales, and our new Assistant Conductor, Euan Shields, who earlier this year won our @conductorscomp!

📷 Alex Burns, The Hallé

[The Hallé @the_halle]

#MCRClassical? Completed it mate ☑️

What. A. Weekend.

See our favourite highlights in the 🧵 👇

📸 Alex Burns, The Hallé

[The Hallé @the_halle]

📣 We have some BIG news... 📣

✨ Kahchun Wong announced as the Hallé's new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor

✨ Sir Mark Elder will become Conductor Emeritus of the Hallé

✨ Thomas Adès will be the Hallé's Artist in Residence for two years

👇
https://t.co/zTpbYrBF0s

[Stephan Frucht @Stephan_FRUCHT]

Like an German-man in New York...
During my visit to #NY it was a great pleasure to meet Euan Shields, our winner of the @Siemens Hallé @conductorscomp . Euan is a truly great talent, a great young colleague with humor and creativity. 👉https://t.co/By9B7m9Jnr

[Valerie Barber PR @ValerieBarberPR]

“When I stood up in front of the orchestra I took a deep breath and tried to simply show the sounds I heard in my head.” @TheYorksTimes spoke with the winner of 2023 @conductorscomp Euan Shields, @the_halle's new Assistant Conductor from 2023-24
https://t.co/T7yXxaV399

[The Hallé @the_halle]

🎬 The Marriage of Figaro Overture 🎬

Watch Euan Shields's winning performance of this classic Mozart overture to round up your Friday!

👉 https://t.co/tR9kcRvER5

#SHICC23

[The Hallé @the_halle]

🎵 Last month saw us appoint Euan Shields as our next Assistant Conductor!

Watch the #SHICC23 highlights over on our YouTube channel!

🎬 https://t.co/ekmp53ORvu

We are thankful to @SiemensUKNews and @Siemens_Arts for their collaboration and support 🤝

[The Hallé @the_halle]

🎉About the last three days...

The Siemens-Hallé International Conducting Competition has come to a close with Euan Shields being announced as our next winner!

Huge congrats to our finalists @zajaconductor and @urbinaconductor for their incredible performances 👏

📸 Alex Burns

[Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition @conductorscomp]

🥁🥁🥁 AND THE WINNER IS… 🥁🥁🥁

Euan Shields!

Huge congratulations - we can’t wait to work with you over the next three years! 🎉

Big well done to all our finalists - what a night!

📸 Alex Burns, The Hallé

[Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition @conductorscomp]

Agata Zajaç concluded this epic night of music with Stravinsky’s Firebird! 🔥

The judges are now deliberating - who will be our next winner?!

#SHICC23

📸 Alex Burns, The Hallé

[Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition @conductorscomp]

Second the face the music is Euan Shields! He’ll be conducting music by Mozart and Elgar 🎶

📸 Alex Burns, The Hallé

#SHICC23

[Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition @conductorscomp]

First up on the @bridgewaterhall podium is Pablo Urbina!

Mozart and Sibelius for our judges and audience 🎵

#SHICC23

📸 Alex Burns, The Hallé

[Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition @conductorscomp]

Not long until the grand final! Who’s going to win? 🏆

[Stephan Frucht @Stephan_FRUCHT]

Who will win the final and get to the podium ?
#SHICC

[The Hallé @the_halle]

🥁 🥁🥁🥁 THE FINAL THREE 🥁🥁🥁🥁

HUGE congratulations to Agata Zając, Pablo Urbina and Euan Shields for reaching the grand final!

Thank you to all our semi-finalists who all performed brilliantly and made this an incredible competition! 🔥