Verbier Festival Academy and Orchestra programmes have been a rite of passage for many renowned soloists, singers and orchestral musicians. Some of the most successful of these are included in our list of Verbier Generation Success Stories.
soloists & ensembles
Piano
Inon Barnatan
Bertrand Chamayou
Alexandra Dariescu
Frank Dupree
Mao Fujita
Kirill Gerstein
David Kadouch
Pavel Kolesnikov
Denis Kozhukhin
Eduard Kunz
George Li
Louis Schwizgebel
Yevgeny Sudbin
Conrad Tao
Anna Vinnitskaya
Violin
Benjamin Beilman
Noah Bendix-Balgley
Renaud Capuçon
Timothy Chooi
Alexandra Conunova
Vilde Frang
David Garrett
Vadim Gluzman
Thomas Gould
Chad Hoopes
Yossif Ivanov
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Jack Liebeck
Daniel Lozakovich
Albrecht Menzel
Alina Pogostkina
Alexandra Soumm
Viola
David Aaron Carpenter
Veit Hertenstein
Sergey Malov
Dimitri Murrath
Lawrence Power
Peijun Xu
Cello
Han Na Chang
Leonard Elschenbroich
Isang Enders
Pablo Ferrandez
Sol Gabetta
Pavel Gomziakov
Maximilian Hornung
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Anastasia Kobekina
Jakob Koranyi
Edgar Moreau
Christian Poltera
Camille Thomas
Ella van Poucke
Ensembles
Badke String Quartet
Calidore String Quartet
Danish String Quartet
Quatuor Ébène
Quatuor Modigliani
Navarra String Quartet
Quatuor Van Kuijk
singers
Soprano
Emöke Barath
Omo Bello
Measha Brueggergosman
Evelina Dobraceva
Julia Lezhneva
Netta Or
Elena Pankratova
Sylvia Schwartz
Olena Tokar
Valda Wilson
Meigui Zhang
Mezzo-soprano
Adèle Charvet
Ginger Costa-Jackson
Ema Nikolavska
Kitty Whately
Tenor
Ilker Arcayürek
Luciano Botelho
Luis Gomes
Anthony Gregory
Counter-tenor
Baritone
Joshua Hopkins
Johannes Kammler
Gihoon Kim
Jonathan McGovern
Milan Siljanov
Bass
orchestra musicians
Atlanta Symphony
Sissi Yuqing Zhang violin
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Alistair Howlett Principal flute
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Angela Lee
Nathaniel Hepler trumpet
Audrey Wright Associate Concertmaster
Bayerische Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester
Lionel Cottet Associate Principal cello
Bayerische Staatsoper
Yon Joo Kang violin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bruno Delepelaire Principal cello
Paula Ernesaks horn
Stephan Koncz cello
Andreas Ottensammer Principal clarinet
Berner Sinfonieorchester
Axel Benoit Principal bassoon
Boston Symphony
Lisa Kim violin
Roric Cunnigham cello
Jonah Ellsworth cello
Brussels Philarmonic
David Rey Principal trombone
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Lorna Tsai violin
Austin Hansen violin
Canadian Brass Quintet
Caleb Hudson trumpet
Chicago Symphony
Matous Michal violin
Simon Michal violin
Alex Hanna Principal double bass
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Lena Zeliszewska First Assistant violin
Cleveland Orchestra
Shachar Israel First Assistant trombone
Copenhagen Philharmonic
Giovanni Punzi Principal clarinet
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Filip Fenrych violin
Joe Assi horn
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Pedro Lopez clarinet
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Will Haapaniemi violin
Sheryl Hwangbo violin
Alexandros Sakarellos violin
Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin
Olga Polonsky violin
Essener Philharmoniker
Geneviève Clifford horn
Florida Orchestra
Nancy Chang Associate Concertmaster
Vivek Jayaraman violin
Finnish National Opera
Samuli Viitanen timpani
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Anton Jivaev viola
Hofer Symphoniker
Oliver Redfearn horn
Hungarian State Opera House
Balasz Rumy Principal clarinet
Indianapolis Symphony
Jennifer Christen Principal oboe
Israel Camerata Jerusalem
Etien Meneri violin
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Polina Kozhevnikova violin
Asaf Maoz violin
Lotem Beider viola
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
Justine Lamb-Budge Associate Concertmaster
David Sullivan Associate Principal horn
Komische Oper Berlin
Inaki Ducun Principal trombone
Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin
Nerina Elena Mancini cello
Korean Boradcasting Orchestra
Sun Kyung Ban First violin principal
London Symphony Orchestra
Julian Gil Rodriguez violin
Mariinsky Theatre
Kirill Terentiev Concertmaster
