The 2016 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition was the fifth edition of the competition, and it was held in

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...

from May 6 to 13, 2016 with the Bamberg Symphony. It was won by Singaporean conductor

Wong Kah Chun Wong Kah Chun (; born 24 June 1986), also known as Kahchun Wong, is a Singaporean conductor. Biography Wong was born in 1986 to Victor Wong, a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) warrant officer, and Yeo Huay Lan, a childcare teacher. His family lived ...

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Jonathan Nott Jonathan Nott (born 25 December 1962, in Solihull, England) is an English conductor. Biography The son of a priest at Worcester Cathedral, Nott was a music student and choral scholar at St John's College, Cambridge, and also studied singing a ...

''(president)'' * Marcus Rudolf Axt * Jiří Bělohlávek * Deborah Borda * Martin Campbell-White * John Carewe *

Ara Guzelimian Ara Guzelimian is an American academic and scholar who served as the dean and provost of The Juilliard School from 2006 to 2020. He is currently the artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival and continues at Juilliard as Special Advisor to th ...

* Barbara Hannigan * Boris-Alexander Jusa * Neville Marriner * Jörg Widmann * Marina Mahler

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