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Orchesterakademie
Kurt-Sanderling-Akademie Foundation of the Konzerthausorchester BerlinPlaying 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.
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Academy Coordinator
Felix Korinth
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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 seasonMembers of the Kurt-Sanderling-Akademie 2024/25
Elena Cotrone
1st Violin
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
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 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 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
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
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.
Barok Bostanci
Viola
Violist Barok Bostanci, originally from Ankara, studied in his homeland and continues his training with Julia Gartemann and Annemarie Moorcroft at the Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule. Barok has performed with the Parantez Quartet at the Bodrum Music Festival and as a soloist with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra at the Murten Classics Festival, among others.
Sofía Ogas
Violoncello
Her training took cellist Sofía Ogas – born in Argentina, grown up in Spain – to Karlsruhe, where she completed her master's degree with Martin Ostertag. She gained orchestral experience with the Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz and the Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, among others, and as principal cellist of the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn.
Hyejin Kim
Violoncello
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
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
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.
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Academy Coordinator
Felix Korinth
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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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