The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and trios and quartets to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles programme.
Up to seven musicians from each solo discipline and one ensemble are selected for three weeks of mentorship and coaching. Junior Students, aged 13 to 15, may also be invited in residence to soak up the Festival experience and inspire them to join the Academy in the future. The study and performance of chamber music are fundamental at Verbier. All soloists take part in chamber music masterclasses in addition to those in their respective disciplines.
programme dates
includes arrival and departure dates
2027
11 July – 2 August 2027
2028
10 July – 1 August 2028
how to apply
Applications for the 2027 edition of the Academy’s Soloists & Ensembles programme open on October 5, 2026
Please read the guidelines at the following link before sending your questions to the Verbier Festival Team. Application documentation is only available in English.
guidelines
masterclasses
Information for students
Soloists normally perform in at least six masterclasses in their respective disciplines and four classes in their assigned chamber music groups. Whenever possible, Junior Students will participate in at least two masterclasses or private coaching sessions; they may also be assigned to a chamber music group, at the Academy’s discretion.
Ensembles normally participate in ten masterclasses.
2027 mentors
Mentors will be announced end of September
mentor alumni
In its quest for excellence, the Academy has developed collaborations with some of today’s greatest mentors and coaches.
Piano
Joaquín Achúcarro
Sergei Babayan
Dmitri Bashkirov †
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Michel Béroff
Bella Davidovich
Leon Fleisher
Claude Frank †
Richard Goode
Gary Graffman
Klaus Hellwig
Joseph Kalichstein
Stephen Kovacevich
Nikolai Lugansky
Claudio Martínez Mehner
Menahem Pressler
Ferenc Rados
András Schiff
Minsoo Sohn
Rena Shereshevskaya
Violin
Kristóf Baráti
Kolja Blacher
Marc Bouchkov
Guy Braunstein
Zakhar Bron
Timothy Chooi
Ana Chumachenco
Augustin Dumay
Pamela Frank
Ivry Gitlis
Ida Haendel
András Keller
Young-Uck Kim
Boris Kuschnir
Mihaela Martin
Igor Oistrakh
György Pauk †
Dora Schwarzberg
Joseph Silverstein
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Isaac Stern †
Viktor Tretiakov
Donald Weilerstein
Eduard Wulfson
Pinchas Zukerman
Viola
Yuri Bashmet
Isabel Charisius
Gerard Caussé
Roberto Diaz
Yuri Gandelsman
Nobuko Imai
Kim Kashkashian
Paul Neubauer
Lawrence Power
Timothy Ridout
Máté Szücs
Antoine Tamestit
Lars Anders Tomter
Tabea Zimmermann
Cello
Nicolas Altstaedt
Alban Gerhardt
Lynn Harrell †
Frans Helmerson
Gary Hoffman
Louise Hopkins
Steven Isserlis
Ralph Kirshbaum
Laurence Lesser
Julian Lloyd Webber
Jens Peter Maintz
Miklós Perényi
Ferenc Rados
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
Torleif Thedéen
Jian Wang
Alisa Weilerstein
Chamber Music
Nicolas Altstaedt
Alfred Brendel
Isabel Charisius
Pierre Colombet
Pamela Frank
Kirill Gerstein
Amihai Grosz
Klaus Hellwig
Mathieu Herzog
I Giardini
András Keller
Gabriel Le Magadure
Leonkoro Quartet
Mihaela Martin
Raphaël Merlin
Menahem Pressler
Ferenc Rados
Quatuor Ébène
András Schiff
Jonathan Schwarz
Lukas Schwarz
Alasdair Tait
Gábor Takács-Nagy
Pinchas Zukerman
Improvisation
Yilian Cañizares