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00:06 >> Musica is proudly presented by Rolex.
00:10 >> Three promising young conductors compete
00:13 in a unique competition.
00:15 They made it to the finals
00:17 of the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award in Salzburg.
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00:47 >> Who will take home this prestigious award?
00:51 The preparation and excitement ahead of the finals.
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00:58 Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award Part 2.
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01:07 Tobias Vergerer is on his way to conduct
01:10 at the Vienna Volksoper where he's a conductor in residence.
01:14 The young Austrian spends every spare minute preparing
01:19 for the most important moment of his career, the finals
01:23 of the prestigious conducting competition.
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01:59 More than 300 young talents from around the world applied
02:02 for the competition, but only three made it to the finals.
02:05 Tobias Vergerer, Vitaly Aleksinok, and Hankyul Yoon.
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02:14 The South Korean conductor, Hankyul Yoon,
02:17 is a multi-faceted artist who is also a composer.
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03:33 A challenging week lies ahead of the finalists.
03:36 Each of them gets to conduct their very own concert.
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03:58 The candidates are accompanied
04:00 by the renowned ensemble Kamerata Salzburg,
04:02 and among the musicians, expectations are high.
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04:49 The Belarus conductor, Vitaly Aleksinok,
04:52 chose a daring concept.
04:53 He alternates Beethoven's second symphony with a piece
04:57 by the Ukrainian composer, Valentin Silvestrov.
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06:45 The competition carries the name of an icon, Herbert von Karajan.
06:49 At the Karajan Institute, his legacy is preserved,
06:53 and the finalists get the unique opportunity to delve deeper
06:57 into the world of the visionary composer.
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08:25 For the winner, the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award opens
08:30 the doors to an exciting career.
08:32 One of them is Maxim Pascal.
08:35 The French conductor won the award in 2014.
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08:50 He's the first winner to conduct an opera production
08:53 at the Salzburg Festival with the Vienna Philharmonic in the pits.
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09:10 And the finals have arrived.
09:12 The three young conductors are back to make their debut
09:16 at the Salzburg Festival during the award concert weekend.
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09:22 >> For all of us in the jury, I think it's very important
09:24 that you get the impression that it's about the music
09:27 and not about impressing an audience or even worse,
09:31 a jury, but about making music.
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09:35 >> You're looking for obvious things, obviously technique,
09:39 obviously musicality, personality and charisma.
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10:48 [ Applause ]
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11:12 >> Months of intensive preparation have come to an end.
11:15 Participating at the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award
11:19 was a unique experience for all three of them.
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11:55 >> Musica was proudly presented by Rolex.
11:58 by Rolex.
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