Orchestra Academy

Sounds of Change encourages emerging artists and musicians to apply through open calls published annually (until the conclusion of the project in 2025) to benefit from the Sounds of Change project activities. This includes participating in the exchange of know-how and an expanded network, experiencing new work contexts (new countries, new cities, new spaces).

The project has a fundamental impact on enhancing artists’ profiles and contributing to their artistic growth and innovation, creating the ground for artists to experiment and perform at their full capacity without the pressure of everyday life.

At the Orchestra Academy, students acquire the necessary technical and interpretative skills, build confidence in the response, function and collaboration within the orchestra, knowledge of different styles and epochs, and learn how to adapt. During the various phases of the symphony and chamber orchestra, which include individual, sectional, and group rehearsals, participants are guided collaboratively by selected mentors. They also play concerts with younger musicians, providing an invaluable experience for all and a unique opportunity that develops the intergenerational dynamic and supports the passion for musical reproduction.

The Orchestra Academy provides participants with intensive work in the orchestra with internationally renowned musicians, developing personal potential and gaining invaluable experiences for the future.

This educational program has two important goals: refinement and excellence. Together with top professors, the master classes are designed to offer young musicians top-level lessons, where they create and design the music repertoire in excellent conditions, prepare for an important audition or competition, and refine their playing technically and musically. Particular attention is paid to the musician’s artistic conviction, and participants are given a public concert connected to the main artistic output of each cycle. The basis of each course is the individual reworking of the participant’s chosen repertoire, and the repertoire upgrade is the disclosure of musical reproduction from different perspectives, both in solo and chamber literature, either in a group play of the same instruments or accompanied by a piano. Musicians also receive proficiency in their professional development and access to content for active career planning, creation, and management.

These methodologies will allow professional growth and network expansion while promoting interpersonal sharing, training for personal evolution, and social transformation through the arts, recognizing European values and artistic work as tools for change. For these reasons, the methodologic approach is appropriate for achieving the project objectives and results.