diploma of advanced studies
Formation continue en pratique d'orchestre
La date limite de candidature pour la saison 2023-2024 a été prolongée au 28 juin 2023 pour les disciplines violoncelle et percussion.
Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in orchestral performance
In collaboration with the Haute école de musique Geneva, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande proposes a training progamme leading to a Diploma of Advanced Studies in orchestral performance awarded by the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HES-SO).
The training, provided by both institutions, aims to deepen and broaden professional skills in the field of orchestral performance (both symphonic and operatic) in order to maximize students’ chances of success for orchestra auditions.
The DAS is open to students of any nationality who have a Master's degree in Performance or equivalent. The upper age limit is 29 (on 30 April 2023).
The applications for the 2023-24 season are closed.
Programme overview
The programme, comprising 900 hours over 12 months (01 September 2023 – 31 August 2024), consists of two complementary and compulsory modules:
An internship at the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande: preparing parts and playing in concerts, performances, tours, and recordings (720 hours over 12 months from september to august)
Remuneration for the internship is CHF 30'000.- before tax.
An academic studies programme at the Haute école de musique de Genève with two teaching modules (180 hours over 10 months from september to june):
a) Orchestral extracts, mental preparation, audition simulation
b) Chamber music, historical knowledge and a written essay (valued at 60 hours)
The tuition fee, to be paid by the successful candidate, is CHF 4'500.-
The DAS is offered for the following instruments: VIOLIN, CELLO, FRENCH HORN and PERCUSSIONS.
Auditions
Auditions are held in Geneva every year between April and June.
The next dates will be announced soon on this website.
For more information on this course, please visit the website of the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève - Neuchâtel
Applications
Successful applicants will be invited to audition in Geneva on the following dates:
Monday May 01st 2023
10.00 am - percussions
02.00 pm - horns
Wednesday May 03rd 2023
09.30 am - violins
02.30 pm - cellos
Invitations to the audition will be emailed to successful applicants 1 month before each audition. The program will be communicated with the invitation.
With the support of:
Previous candidates
Laureates: Catarina Duarte (violin), Maria Inês Monteiro (viola), Charles Reydellet (horn), Mathis Pellaux (percussions)
Laureates: Beatriz Acosta (viola), Jeanne Maugrenier (horn), Gabriel Esteban (cello), Cristian Zimmerman (violin)
Laureates: Lucas Monerri-Fons (violin), Adrià Trulls Freixa (viola), Simon Kandel (horn)
Laureates: Gaëlle Spieser (violin), Isabel Arregui (viola), Antoine Regnard (horn)
Laureates: Clémentine Leblanc (violin), Juliette Kowalski (viola), Agnès Chopin & Mr Paul-Henri Astier (horn), Pascal Martin (percussion)
Laureates: Pauline Schammé (viola), Niklas Mouritsen (horn)
No candidats were selected for the violin
Laureates: Lina Octeau (violon), Joffrey Portier-Dubé (horn)
No candidates were accepted for the viola
Laureates: Eurydice Vernay (violin), Francesco Tosco (viola), Emma Van Den Ecker (horn)
Laureates: Fumi Nakamura (violin), Louise Mercier (viola), Xiang Ji (horn)
OSR Live
GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphonie N° 5
Jonathan Nott
conductor
Recorded on 16 February 2022 at Victoria Hall, Geneva
Jonathan Nott | Sergey Khachatryan
Concerto pour violon et orchestre
Recorded on 30 July 2020 at Victoria Hall, Geneva
