Forget dinner - forget sleep!

Forget dinner - forget sleep!

The 12 candidates who passed to the Second Round are busy preparing themselves for tomorrow's performance of Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Schumann

Ryan Bancroft (USA) and Wilson Ng (Hong Kong) agree: passing to the Second Round of the 2018 Malko Competition means intense study and little or no sleep. But it also means more time for great music-making with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

View their reactions in this video - and watch them on the podium from Tuesday morning!

Videos 2018

Welcome to the Malko Competition 2018

"Without great conductors, there can be no great orchestras" says Kim Bohr in this video introduction to the Malko Competition.

Forget dinner - forget sleep!

The 12 candidates who passed to the Second Round are busy preparing themselves for tomorrow's performance of Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Schumann

Music is a universal right

"Music is a universal right, Everyone should be exposed to it" says Malko participant Roderick Cox in this video interview, sharing his thoughts about being an Afro-American conductor

Celebrating in Czech

This year's Czech Malko candidate Petr Popelka knows how to celebrate going to the semi final on Wednesday

Meet the finalist #1: Anna Rakitina

"I only really live when I am on the podium" says Malko finalist Anna Rakitina in this portrait interview

View the full Prize Ceremony of Malko 2018

View the full Prize Ceremony of the 2018 Malko Competition for Young Conductors - including a musical surprise!

Fabio Luisi introduces the competition

Jury Chairman and Chief Conductor Fabio Luisi introduces the 2018 Malko Competition