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SUMMER ACADEMY 2025
Each summer, since 1932, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana organizes advanced music courses for young talents from around the world, in collaboration with prestigious international instructors.

The teaching activities are the main strength of the Accademia Chigiana. Our courses are geared towards young talents who are striving towards excellence in the field of music performance.
Reinforced by a long history of training the greatest musicians of yesterday and today, the Accademia Chigiana is remains a point of reference for the preparation of tomorrow’s masters.

Today the courses are attended by around 600 students representing over 45 nationalities. The number of courses offered has been increased in a continuous interchange between old and new generations, from students becoming instructors – an integral part of the history of the Academy.
Students of the Accademia Chigiana are offered countless opportunities and spaces to perform and put into practice the musical preparation they acquire in the classroom. Career development is in fact one of the fundamental points of the Chigiana program.

SUMMER ACADEMY 2025

COURSES

CELLO
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10 JULY / 27 JULY
BAROQUE CELLO
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26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
CHORAL CONDUCTING
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9 JULY / 20 JULY
CLARINET
Alessandro Carbonare_2017_rit_Foto Roberto Testi
7 JULY / 19 JULY
COMPOSITION
Salvatore Sciarrino
14 JULY / 25 JULY
COMPOSITION
FOR ANTIQUE INSTRUMENTS
Simone Fontanelli (Foto, Giancarlo Rado).

SIMONE FONTANELLI

26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
DOUBLE BASS
ettorre
1 AUGUST / 14 AUGUST
GUITAR

AND CHAMBER MUSIC WITH GUITAR

PUDDU
18 AUGUST / 28 AUGUST
FIVE CENTURIES OF GUITAR
FISK 2019_Foto Roberto Testi, Siena (2)
4 AUGUST / 13 AUGUST
HARPSICHORD
BASSO CONTINUO AND FORTEPIANO
Florian Birsak
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
FLUTE
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28 JULY / 9 AUGUST
TRAVERSO
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26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
TABULA RASA

THE ART OF IMPROVISATION

STEFANO BATTAGLIA
19 AUGUST / 26 AUGUST
INNOVATION IN CHAMBER MUSIC
Kathleen Tagg 2025

KATHLEEN TAGG

4 AUGUST / 9 AUGUST
LIVE ELECTRONICS
SOUND AND MUSIC COMPUTING
vidolin
10 JULY / 23 JULY
OBOE
Christian Schmitt_2019_Foto Roberto Testi (1)
30 JULY / 7 AUGUST
BAROQUE OBOE
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING
1° level ORDINARY COURSE
Luciano Acocella_2017_Foto Roberto Testi (1)
21 JULY / 26 JULY
2° level
MASTER COURSE
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28 JULY / 2 AUGUST
ORGAN IMPROVISATION BETWEEN TRADITION AND CREATION
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THIERRY ESCAICH

29 SEPTEMBER / 4 OCTOBER
PERCUSSION
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7 JULY / 25 JULY
PIANO
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DATES TO BE DETERMINED
SINGING
matteuzzi
12 JULY / 2 AUGUST
BAROQUE SINGING
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SARA MINGARDO

26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
BAROQUE SINGING
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LISANDRO ABADIE

27 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
STRING QUARTET

AND CHAMBER MUSIC

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7 JULY / 19 JULY
VIOLA

AND CHAMBER MUSIC

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18 AUGUST / 30 AUGUST
VIOLA DA GAMBA

AND VIOLA CONSORT

Ghielmi-viola-da-gamba
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
VIOLIN
13 AUGUST / 1 SEPTEMBER
18 AUGUST / 30 AUGUST
BAROQUE VIOLIN
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
VIOLIN AND VIOLA HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

ELISA CITTERIO

26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER

NEW SOUNDS COURSES

TABULA RASA

THE ART OF IMPROVISATION

STEFANO BATTAGLIA
19 AUGUST / 26 AUGUST
INNOVATION IN CHAMBER MUSIC
Kathleen Tagg 2025

KATHLEEN TAGG

4 AUGUST / 9 AUGUST
LIVE ELECTRONICS
SOUND AND MUSIC COMPUTING
vidolin
10 JULY / 23 JULY

THE LABORATORIES OF THE COURSES

CHIGIANA OPERALAB
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BAROQUELAB
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COMPOSITION WORKSHOP
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LABORATORY
LIVE ELECTRONICS
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CHIGIANA-MOZARTEUM BAROQUE PROGRAM 2025

BAROQUE CELLO
Marco-Testori_2
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
COMPOSITION
FOR ANTIQUE INSTRUMENTS
Simone Fontanelli (Foto, Giancarlo Rado).

SIMONE FONTANELLI

26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
HARPSICHORD
BASSO CONTINUO AND FORTEPIANO
Florian Birsak
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
TRAVERSO
Marcello_Gatti_PRINT-3 copy_web
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
BAROQUE OBOE
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
BAROQUE SINGING
16Mingardo1_SA

SARA MINGARDO

26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
BAROQUE SINGING
Lisandro Abadie 02

LISANDRO ABADIE

27 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
VIOLA DA GAMBA

AND VIOLA CONSORT

Ghielmi-viola-da-gamba
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
BAROQUE VIOLIN
26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER
VIOLIN AND VIOLA HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

ELISA CITTERIO

26 AUGUST / 2 SEPTEMBER

COLLABORATING MAESTRI

Singing
Francesco De Poli
Clarinet
Monaldo Braconi
Double Bass
Pierluigi Di Tella
Flute
Luigi Pecchia

 

Innovation in Chamber Music
Danilo Tarso
Oboe
Alessandra Gentile
Viola
Mana Oguchi
Viola and Chamber music
Roberto Arosio
Violin
Stefania Redaelli
Monica Cattarossi
Cello
Tamami Toda-Schwarz
Baroque Program
Joan Boronat Sanz
Simone Gullì
Chiara Cattani
Gabriele Levi

MUSICIANS IN RESIDENCE

Composition
MDI ENSEMBLE
Sonia Formenti flauto
Paolo Casiraghi clarinetto
Corinna Canzian violino
Paolo Fumagalli viola
Giorgio Casati violoncello
Luca Ieracitano pianoforte
Matteo Cesari flute
Paolo Ravaglia clarinet

Composition for antique instruments
Réka Nagy, Klára Hervai-d’Elhoungne, Maylis Moreau, Marius Malanetchi viola da gamba

 
Choral Conducting
Choir of the Siena Cathedral “Guido Chigi Saracini”
Orchestral Conducting
ORCHESTRA FONDAZIONE LUCIANO PAVAROTTI
Matteo Parmeggiani
course assistant and musical director of the Orchestra Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti
Innovation in Chamber Music
Kathleen Tagg pianist and composer
Baroque oboe
Gianluca Saccomani bassoon
BAROQUE MASTERCLASSES
Marco Baronchelli lute

SUPPORTED BY

The courses of the Accademia Chigiana’s Summer Academy are supported by the REGION OF TUSCANY through the Regional Project 14 (“Enhancement and promotion of culture, between tradition and innovative development”) – Objective 8 (“Promoting action in the field of music”). “Action for the promotion and support of Tuscan higher education institutions“.

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