Corso/Masterclass
Saanen, Svizzera
Pubb: 16 Dec 2025
Menuhin Festival Conducting Academy
28 Jul - 15 Aug, 2026
The Conducting Academy offers young and promising conductors the unique opportunity in Europe to work together with highly professional orchestras for several weeks, as well as with conductor personalities who are renowned worldwide.
Jaap van Zweden, the Musical Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, has significantly influenced the Conducting Academy since his first appointment in the year 2017 and is directing it already for the seventh time in 2025.
Johannes Schlaefli is Head of Teaching and he will accompany the development of the participants throughout the entire duration of the Academy.
The Gstaad Festival Orchestra (GFO), as the centrepiece of the Academy, is assuming the role of the "instrument" - at the highest level. Through active participation in the pedagogical process, it is a defining aspect of the further education measure.
Every week there is an Academy concert by the Conducting Academy under the direction of the participants.
Jaap van Zweden, the Musical Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, has significantly influenced the Conducting Academy since his first appointment in the year 2017 and is directing it already for the seventh time in 2025.
Johannes Schlaefli is Head of Teaching and he will accompany the development of the participants throughout the entire duration of the Academy.
The Gstaad Festival Orchestra (GFO), as the centrepiece of the Academy, is assuming the role of the "instrument" - at the highest level. Through active participation in the pedagogical process, it is a defining aspect of the further education measure.
Every week there is an Academy concert by the Conducting Academy under the direction of the participants.
scadenza: 31 Jan 2026
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