Artiste: Niklas Benjamin Hoffmann

The three finalists of this year’s Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition were selected from the initial 20 candidates in the two earlier rounds. 

Ahead of this year’s Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, we talk to past winners Niklas Hoffmann, Elim Chan and François-Xavier Roth about their experiences.

The day has arrived… the moment of truth when the final three conductors left standing after two grueling days of competition at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama finally face the London Symphony Orchestra in a battle to win the coveted title of Assistant Conductor of the LSO and a £15,000 bursary.