
Production
Orchestral Symphony Concert
Final Round: “Symphony Round” followed by Awards Ceremony – Festivalna dvorana Bled, Bled
- Date
- Saturday, 14 November 2026
- Venue
- Festivalna dvorana Bled
- Address
- Cesta svobode 11, 4260 Bled, Slovenia
- City
- Bled
- Organisation
- Pehlivanian International Conducting Competition
About this event
November 14, 2026 — Festival Hall, Bled 3 conductors will be selected by the International Jury to advance to the Final Round, also known as the “Symphony Round.” Format: 75 minutes per candidate to rehearse the assigned 2 Movements of the symphony with orchestra The rehearsal will be held behind closed doors, attended only by members of the International Jury In the evening, each finalist will perform their assigned 2 Movements of the symphony, in front of a full audience at Festival Hall, Bled All repertoire is mandatory and must be fully prepared in advance Deliberations and Awards Immediately after the third finalist has completed their performance, the International Jury will hold its final deliberations. The Awards Ceremony will take place immediately following the Final Round, during which all prizes will be presented and the Winners of the Pehlivanian International Conducting Competition 2026 (PICC 2026) will be announced in front of the public at the Festival Hall, Bled, Slovenia.
Cast & creative

Artistic Director
George Pehlivanian
Honorary Jury Member
George Pehlivanian- B
International Jury Members
Bill Chandler - C
International Jury Members
Cristina Rocca - H
International Jury Members
Henry Fogel - M
International Jury Members
Marlene Brüggen 
International Jury Members
Lawrence Foster- M
International Jury Members
Maja Kojc - U
International Jury Members
Umberto Fanni - R
International Jury Members
Ruben Jais - R
International Jury Members
Robert Gilder - A
International Jury Members
Alessandro Ariosi 
International Jury Members
George Pehlivanian- B
Chairman of the jury
Bill Chandler - P
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - A
Composer
Antonín Dvořák