Diploma of advanced studies
Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in orchestral performance
In collaboration with the Haute école de musique de Genève, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande proposes a training progam leading to a Diploma of Advanced Studies in orchestral performance awarded by the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (HES-SO).
The training will be given by both institutions with the objective of deepening and broadening 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 2025).
New application deadline for the DAS in orchestral practice, French horn and Violin disciplines: Sunday 6 July 2025.
Programme overview
The programme, comprising 960 hours over 12 months, consists of four complementary and compulsory modules:
Module 1
An internship at the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande over 12 months (from September to August) corresponding to 720 hours (180 services and personal work). Preparing parts and playing in concerts, performances, tours, and recordings.
Remuneration for the internship is CHF 30'000 before tax.
Modules 2, 3 et 4
An academic studies programme at the Haute école de musique de Genève corresponding to 240 hours over 10 months (from September to June) with two teaching modules (orchestral excerpts, mental preparation and audition simulation, chamber music) and a diploma project module.
The tuition fee, to be paid by the successful candidate, is CHF 4'500.
The DAS is offered for the following instruments: Violin, French horn and Percussions.
Find more information about this program on the website of the Haute école de musique de Genève - Neuchâtel.
Registration & Auditions
Successful applicants will be invited to audition in Geneva on the following dates:
French horn
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Violin
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Application deadline: Sunday, July 6, 2025
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: Kevin Saw (alto), André Costa (cor), Ivan Oesinger (percussions)
Laureates: Anouch Papoyan (violin), Eleonora Dominijanni (cello), Johan Kulcsár (horn)
No candidates were accepted for the percussions.
Laureates: Catarina Duarte (violin), Maria Inês Monteiro (viola), Charles Reydellet (horn), Mathis Pellaux (percussions)
Laureates: Cristian Zimmerman (violin), Beatriz Acosta (viola), Gabriel Esteban (cello), Jeanne Maugrenier (horn)
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 et Paul-Henri Astier (horn), Pascal Martin (percussions)
Laureates: Pauline Schammé (viola), Niklas Mouritsen (horn)
No candidates were accepted for the violin.
Laureates: Lina Octeau (violin), 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)
Laureates: Annina Woehrle (violin) , Arturo Ziraldo (viola), Gabriele Amaru (horn), Marion Fretigny (percussions)
Laureates: Jordi Rodriguez Cayuelas (violin), Marcos Garrido Calonge (horn).
No candidates were accepted for the viola.