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
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)
