The Course will be structured two parts, the Ordinary Course and the Master Course with an Opera Workshop on La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. 

During the masterclass, some of the Active Students will then be chosen by the instructors to direct the work of Pergolesi La serva padrona (6 August 2020).

The names of the best students in the Course, chosen by the instructors, will be sent on for possible inclusion in productions by the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra Foundation, the Toscanini Foundation in Parma, the Orchestra of Padua and Veneto, and the Symphony Orchestra of Bari.

Due to the global health emergency Covid-19, an exception has been made for the application process of this course this year. The selection of candidates will be based solely on the evaluation of the applicant’s curriculum and video materials submitted online. 

For the entrance examination the applicant should send to the Accademia Chigiana, by June 10th, educational and artistic certificates (demonstrating the level of study and prior conducting activity), along with a high-quality video (uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, other digital platforms, or private videos) recorded within the last two years, at least 20 minutes long (please indicate the date and place of the recording), as well as, a photograph of the candidate.  All information must also be indicated on the specially formulated summary sheet when applying.

The fee of €48 must also reach the Academy by the same date.

During the courses (Ordinary, Master and Opera Workshop) the students will have the opportunity to perfect the following works:

Mozart, Divertimenti per archi n. 2 in B flat. Maj. K 137, no. 3 in F major K 138
Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik K 525
Janàček, Suita (Suite) for string orchestra
Stravinsky, Apollon Musagète
Webern, 5 pieces op. 5
Bartók, Divertimento per archi
Pergolesi, La serva padrona