The Orchestral Academy will be held from July, 1 to August 26, 2013.

Age limit
Musicians born after February 25, 1986 are entitled to audition for the Academy.

Application deadline
Dec. 5, 2012 for auditions in South America, Jan. 1, 2013 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, Armenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and South America EUR 10,-. For the online registration you need a credit card (VISA or MasterCard). Fees cannot be refunded once an application has been received. Applicants of small means who live and study in Russia, Armenia or South America 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. 11, 2012 *
Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 12, 2012
Buenos Aires, Dec. 14, 2012
Frankfurt, Jan. 4, 2013
Amsterdam, Jan. 5, 2013
London, Jan. 6, 2013
Paris, Jan. 7, 2013
Tel Aviv, Jan. 7, 2013
Vienna, Jan. 15, 2013
Vilnius, Jan. 21, 2013
Riga, Jan. 22, 2013
Tallinn, Jan. 23, 2013
Montreal, Jan. 24, 2013
Bloomington, Jan. 25/26, 2013
Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 2013
Houston, Jan. 29, 2013
New York, Jan. 30/31, 2013
Dublin, Jan. 31, 2013
Boston, Feb. 1, 2013
Berlin, Feb. 3, 2013
Brussels, Feb. 7, 2013
Basel, Feb. 8, 2013
Madrid, Feb. 9/10, 2013
Zaragoza, Feb. 11, 2013
Milan, Feb. 12, 2013
Yerevan, Feb. 19, 2013
Moscow, Feb. 20, 2013
Munich, Feb. 23, 2013
Hanover, Feb. 24, 2013

Woodwinds/Brass
Frankfurt, Jan. 4, 2013
Amsterdam, Jan. 5, 2013
London, Jan. 6, 2013
Paris, Jan. 7, 2013
New York, Jan. 30/31, 2013
Boston, Feb. 1, 2013
Berlin, Feb. 3, 2013
Basel, Feb. 8, 2013
Madrid, Feb. 9/10, 2013
Zaragoza, Feb. 11, 2013
Milan, Feb. 12, 2013
Munich, Feb. 23, 2013
Hanover, Feb. 24, 2013

Percussion
Frankfurt, Jan 4, 2013
Amsterdam, Jan 5, 2013
Munich, Jan. 24, 2013
Zurich, Jan 26, 2013
New York, Jan. 30/31, 2013
Boston, Feb. 2, 2013
Berlin, Feb. 4, 2013
Zaragoza, Feb. 09, 2013

Harp
London, Jan. 18, 2013
Kattowice, Jan. 26, 2013
Munich, Feb. 23, 2013

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

The jury 2013
Sonja van Beek, Ingrid Zur (strings)
Johannes Peitz (woodwinds)
Stefan Geiger (brass)
Guido Rückel (percussion)
Helga Storck (harp)