Vocal conducting

As a crossroads for instrumental and vocal classes, the vocal conducting class at the Haute école de musique de Genève is a prime venue for musical exchanges.

A place for sharing, meeting and discussion, it offers our students the opportunity to develop their taste for chamber music and gives them the chance to reflect on different performance options.

The vocal conducting classe prepares students for a professional career in either the concert or opera repertoire. All first-year students take the same courses and work on both repertoires. They take courses in diction, sight-reading, ensemble playing, etc.

In the second year, students focus on their specific field: accompaniment, which includes instrumental and vocal recitals, or vocal conducting, consisting solely of the opera repertoire, including participation in a production at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Throughout the course, there are numerous and varied opportunities to perform in public, whether within the HEM, by participating in the rich musical life of the Geneva region through concerts, festivals and private events, or by giving private lessons.

Teachers

Nina Uhari

Head of Vocal Department - Professor of Piano Accompaniment - Chamber Music with Piano

Born in Finland, Nina Uhari pursued professional piano studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki under the guidance of Matti Raekallio and Eero Heinonen. She furthered her training in Baltimore, USA, with Julian Martin, and later in Paris with Bernard Ringeissen. Additionally, she studied accompaniment at the Conservatoire National de Région in Rueil-Malmaison. Following her studies, Nina Uhari worked as a conductor at CNIPAL (Centre National d'Insertion pour des Artistes Lyriques) in Marseille from 2003 to 2012, where she became the principal conductor in 2008. Concurrently, she was a member of the opera role class at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. In September 2012, Nina Uhari joined the HEM (Haute Ecole de Musique) in Geneva as a vocal coach for the singing classes at the Neuchâtel and Geneva sites. She has performed in recitals and opera productions in Finland and France, including at the MIDEM Festival, Chorégies d'Orange, Théâtre du Châtelet, Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, Festival d'Aix en Provence, and various French opera houses. Her international performances have taken her to Germany, Austria, Spain, Colombia, Togo, and the United States. She has been invited to accompany master classes with renowned artists such as Tom Krause, Yvonne Minton, Mady Mesplé, Regina Werner, and Janine Reiss. Learn more about Nina Uhari.