Each year, the Academy of the Concertgebouworkest accepts several young, talented musicians who take part in orchestral productions and are accompanied by members of the orchestra during an entire orchestral season (from September to June). These students also take lessons and classes, participate in workshops and give chamber music concerts at various venues.
Since its inception in 2003, the Academy of the Concertgebouworkest has produced dozens of successful orchestral musicians. Most play in professional orchestras; indeed, no fewer than eleven former Academy students are now fully fledged members of the Concertgebouworkest.
The Academy of the Concertgebouworkest is made possible by the Concertgebouworkest’s donors’ foundation Foundation Concertgebouworkest, the Dutch Masters Foundation and Ammodo.
Would you like more information about the Academy? Please contact Gonneke de Jong at g.dejong@concertgebouworkest.nl or on +31 (0)20–305 1039.
There will be no auditions in the 2020/2021 season due to the current circumstances concerning covid-19. String players who have already been accepted are automatically enrolled in the 2021/2022 academic season without auditioning again.
For the 2021/2022 season the following Academy position is open:
bass trombone or tenor trombone
The audition will take place in Amsterdam in May 2021. The exact audition date will be communicated by 18 December 2020.
Applications must be made online: www.muv.ac/29134 starting on 18 December 2020.
The Academy of the Concertgebouworkest course consists of the following components:
The Academy students stay in Amsterdam for the entire academic season (from September to June) and receive a monthly allowance. Successful completion of the Academy programme gives students priority status for three years when auditioning for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
25 September 2019 - 12:30 a.m. – lunch concert
Concertgebouw Recital Hall, Amsterdam
12 October 2019 - 8 p.m.
Theater Orpheus Altioszaal, Apeldoorn
10 December 2019 - 12:30 p.m. – lunch concert
with De Nationale Opera Studio
Foyer Nationale Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam
10 December 2019 – evening - Private
with De Nationale Opera Studio
28 November 2019
Annual Dinner Dutch Masters Foundation - Private
13 December 2019
Masterclass chamber music by Tabea Zimmermann - Private
19 januari 2020
Spiegelzaal Concert, Concertgebouw Amsterdam
live broadcast NPO Radio 4 from 10 a.m.
26 January 2020 - 3 p.m.
Dorpskerk, Abcoude
15 March 2020 – cancelled
Festival Jong Talent, Schiermonnikoog
9 May 2020 - cancelled
Kasteel Amerongen, Amerongen
3 June 2020 - 12:30 a.m. – cancelled
Concertgebouw Recital Hall, Amsterdam
Coraline Groen, violin
Netherlands
Remus Rîmbu, violin
Romania
Isobel Warmelink, violin
Netherlands
Anna Maria Wünsch, viola
Germany
Victoria Constien, cello
Germany
Lucía Mateo Calvo, double bass
Spain
Annemiek de Bruin, clarinet
Netherlands
Lauriane Chenais, harp
France
Caspar Horsch, violin
Netherlands
Ana Nedobora Ivanova, violin
Spain
Elisa Karen Tavenier, viola
Netherlands
Clément Peigné, cello
France
José Moreira, double bass
Portugal
Pedro Freire, trumpet
Portugal
Daniel Quiles Cascant, trombone
Spain
Koen Stapert, violin
Netherlands
Elise Besemer, violin
Netherlands
Oriane Pocard-Kieny, viola
France
Klara Wincor, cello
Austria
Felix Lashmar, double bass
United Kingdom
Liselotte Schricke, flute
France
Carlos Ferreira, clarinet
Portugal
Lilit Poghosyan, violin
Spain
Alexa Farré Brandkamp, violin
Germany
Sofie van der Schalie, viola
Netherlands
Boris Nedialkov, cello
Bulgaria
Benjamin Ziai, double bass
France
Joséphine Olech, flute
France
Martijn Appelo, horn
Netherlands
Michael Schmid, violin
Germany
Alice Weber, viola
Germany
Laure Le Dantec, cello
France
Marco Behtash, double bass
Italy/United States
Marc Aixa Siurana, percussion
Spain
Saskia Otto, violin
Netherlands
Anne Weber, violin
Germany
Anna Magdalena den Herder, viola
Netherlands
Nuala McKenna, cello
Germany
Niamh McKenna, flute
Germany
Cristian Palau Tena, horn
Spain
Louise Salmona, violin
France
Santa Vižine, viola
Latvia
Honorine Schaeffer, cello
France
Servaas Jessen, double bass
Netherlands
Kathrin Lösch, flute
Austria
Bastien Nouri, oboe
France
Renée Knigge, bassoon
Netherlands
Elena Emelianova, violin
Netherlands
Yaha Lee, violin
France
Louise De Ricaud, cello
France
Wouter Swinkels, double bass
Netherlands
Judith van Driel, violin
Netherlands
Louis Rodde, cello
France
Julie Moulin, flute
France
Arthur Ornée, violin
Netherland
Valentina Bernardone, violin
Italy
Lonneke van Straalen, violin
Netherlands
Maaike-Merel van Baarzel, violin
Netherlands
David Edmonds, cello
United Kingdom
Ramon Lormans, percussion
Netherlands
Violaine Delmas, violin
France
Joanna Westers, violin
Netherlands
Judith Wijzenbeek, viola
Netherlands
Elisabeth Wiklander, cello
Sweden
Atie Aarts, cello
Netherlands
Ian van den Berk, violin
Netherlands
Frank Braafhart, trumpet
Netherlands
Martina Forni, viola
Italy
Mintje van Lier, violin
Netherlands
José Obrégon, cello
Spain
Ilka van der Plas, violin
Netherlands
Gerda Tuinstra, persussion
Netherlands
Leonie Wolters, flute
Netherlands
Marta Hernando, violin
Spain
Sanne Hunfeld, violin
Netherlands
Pieter Hunfeld, horn
Netherlands
Adeline Salles, flute
France
Nadia Wijzenbeek, violin
Netherlands
Maartje-Maria den Herder, cello
Netherlands
Diet Tilanus, violin
Netherlands
Marianna Racz, violin
Hungary
Laura van der Stoep, violin
Netherlands
Clemens van der Feen, double bass
Netherlands
Justyna Briefjes, violin
Netherlands
Saskia Plagge, cello
Netherlands
Tom van Lent, cello
Netherlands
Benjamin Scherer Quesada, violin
Germany