Baron Swerts Academy

Musicians who:

• are under 27 years of age
• are pursuing or have pursued an undergraduate degree in music (or equivalent), and
• are nationals of a member state of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, or already hold a valid work permit.

The academy course of the Baron Swerts Academy consists of the following parts:

• an academy course lasts one season
• playing a minimum of 10 productions, accompanied by mentors from the orchestra
• at least 10 individual lessons with conductors and/or other members of the orchestra
• a group mental training session
• a movement workshop (Alexander technique)
• audition training: preparation during the individual lessons for a final audition at the end of the period
• mentorship: an orchestra member from the group to which the student belongs is appointed
• godfather/mother of the student, who accompanies the student and participates in the programme
  improvisation workshop linked to a Re-Mix project led by Paul Griffiths

Candidates who complete the entire programme may call themselves "Academist of Antwerp Symphony Orchestra".

After a positive final evaluation, students will have three years' access to the second round of auditions of equivalent positions for Antwerp Symphony Orchestra.

 Season 2022-2023

Roberto Quartararo, violin
Bérénice Awouters, violin
Audinga Musteikytė, viola
Irene Cervera Esteban, cello
Nassim Attar, double bass
Elias Blanco, percussion

Season 2021-2022

Laura Sánchez Larín, violin
Robin Veldman, violin
Alice Sinacori, viola
Laia Ruiz Llopart, cello
Floyd Vermaes, double bass
Tom Pritchard, percussion

Season 2019-2020

Dámaso Escauriaza, percussion
Miguel Moreno Traba, double bass
Emma Kroon, cello
Karin van Rens, horn
Jose Miguel Freitas, viola
Filipe Costa Raposo, violin
Isabelle Rowland, violin

Season 2018-2019

Iedje van Wees, cello
Helena Custers, double bass
Koen Slootmans, percussion
Ciska Vandelanotte, violin
Edgar Maia Gomes, violin
Quinten De Gelaen, horn

Kumi Kondo
03 213 54 31
kumi.kondo@antwerpso.be