The Orchestral Academy will be held from July, 2 to August 27, 2012.

Age limit
Musicians born after February 15, 1985 are entitled to audition for the Academy.

Application deadline
Dec. 5, 2011 for auditions in South America, Jan. 1, 2012 for all other auditions. The number of apllicants is limited at each audition place. Therefore please be aware that some cities may be closed before the deadline.

Registration deadline
EUR 40, - / for auditions in Russia, South America and China EUR 10,-. For the online registration you need a credit card (VISA or MasterCard). A few days after you registration the SHMF will collect the fee. Applicants of small means who live and study in Russia, South America or China can apply for exemption from the application fee in the festival office. The team of the Orchestral Academy will be happy to answer any of your questions.

Audition places and dates

STRINGS
São Paulo, Dec. 12, 2011 *
Santiago de Chile, Dec. 13, 2011
Buenos Aires, Dec. 15, 2011
Peking, Jan. 5, 2012
Shanghai, Jan. 6, 2012
Paris, Jan. 6, 2012
München, Jan. 7, 2012
Basel, Jan. 8, 2012
Seoul, Jan. 8, 2012
Tokio, Jan. 9, 2012
Brüssel, Jan. 11, 2012
Mailand, Jan. 12, 2012
Frankfurt, Jan. 13, 2012
London, Jan. 14, 2012
Amsterdam, Jan. 15, 2012
Wien, Jan. 16, 2012
Moskau, Jan. 18, 2012
Riga, Jan. 19, 2012
Helsinki, Jan. 20, 2012
Hannover, Jan. 29, 2012
New York, Jan. 31, / Feb. 1, 2012
Boston, Feb. 2, 2012
Montreal, Feb. 3, 2012
Madrid, Feb. 4./5, 2012
Bloomington, Feb. 5, 2012
Porto, Feb. 6, 2012
Houston, Feb. 6, 2012
Zaragoza, Feb. 7, 2012
Los Angeles, Feb. 7, 2012
Tel Aviv, Feb. 9, 2012
Berlin, Feb. 11./12, 2012
Budapest, Feb. 13, 2012

Woodwinds/Brass
Paris, Jan. 6, 2012
München, Jan. 7, 2012
Basel, Jan. 8, 2012
Mailand, Jan. 12, 2012
Frankfurt, Jan. 13, 2012
London, Jan. 14, 2012
Amsterdam, Jan. 15, 2012
Hannover, Jan. 29, 2012
Madrid, Feb. 4./5, 2012
Porto, Feb. 6, 2012
Zaragoza, Feb. 7, 2012
Berlin, Feb. 11./12, 2012
New York, Feb. 13./14, 2012
Boston, Feb. 15, 2012

Percussion
München, Jan. 7, 2012
Frankfurt, Jan. 13, 2012
Zurich, Jan 14, 2012
Amsterdam, Jan. 15, 2012
New York, Jan. 31, / Feb.1, 2012
Boston, Feb. 2, 2012
Zaragoza, Feb. 7, 2012
Berlin, Feb. 11, 2012

Harp
Amsterdam, Jan. 15, 2012
Kattowice, Jan. 29, 2012 - NEW!!!
London, Feb. 7, 2012
Munich, Feb. 9, 2012 - NEW!!!

Winds, percussion and harps: In individual cases applicants can audition in those places written only for strings. In such cases, the audition will be recorded and subsequently played back to the respective jury members.

Only the auditions in São Paulo, Brazil, will be organized by the Mozarteum Brasileiro:
Av. Brigº Faria Lima, 1811 - 5º andar - conj. 521, CEP 01476-900, São Paulo, SP
Phone: +55 - 11 - 38 15 63 77, fax: +55 - 11 - 38 13 74 97, e-mail: monica.bromberg@mozarteum.org.br, www.mozarteum.org.br