Academy
Top orchestras brought to life by top musicians!The Gürzenich Orchestra’s Orchestra Academy fosters young orchestral players and considers itself an international finishing school for talented instrumentalists who prepare here for a professional career after or toward the end of their studies.
Up to 15 exceptional young talents have the chance to experience the daily working life of a leading German symphony and opera orchestra for two years – an ideal transition from studies at a music academy to the musician’s profession.
Members of the Gürzenich Orchestra serve as mentors to the Academy members as they receive their training in daily orchestral life.
The Academy’s training programme includes rehearsals, concerts and opera performances (up to 15 services per month) as well as recordings and tours, regular instrumental and chamber music lessons, workshops and coachings focusing on performance anxiety and improvement of stage presence, audition training, chamber music concerts and masterclasses with soloists of the season.
The training programme runs for two years.
German language proficiency on the A2 or B1 level is required.
The conditions include a monthly salary of €1.050 gross from the Gürzenich Orchestra, plus €200 monthly stipend and an annual lump sum for reeds and strings from the Orchestra Academy association.
During the training period, members’ instruments are insured by the Gürzenich Orchestra.
Scholarship holders
Sara Molina Castellote – Violin
Rebecca Joy Fidler – Violin
Alexandra Ruth Arba – Violin
Yunqing Cao – Viola
Zhilong Liu – Double bass
Francesca D’Odorico – Flute
Margarida Martins – Oboe
Jaume Cerdà-Marti – Clarinet
Pauline Trottin – Bassoon
Selma Louise Ringdal – Horn
Benjamin Joost-Meyer zu Bakum – Bass trombone
Johannes Berner – Percussion
Jernej Misic – Harp
Alumni
Application
Requirements
- age limit: 27 years at the beginning of the academy
- proof of instrument insurance
- certificate of enrollment
Auditions only on invitation
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