The “Guido Cantelli” International Conducting Award in Novara has announced the 18 finalists, selected from among the 241 candidates. The selected conductors come from four continents and represent 15 different countries: Italy, Russia, Colombia, Great Britain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Brazil, the United States, Israel, South Korea, Peru and Australia. The finalists are Sergey Akimov (Russia), Sebastian Almanzar {…}