Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra

VF Junior Orchestra

2026 Program
Biography

The Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra (VFJO) is an international orchestral training programme for musicians aged 15 to 18. Students are coached by a roster of established players from around the globe, many of whom are Verbier Festival Orchestra alumni and who now perform in prominent orchestras including London Symphony Orchestra, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre de Paris and Frankfurter Opern-und Museumsorchester. Over three weeks, these young musicians learn, rehearse and perform in Verbier and Le Châble. The VFJO’s Music Director is James Gaffigan.

Programme
19 July 2026
Symphonic
JAMES GAFFIGAN / JANINE JANSEN
25 July 2026
Vocal
CARMINA BURANA
02 August 2026
Opera
LA TRAVIATA / JAMES GAFFIGAN / ACADEMY ATELIER LYRIQUE