Finalist - 5th International Conducting Competition ‘University of Almeria’
Auditorium Maestro Padilla, Almeria
Dvorak / Mozart / Handel / Puccini / Weber
Quiteria Muñoz, soprano
October 9-13, 2025
Guest Conductor - Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak Hall Rudolfinum, Prague
Boulanger / Bottesini / Hohensee / Haydn / Rachmaninoff
Sasha Witteveen, double bass Viktor Stocker, accordion Raphaël Horrach, trumpet Shio Okui, soprano
October 8, 2025
“The orchestra was conducted by 22-year-old French conductor Ulysse Derrien, whose sensitivity to the soloists’ needs was evident. His performance impressed me deeply, so much so that I had a moment of déjà vu, wondering where I had seen this talented young man before...
...Derrien developed clear, broad gestures, fluid movements, expressive left-hand shaping, and full engagement of the left arm.”