The course will be structured in two parts: the Level 1 – Ordinary Course and the Level 2 – Master Course with an Opera Workshop on “Il signor Bruschino” by G. Rossini.

ADMISSION

Ordinary Course
Due to the continued global health emergency Covid-19, again this year, candidates will be selected exclusively via the evaluation of qualifications (titles) and the video audition.

For this selection, the following documents must be sent to the Accademia by May 15th:

– academic and artistic titles (diplomas), and educational and artistic qualifications proving the degree of studies achieved and directorial activity already started;

– a video (YouTube, Vimeo and other digital platforms, as well as private videos) of good quality made in the last three years at least 20 minutes in length (with the date and place of recording listed), a photograph of the candidate.

All accompanying information must be included in this summary form to be filled out and attached to the online application.
The relative fee for the evaluation of qualifications of € 28 must be received by the Accademia before the deadline.

For students who have already applied to the course in previous years, it will be sufficient to send only the updated documentation in the “personal data” section of the online enrollment form.

N.B. Based on the evolution of the current health crisis, the Accademia Chigiana reserves the right to change the admissions process. In particular, a practical test with the orchestra may be held in person on July 18, the day before the start of the Ordinary Course.
The Student Secretariat will communicate the definitive procedures for carrying out the selections by early June.

Master Course
On the first day of the Level 2 – Master Course (July 25) the selection will be made from the active students of the Level 1 – Ordinary Course. Two students will be chosen by the professors to conduct the two performances of the opera by Rossini, “Il signor Bruschino” (Teatro dei Rinnovati – 29 & 30 July 2022).

The reference edition is: G. Rossini, “Il signor Bruschino” – ed. Arrigo Gazzaniga, Fondazione Rossini Pesaro, 1986.

The best students of the course, selected by the teachers, will be communicated to the ORT – Orchestra della Toscana, OPV – Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Fondazione Toscanini di Parma, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Fondazione Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, the Orchestra Sinfonica Metropolitana di Bari, and the Orchestra Sinfonica 131 della Basilicata for potential future collaborations.

Level 1 – Ordinary Course

The program of study for the Ordinary Course is:

Ravel  Le Tombeau de Couperin
Weill Sinfonia n. 2 op. 6 “sacra”

Level 2 – Master Course

The program of study for the Master Course is:

Rossini “Il signor Bruschino”
Schumann Concerto in A minor op. 54 for piano and orchestra
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Brahms Variations in B flat major op. 56a on a theme of Haydn
Mahler Symphony n. 4 in G major