Euan Shields
(c) Alex Burns
24-year-old American conductor Euan Shields has won the Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition 2023 in Manchester. At the three-day competition, Shields came out on top among a pool of more than 200 conductors from six continents. The competition took place for the first time in 2020 and was held for the second time in March 2023.
Euan Shields grew up in Osaka (Japan) and San Francisco (USA). He completed his master’s degree in orchestral conducting at the Juilliard School in New York.
The first prize of the Conductors Competition consists of a two-year engagement as Assistant Conductor to Mark Elder, the Hallé Orchestra’s Music Director. In addition, the winner will take over the directorship of the Hallé Youth Orchestra and will have the opportunity to become established on the world stage through numerous guest appearances. Shields will take up his new position with the Hallé Orchestra in September 2023.
Euan Shields
(c) Alex Burns
