Orchesterakademie

Kurt-Sanderling-Akademie Foundation of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Playing music together means learning from one another. This motto is especially true in the Orchesterakademie, where talented young musicians from all over the world come together to play music with orchestral musicians in an ensemble. The idea behind the Konzerthaus Berlin Orchesterakademie goes even further. The young musicians receive a scholarship for up to two years. During this time, an orchestral colleague assists the young musician as a mentor, providing lessons and an introduction to the musical tradition of the Konzerthausorchester.

The orchestra academy introduces itself

Academy students are able to implement everthing they learn in their daily orchestral life. They are not only involved in rehearsals and performances, but also participate in concert tours and film shoots, junior and sponsorship projects.

Vacant positions are published as they occur. The Academy is coordinated by the orchestral office and by KHO's violist Felix Korinth, who does his great work on an honorary basis.

With their namesake the academy honors the Konzerthausorchester’s great Chief Conductor from 1960 to 1977: Kurt Sanderling led the orchestra, back then called the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, to international prominence and its high reputation. In light of the drastically reduced number of musicians due to the construction of the Berlin Wall, he turned to the four GDR-conservatories to rebuild the orchestra with the help of these young musicians. This recognition of young talent is nowadays mirrored in our academy.

Vacancies

If you are interested in a scholarship to the Academy, you can apply via the muv.ac platform. The vacancies are announced there three months in advance.

Contact

For general questions and information please contact Hans Brauß: 
orchesterakademie@konzerthaus.de.

  • Academy Coordinator

    Felix Korinth

  • Mentors

    1st Violin: Michael Erxleben, Sayako Kusaka
    2nd Violin: Eva Sütterlin-Rocca, Karoline Bestehorn
    Viola: Matthias Gallien, Ayano Kamei, Felix Korinth
    Cello: Andreas Timm, David Drost
    Double Bass: Maria Krykov
    Flute: Yuan Yu, Daniel Werner
    Percussion: tba

Magazine articles

The academists of the 22/23 season The academists of the 23/24 season

Members of the Kurt-Sanderling-Akademie 2024/25

Elena Cotrone

1st Violin

Elena Cotrone

Violinist Elena Kyoko Cotrone comes from France, was a student of Alexis Galpérine at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris and now studies with Mirijam Contzen at the Berlin UdK. The winner of international competitions in France and Belgium, she gained orchestral experience at various music academies and festivals.

Pei-Ying Lee

1st Violin

Pei-Ying Lee

Violinist Pei-Ying Lee was born in Taiwan. She studied in Cologne and is now continuing her training in Hanover with Ulf Schneider. She has performed as a soloist with various orchestras in her home country and has gained orchestral experience with the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, for example.

Veronika Kahrer

2nd Violin

Veronika Kahrer

Veronika Kahrer trained with Antje Schittenhelm in Graz and now studies with Andreas Röhn in Hamburg. The violinist has gained orchestral experience in the European Union Youth Orchestra and as an academy member of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. The enthusiastic chamber musician plays a Jean Baptiste Vuillaume violin from 1863 on loan from the Austrian National Bank.

David Navarro

2nd Violin

David Navarro

David Navarro comes from Valencia in Spain. After studying violin in Aragón with Juan Luis Gallego and Benjamín Scherer, he continued his training in Freiburg with Muriel Cantoregg. He has already played in the orchestra of the Palau de les Arts de Valencia, the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra and the WDR.

Yeunwoo Park

Viola

Yeunwoo Park

Violist Yeunwoo Park began her bachelor's degree at the Berlin HfM with Tabea Zimmermann and is now continuing her studies with Walter Küssner. She has gained orchestral experience in numerous projects and festivals both in her native South Korea and in Berlin. She plays a Paolo Antonio Testore viola from 1749 from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

Mao Konishi

Viola

Mao Konishi

Violist Mao Konishi comes from Kyoto. She studied violin with Mark Gothoni at the UdK in Berlin and with Boris Belkin in Siena. She is currently studying viola at the UdK with Hartmut Rohde. The winner of international competitions in Japan and Poland, among others, she has performed at festivals in her home country, Germany and Finland.

Sunghyun Jang

Viola

Violist Sunghyun Jang comes from South Korea and is currently completing her bachelor's degree with Yuta Nashiyama at the Berlin University of the Arts. She has won prizes at national competitions in her home country.  

Fabian Sturm

Violoncello

Fabian Sturm completed his bachelor's degree at the Paris Conservatory with Jérôme Pernoo. For his master's degree, he is studying in Hamburg with Alexey Stadler. The Berlin cellist has won prizes at natoinal and international competitions and has been invited to numerous festivals. He is a scholarship holder of the German Foundation for Musical Life, “Live Music Now” and the German National Academic Foundation.

Hyejin Kim

Violoncello

Hyejin Kim

Cellist Hyejin Kim comes from Seoul and is currently studying with Julian Steckel in Munich. The prizewinner of the International Osaka Music Competition has performed with various orchestras in her home country and was, among other things, a participant in the International Mozarteum Summer Academy. She has been a scholarship holder of "Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now" since 2021.

Minchul Kim

Double bass

Minchul Kim

Double bassist Minchul Kim comes from South Korea. After studying in Seoul, he continued his training at the Berlin University of the Arts in the class of Burak Marlali. He has won several awards in his home country and has played in various symphony orchestras in Seoul.

Giorgio Bani

Flute

Flutist Giorgio Bani first studied in Bergamo with Paola Bonora and is currently a master's student with Andreas Mäder at the University of the Arts Bremen. He has gained orchestral experience as a member of the Academy of the Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tigran Mirzoian

Percussion

Tigran Mirzoian

Percussionist Tigran Mirzoian from St. Petersburg studies in Rostock with Henrik M. Schmidt, Jan-Frederick Behrend and Torsten Schönfeld. He has gained orchestral experience with the St. Petersburg State Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theatre, the DSO and as a trainee at the Braunschweig State Theatre. Tigran is the winner of the Yamaha Scholarship Competition for Concert Percussion.

  • Academy Coordinator

    Felix Korinth

  • Mentors

    1. Violine: Sayako Kusaka, Ulrike Petersen
    2. Violine: Andreas Feldmann
    Viola: Felix Korinth, Ernst-Martin Schmidt, Amalia Aubert
    Cello: Stefan Giglberger, Friedemann Ludwig, David Drost
    Kontrabass: Igor Prokopets, Pablo Santa Cruz
    Flöte: Yubeen Kim, Daniel Werner
    Schlagwerk: Mark Voermans, Jan Westermann

     

Foundation Board

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Nordmann
Ulf Werner
Uwe Emmrich

Board of Trustees

Janina Paul
Gabriele Bühler
Felix Korinth

Would you like to support the Kurt-Sanderling-Academy?

Support the up-and-coming talents of the Kurt Sanderling Academy of the Konzerthaus Orchestra by sponsoring a chair, becoming a member of the Friends’ Association or making a one-time donation to the Orchestra Academy. The Friends’ Association Zukunft Konzerthaus e.V. supports us in all organisational and administrative matters. We would be happy to advise you personally!

Further information and contact details can be found at Zukunft Konzerthaus e.V.

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