Orchestra musicians

eserved for graduates musicians, the Course for orchestra musicians, allows you to hone specific skills in symphonic, opera and ballet repertoire, thanks to an intense activity in Italy and abroad.

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ZERO COST

In this two-year course for orchestra musicians, the Accademia offer students the opportunity to acquire a wealth of exclusive experience at no charge, actually providing a monthly stipend.

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SPOTLIGHT

Numerous occasions to perform on the world's premier stages are offered every year. The Accademia Orchestra has performed in such prestigious international venues as Teatro alla Scala, Turin Conservatory, Teatro Grande of Brescia, Greek Theatre of Pompeii, the Ravello Festival, MITO Settembremusica. It also has a long list of tours to its credit, notable among which are the United Arab Emirates in 2008 and, with Teatro alla Scala, Denmark in 2009, Russia in 2010 (Moscow and St. Petersburg), and Oman in 2011 and 2012.

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ON STAGE

The Orchestra regularly takes part in the "Academy Project", an opera on the La Scala season program produced entirely by students. Among the most recent titles featured in the "Academy Project" we mention Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali, L'occasione fa il ladro, L'italiana in Algeri, Don Pasquale, La scala di seta, Il barbiere di Siviglia and The magic Flute. The Orchestra is also frequently invited by Teatro alla Scala to accompany ballet corps productions, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, Giselle, L'histoire de Manon and Eugene Onegin.

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CONDUCTORS

Over the years, the Orchestra has been conducted by such luminaries as Marc Albrecht, Roland Böer, David Coleman, Placido Domingo, Christoph Eschenbach, Ádám Fischer, Lawrence Foster, Marco Guidarini, Manfred Honeck, Fabio Luisi, Susanna Mälkki, Michele Mariotti, Zubin Mehta, Pietro Mianiti, Yuri Temirkanov and enjoyed the collaboration of soloists of the caliber of Herbie Hancock, Olga Kern, Lang Lang and Alexei Volodin.

Course detail

Duration

2 years

Attendance

Compulsory, morning or evening depending on the time.

Prerequisites for admission

Be born on or after 1st January 1991 + final grade of instrument issued by a Conservatory of Music or Music School (or equivalent) + not be resulted "allowed" or "suitable" in two other similar competitions at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala

Selection

Admission to the course is subject to passing a screening test consisting of two parts, a practice one (with execution of musics listed into the programme of selection) and a motivational interview for the second one. The selections will be held starting from 16th October 2017. The calendar will be scheduled after the deadline for applications.

Venue

Accademia Teatro alla Scala | "Abanella" Rehearsals Hall of the Teatro alla Scala | Teatro alla Scala - Milan.

Fees

Registration fee of €85.

The application will be opened on Friday 22 2019.