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Mojca Lavrenčič Wins 2026 La Maestra Paris Competition

By Francisco Salazar

Mojca Lavrenčič has won first prize at the La Maestra Paris 2026 competition.

The Slovenian conductor also won the Prix du Comité des Orchestres Internationaux, Prix du Comité ECHO, Prix du Comité des Salles et Orchestres Français, Prix des musiciens de l’Orchestre de Paris, and the Prix du Comité ARTE.

The second prize went to Jianing Lai from China and third to Alizé Léhon from France, who also took home the Prix du Comité Génération Opéra.

Lamar Elias won the special prize of Prix des musiciens du Paris Mozart Orchestra.

This year’s jury was made up of Oksana Lyniv, Claire Gibault, Wayne Marshall, Vineta Sareika, Fabienne Voisin, Philipp von Steinaecker, and Benjamin Schwartz.

La Maestra Paris Competition began in 2019 when the Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra joined forces to create La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors. The Competition is uniquely complemented by an Academy, which provides selected candidates with professional support for a period of two years.

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By Francisco Salazar

FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) has worked as a journalist for over 10 years with such companies as Latin Post, and freelanced for Remezcla. He has also published for El Diario and La Opinion. He is a media producer and a classically trained cellist who has performed in the New York area.

With OperaWire he has lectured at Bard College and been featured on Fred Plotkin, Jennifer Rowley and Angel Blue's programs.

He holds a Masters in Media Management from the New School and a Bachelor's in Film Production and Italian studies from Hofstra University.

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