Professione Orchestra, the programme designed to train young musicians to work as professional members of an orchestra, is developed through a partnership between the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale of the RAI and the Fondazione Accademia di Musica.
The advanced music course is divided into two parts. The first part involves taking part in one of the following workshops:
> Workshop I – 21 / 26 September 2026
- violin | Alessandro Milani | download the study program
- cello | Luca Magariello | download the study program
- double bass** | Francesco Platoni | download the study program
- flute* | Gregorio Tuninetti | download the study program
- clarinet* | Enrico Maria Baroni | download the study program
- bassoon | Francesco Giussani | download the study program
- trumpet | Marco Braito | download the study program
- trombone | Diego Di Mario e Alessandro Maria Pogliani | download the study program
- tuba** | Matteo Magli | download the study program
- percussion** | Matteo Flori e Emiliano Rossi | download the study program
> Workshop II – 12 – 17 October 2026
- viola | Ulijona Ula Zebriunaite | download the study program
- flute* | Alberto Barletta | download the study program
- oboe | Nicola Patrussi | download the study program
- clarinet* | Luca Milani | download the study program
- bassoon | Alexander Grandal Hansen Schwartz | download the study program
- horn | Francesco Mattioli | download the study program
- timpani** | Biagio Zoli e Gabriele Bartezzati | download the study program
- harp** | Margherita Bassani | download the study program
Each workshop can be activated with 3 students minimum and will be structured as follows:
- 4 individual instrument lessons with Professors of Rai Orchestra
- optional additional lessons for the clarinet and the flute workshops*
- rehearsal with the instrument section with Professors of Rai Orchestra
- seminary “How to deal with stage anxiety?”
- seminary and lessons of Alexander’s Technique
- meeting with Professors of Rai Orchestra
- a final assessment test which will be the simulation of an audition for a place in an orchestra.
*Those enrolled in the clarinet workshop can receive additional lessons (2 of clarinet piccolo and 2 of bass clarinet), those enrolled in the flute workshop can receive 2 additional lessons of piccolo. The optional additional lessons will be taught by Salvatore Passalacqua for bass clarinet, by Lorenzo Russo for piccolo, and by Fiorella Andriani for octave clarinet.
Applications to take part in this project may be made by musicians born from 1996 who hold the following qualifications:
- Diploma from an Italian Conservatoire (old system);
- 1st level degree from an Italian Conservatoire;
- Students inscripted at 2nd level of Italian Conservatoire;
- 2nd level degree from an Italian Conservatoire;
- Equivalent qualification issued by a music school from another country.
The commission reserves the right, at its discretion, to accept the student in case of particular talent, even if he does not meet the above requirements. Download the call with regulations.
Applications for the workshops must reach our offices by the admission form (download the to-do-list):
- Workshop I (21-26/9/2026): by 3 September 2026
- Workshop II (12-17/10/2026): by 24 September 2026
With the same requirements, the date of submission of the application is considered for choosing the students. Any applications sent after the deadline will be evaluated by the Directors of Studies. Download the call with regulations.
We will close for the usual holidays from 3/08/2026 to 31/8/2026. For any request we invite you to write to us at segreteria@accademiadimusica.it. We will get back to you as soon as possible, once the offices reopen on 1 September.
Candidates will be selected on the basis of a recordings of one or more musical performances (free program). They must send an audio or video link, uploaded on Youtube (10 mins). The links must be provided in the relevant field on the registration form (Download the call with regulations). On 8 September and 29 September, the lists of accepted participants for the first and second workshops will be published respectively.
Enrolment fee for preselection:
€ 100 (€ 81,97 + IVA 22%)*
Tuition fee:
€ 400 (€ 328 + IVA 22%)*
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* PAYMENTS
The enrolment fee is non-refundable. The receipt proving that payment has been effected must be attached to your application to enrol.
The tuition fee is to be paid only after passing the preselection, according to the instructions that will be sent by the secretary’s office.
For both payments, you must send a copy of the receipt to segreteria@accademiadimusica.it (failure to do so will result in exclusion from the workshop).
Payments of enrolment and tuition fees must be made by bank transfer on the following bank account details:
FONDAZIONE ACCADEMIA DI MUSICA ETS
Iban: IT80 V030 6930 7501 0000 0114 876
Cod Bic Swift: BCITITMM
