Passing the Mahler baton

Gustavo Dudamel was its first ever winner. The Gustav Mahler conducting competition has a lot to live up to. Kate Connolly heads to Bamberg for the finalsIf proof were needed that the International Gustav Mahler conducting competition sets very high standards, then it comes in the form of a mildly irritated Alexander Prior. By the time I arrive at the contest in the baroque city of Bamberg, southern Germany, 17-year-old Prior, who has been hailed a musical prodigy and has just taken up the post...

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