Member of jury: Ralf Sochaczewsky
Ralf Sochaczewsky is a versatile conductor.
He was member of the Young Conductors Programme of the German Council of Music and he conducted the European premiere of the Pulitzer Price (2015) winning oratoria “Antracite Fields” by Julia Wolfe. He has been working with orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Konzerthausorchester Berlin and National Radio Orchestra Bucarest as well as opera at the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, Komische Oper Berlin and many more. He has a great carrier as a choir conductor. He has been conducting choirs such as The Netherlands Broadcasting Choir, Berliner Rundfunkchor and DR Vokalensemblet. Ralf Sochaczewsky is chief conductor of the Berlin Choir Cantus Domus.
Ralf Sochaczewsky also worked with Pop Groups and artists like Damien Rice, Bon Iver etc.