For instrumentalistsJune 27 - July 25, 2027Vienna
Chamber. Orchestra. Opera.
Perform large and small chamber music while studying with Vienna's finest, play the classic symphonic repertoire, and play the season's operas. Featured faculty include members of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony and the Vienna State Opera.
Tutti
Arrival June 27, departure July 25, 2027.
You also play the season's operas: see the 2027 productions.
The podium
Music Director and Chief Conductor
Christian Schulz comes from a well-known Austrian family of musicians and started his career as a cellist, as a member of the Vienna Symphony, before turning to conducting. He is Artistic Director of the Mozart Collegium Vienna and Chief Conductor of the Ambassade Orchestra, and has been a guest conductor of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Montreal Symphony, the Vienna Symphony, the Tonkünstler Orchester NÖ, the Bucharest Philharmonic and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, among many others.
Repertoire
The program for 2027 will be announced soon. This is what the orchestra and the chamber groups played in 2026.
Students take part in a series of masterclasses with members of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony and other prominent Viennese ensembles, plus masterclasses on music business, arts administration and entrepreneurship. Private lessons may be arranged separately and for an additional fee.
Masterclass
Structured to show you how the industry operates.
How owning and running a for-profit venture differs from a non-profit, and how each is structured.
The value of a network, how to build one, and how to trade your skills and talents within it.
Have your talents evaluated and build a realistic career plan, with realistic goals, toward a life in music.
How to stand out when orchestra seats are few, and why to network with the orchestras you plan to audition for.
Why graduate degrees matter, and how assistantships, fellowships and scholarships can cover the cost.
How to win a position in Europe or North America, and how the countries on each continent differ.
Audition
Everything goes in one online application. After you pay the $35 application fee, your materials go to our Application Review Committee: please allow 7 - 10 business days. Every applicant is then contacted for a phone or video interview.
Box office
Instrumentalists
€4,250Program fee, June 27 - July 25, 2027Paid in US dollars: $5,053.25(fixed rate 1.189)
Included
Includedin the program fee of both programs
Every applicant can be considered for a scholarship, for either program. Add a 250-500 word essay to your application: why you are seeking a scholarship and how the program will help you professionally.
How scholarships workProgramme notes
Arrival June 27 and departure July 25, 2027, in Vienna, Austria.
The program fee is €4,250 ($5,053.25) Early Bird until December 31, 2026; €4,750 ($5,647.75) from January 1, 2027. It includes housing, facilities, masterclasses, coachings, and cultural excursions. Private lessons may be arranged separately and for an additional fee. You pay in US dollars at a fixed rate of 1.189.
An orchestra concert and a chamber music concert in each of weeks one and two, and the opera productions in weeks three and four. The 2027 repertoire will be announced soon; the 2026 season is shown on this page.
One or two videos, 3 to 7 minutes in total, which may include orchestral excerpts, solo work or chamber music, as YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer links (audio-only recordings as an MP3).
March 15, 2027, or earlier if the program fills. Priority is given to those who apply first.
The house
Performances at the Ehrbar Saal in the Palais Ehrbar, a short walk from the Karlskirche and the Musikverein. Rehearsals at the Musik Quartier on Mariahilfer Straße. Festival housing at The Social Hub.
Finale
Applications for summer 2027 are open until March 15, 2027, or until a program fills. Priority is given to those who apply first.
