# Malko Competition

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The **Malko Competition** is an international competition for young [conductors](/source/Conducting). It is held every three years by the [Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra](/source/Danish_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra), to commemorate its founding conductor, [Nicolai Malko](/source/Nicolai_Malko).[1]

## Recipients

Year Recipient Lifetime Nationality Notes 1965 Ralf Weikert b. 1940 1968 Avi Ostrowsky b. 1939 1971 Winston Dan Vogel b. 1943 1974 Gotthard Lienicke 1977 Philip Barry Greenberg [2] 1980 Maximiano Valdés b. 1949 [3] 1983 Claus Peter Flor b. 1953 1986 Kazufumi Yamashita b. 1961 [4] 1989 Fabio Mechetti b. 1957 [5] 1992 Jin Wang b. 1960 1995 Jan Wagner [6] 1998 Seikyo Kim b. 1970 [7] 2001 Josep Caballé Domenech[note 1] b. 1973 2005 Mei-Ann Chen b. 1973 [8] 2009 Joshua Weilerstein b. 1987 [9] 2012 Rafael Payare b. 1980 [10] 2015 Tung-Chieh Chuang b. 1982 [11] 2018 Ryan Bancroft b. 1989 [12] 2021 Dmitry Matvienko b. 1990 [13] 2024 Samuel Seungwon Lee b. 1990 [14]

## Notes

1. No first prize was awarded in 2001, and Caballé-Domenech was appointed the highest (2nd) prize.

## References

1. ["Denmark's top orchestra plays"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/857915887/). *[Columbus Ledger-Enquirer](/source/Columbus_Ledger-Enquirer)*. Vol. 165, no. 313. Final ed. April 9, 1993. p. B-1.

1. ["Award to Greenberg"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/98892785/). *[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press)*. Vol. 147, no. 12. metro ed. [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). May 16, 1977. p. 16-B.

1. ["Chilean named top conductor"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/349883195/). *[The Montana Standard](/source/The_Montana_Standard)*. Vol. 104, no. 356. [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). May 21, 1980. p. 2.

1. ["Japanese Maestro Top Prize Winner"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-01-ca-843-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. July 1, 1986. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

1. MacMillan, Kyle (February 3, 1994). ["Brazilian Is Faithful to Composers"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/891334962/). *[Omaha World-Herald](/source/Omaha_World-Herald)*. Vol. 129. pp. 31–32.

1. ["Hot conductor"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/639618099/). *[The Miami Herald](/source/The_Miami_Herald)*. Vol. 85, no. 288. Palm Beach ed. September 14, 1995. p. 7E.

1. ["ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 21/7"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100925135423/http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2010/07/arts-entertainment-in-brief-217.html). *Look at Vietnam*. July 21, 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2010/07/arts-entertainment-in-brief-217.html) on September 25, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

1. Johnson, Lawrence A. (4 August 2010). ["Mei-Ann Chen named music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta"](http://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2010/08/mei-ann-chen-named-music-director-of-the-chicago-sinfonietta/). *Chicago Classical Review*. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

1. Eriksen, Jon Bonde (1 May 2015). ["Former winner: Malko was the start of my conducting career"](https://www.dr.dk/Temaer/Malko/English/Articles/2015/0501110524.htm). *dr.dk*. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

1. Mellor, Andrew (14 May 2012). ["Venezuelan Rafael Payare wins Malko Competition"](http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/venezuelan-rafael-payare-wins-malko-competition). *Gramophone*. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 9 August 2012.

1. ["Tung-Chieh Chuang er vinder af Malko Konkurrencen 2015"](https://www.dr.dk/presse/tung-chieh-chuang-er-vinder-af-malko-konkurrencen-2015) (in Danish). *DR*. 1 May 2015.

1. ["28-årige Ryan tager 1. plads i stor dansk musikkonkurrence: Nu vil jeg fejre det med en middag!"](https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/klassisk/28-aarige-ryan-tager-1-plads-i-stor-dansk-musikkonkurrence-nu-vil-jeg-fejre) (in Danish). *DR*. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

1. ["Congratulations to the winners of the Malko competition 2021!"](https://malkocompetition.dk/). *Malko Competition*. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

1. Rosenmeier, AfCecilie (2024-04-22). ["Samuel Seungwon Lee wins Malko Competition 2024"](https://www.dr.dk/om-dr/about-dr/samuel-seungwon-lee-wins-malko-competition-2024) (in da-DK). *DR*. Retrieved 2026-01-18.

## External links

[Official website](http://malkocompetition.dk/)

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