He is guest conductor and professor of conducting courses all over the world, including Paris, London, Amsterdam, Moscow, New York, Tanglewood, Aspen, Ottawa and Sydney. Jorma Panula has been a teacher and mentor to a strong and successful generation of Finnish conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mikko Franck, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Osmo Vänskä and Klaus Mäkelä.

Together with eight participants, David Holzinger was chosen among the highest number of applicants in the history of the Budapest Masterclass, to rehearse and work on a demanding program together with the MÁV-Orchestra Budapest.

The final concert took place on August 28th at the Grand Celebration Hall of the National Museum Budapest.

Program

W. A. Mozart – Ouverture “Don Giovanni”

J. Sibelius – Symphony No. 5

F. Liszt – Prometheus

P. I. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5