Aurel Dawidiuk, conductor 

Scholarship holder 2018

Aurel Dawidiuk, born in 2000 in Hanover, is one of the most outstanding and versatile musicians of his generation. He has been appointed Associate Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam starting in the 2024/25 season. In 2024, he received the Ritter Prize from the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation.

In 2023, he won three prestigious international conducting awards: First Prize at the Hans von Bülow Competition in Meiningen, the Neeme Järvi Prize at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, and the Ernst von Schuch Prize. He is also a winner of the 2019 TONALi Competition (Piano) and the 2022 German Music Competition (Organ).

In 2025, Aurel will complete his master’s degree in orchestral conducting at the Zurich University of the Arts with Johannes Schlaefli and Christoph-Mathias Mueller, as well as in piano with Till Fellner. He is also studying organ with Martin Sander at the Music Academy Basel.

Interview with the Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund

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