The first round competitors for the 2008 European Conductors Competition to be held on 27th April, at Lille Konsertsal, Stavanger has been announced.

They are as follows:

Mathias Charton — France
Mirga Grazinyté — Lithuania
Armin Renggli — Switzerland
Dominik Koch — Germany
Bjørn E. Breistein — Norway
Hendrik Kolk van de — Netherland
Tristan Uth — Germany
Jacob Vilhelm Larsen — Denmark
Jonas Rogne — Norway
Michael Bach — Switzerland
Rafael Agulló-albors — Spain
Oliver Neuhaus — Switzerland
Mathias Wehr — Germany
Kelly Crandell — USA
Christian Mathis — Austria
Diego Javier Lorente López — Spain
Bede Williams — New Zealand
Manuela Gruber — Austria

The members of the jury are Karl Ole Midtbø, Tom Brevik and Jappie Dijkstra.