Balthasar NOVA - Academy program for music students
Balthasar NOVA, the first 1.5-year orchestra academy for historical instrumental playing. The program was initiated by the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra, is supported by the European Union and starts in March 2025. It is aimed at musicians based in Europe who are at the end of their studies or have already completed them. Auditions are open for string and woodwind instruments, trumpet, horn and timpani/percussion.
Balthasar NOVA offers young professional musicians from all over Europe the opportunity to develop in the independent scene in a comprehensive, sustainable and future-oriented way. The program (duration: 03/2025 to 08/2026) includes fairly paid activities such as projects, courses, workshops, individual lessons, NOVA SALONS and many other innovative and forward-looking formats.
Further details about the program can be found in the attached pdf file for download and on the website www.balthasar-neumann.com.
Application deadline: December 1, 2024
Grafenegg Academy 2025 - Call for musicians
The Grafenegg Academy offers talented young musicians the opportunity to learn and perform in an inspiring environment with demanding personalities from the world of classical music. Since its foundation in 2021, the Grafenegg Academy has gained an international reputation and invites top applicants every summer to form a renowned orchestra. Through intensive rehearsals, workshops and a variety of concert formats, the Grafenegg Academy promotes artistic development and reflects the different career paths of modern musicians.
Period: July 02 - July 13, 2025
Artistic curator & conductor: Jörg Widmann
What does the program include?
The Grafenegg Academy offers its members a new way of further education. A special focus of the Grafenegg Academy 2025 will be the topic of “Sound”. This topic will be explored experimentally and creatively in workshops and MusicLabs.
Further content:
- In-depth (orchestral) training with outstanding artists
- Inspiring and rich repertoire diversity - music that is not played every day
- Exploration of different ways of working together
- Ten days in close contact with the best young orchestral musicians from all over the world, curators, mentors and moderators of the program
- Music labs and masterclasses focused on professional requirements Discussions and lectures with prominent personalities provide a multidisciplinary approach
- Opportunity to add new skills to your CV to enhance your musical expertise and performance skills
- Being part of a unique campus in the heart of Europe with world-class resources and facilities at one of the best performance venues in the world Networking opportunities and social activities
- A scholarship of up to €850, travel allowance, accommodation
Who can apply?
Professional musicians and promising advanced music students (with a completed Bachelor's degree)
Age limit: 35 years
Course language: English
All details about the program and the application can be found in the following pdf file and on the Grafenegg Academy website.
Application deadline: January 15, 2025
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