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Julia Choi violin
Dorothea Figueroa Associate Principal cello
Brendan Kane double bass
Dan Krekeler double bass
Nathan Hughues Principal oboe
Billy Short Principal bassoon
Miami Symphony
Daniel Andai Concertmaster
Milwaukee Symphony
Hyejin Yune violin
Rebekah Newman viola
Kevin Pearl Principal oboe
Minnesota Ochestra
Felicity James Associate Concertmaster
Natsuki Kumagai First violin
Cecilia (Weinkauff) Belcher Assistant Principal Second
Sophia Mockler violin
Montpellier National Orchestra
Florentza Nicola viola
New York City Ballet
Ian Sullivan Principal timpani
New York Philarmonic
Kuan-cheng Lu violin
Jin Suk Yu violin
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Joan Perarnau Garriga Associate Principal double bass
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Roberto González Monjas Concertmaster
Orchestre de Colonne
Sangah Nah Principal flute
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
Jimmy Charitas Principal Horn
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ivy Wong double bass
Dmitry Rasul-Kareyev Principal clarinet
Camillo Battistello clarinet
Matteo de Luca Principal trombone
Orchestre de Paris
Rémi Grouiller oboe
Jonathan Reith trombone
Orchestre National de Lille
Sébastien Greliak violin
Lucia Barathova violin
Lucie TranVan violin
Orchestre National de Lorraine
Pierre Gomes bassoon
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Anna Burden Associate Principal cello
Oregon Symphony Orchestra
Laura Ha violin
Rosanna Butterfield cello
Michael Roberts percussion
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Rimma (Yermosh) Bergeron-Langlois Concertmaster
Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia
Sabela Caridad Garcia percussion
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Jessica Pearlman Principal oboe
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mei Ching Huang violin
Philharmonia Orchestra London
Lulu Fuller violin
Michael Fuller double bass
Philharmoniker Hamburg
Jonathan Wegloop horn
Pittsburgh Symphony
Marta Krechkovsky violin
Justine Lamb-Budge violin
Portland (Maine) Symphony
Charles Dimmock Concertmaster
RAI Symphony Orchestra (Turin)
Sara Pastine violin
Richmond Symphony (Virginia)
James Ferree Principal horn
Royal Concertgebouw
Marc Daniel van Biemen violin
Nicholas Schwartz double bass
Royal Danish Orchestra
Jonathan Colbert double bass
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
John Whitener Principal tuba
Royal Swedish Opera
Alex Chaleff violin
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Michael Israelievitch Principal timpani and percussion
San Antonio Symphony
Jerry Chiu violin
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Mariya Borozina violin
Asuka Yano violin
San Francisco Symphony
Scott Pingel Principal double bass
Jacob Nissly Principal percussion
San Jose Chamber Orchestra
Liana Berube Associate Concertmaster
Seattle Symphony
Emma Hancock McGrath Concertmaster
Mae Lin violin
Travis Gore double bass
Joseph Kaufman double bass
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Ju Yeong Moon First Principal violin
St Louis Symphony
Ann Fink violin
Sarah Hogan double bass
Vanessa Fralick Assistant trombone
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Kirill Terentiev 1. Konzertmeister
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Sonia Coppey violin
Aya Muraki violin
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Geneviève Martineau violin
Emmanuel Laville Principal oboe
Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck
Martin Yavryan 2. Konzertmeister
Tonhalle Orchester Zürich
Sayaka Takeuchi violin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Kristen Bruya Assistant Principal double bass
Claire Semes violin
Ashley Vandiver violin
Utah Symphony
Alexander Martin violin
Valencia Orchestra
Lelia Iancovici violin
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Noah Reitman Assistant Principal double bass
Washington National Opera Orchestra
Sam Blair bassoon
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Anne-Sophie Basset cello
Wiener Philharmoniker
Christoph Koncz Principal Second violin
Daniela Ivanova viola
Zürcher Kammerorchester
Janka Szomor-Mekis viola
Zürich Opera Orchestra
Rute Fernandes flute
Lionel Pointet horn