Orchestra Academy

In existence at Zurich Opera House since the 1997/98 season, the Orchestra Academy gives musicians from Switzerland and abroad the opportunity to gain their first experiences in a professional orchestra for two years. The students are actively involved in the day-to-day work of the Philharmonia Zurich, prepare the pieces they are to perform under the instruction of their mentors (first-chair players and soloists from the Orchestra), are given specialist training for auditions, as well as the opportunity to play chamber music in the widest variety of combinations. Many former members of the Academy have already made the transition to excellent orchestras.

Official Timepiece Opernhaus Zürich

The members of the Orchestra Academy 2023/24

Violin
Nathan Matchin
Ludwig Balser

Viola
Lisanne Schick

Violoncello
Camille Thévoz

Bass
João Lucas Freitas Dos Santos

Flute
Caterina Bruno

Oboe
Layla Köhler Baratto

Clarinet
Samanta Škorja

Bassoon
Bárbara Lopes

Horn
Karin Van Rens

Trumpet
NN

Trombone
João Bastos

Percussion
Sacha Perusset

Piano
Daria Atamanenko

Orchestra Academy 2023/24 (Ludwig Balser, Violin und Bárbara Lopes, Bassoon are missing)