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Bertrand Chatenet

Professor of Horn

Born in 1990 in Paris, Bertrand Chatenet began learning the horn with Patrice Petitdidier at the Conservatoire de Gennevilliers, then with Jérome Rouillard (horn), Paul Meyer, and Eric Lesage (wind quintet). In 2009, he studied alongside Erich Penzel, Christian Lampert, and Christoph Ess at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart, and in 2013 with Christian-Friedrich Dallmann and Sebastian Posch at the Berlin University of the Arts. Since 2010, he has mainly performed as a soloist with major orchestras such as the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR), the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. He is currently the principal horn of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and an assistant professor at the UDK in Berlin. Learn more about Bertrand Chatenet.

Milena Viotti

Professeure de cor

Milena Viotti est née à Lausanne en 1988 et commence le cor à l'âge de huit ans à l’école de musique de Forbach. En 2007, elle part étudier à la Musik Akademie de Bâle avant d’obtenir son Master avec Erik Penzel et Christian Lampert à Stuttgart.  En 2010, elle intègre le prestigieux orchestre de l’opéra de Munich, le Bayerisches Staatsorchester en tant que cor aigu et joue en parallèle dans des orchestres de renom tels que le Berlin Philharmoniker, le Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ou l'Orchestre de Paris... Milena Viotti a remporté de nombreux prix dans de grands concours internationaux, comme le Concours du Festival du Printemps de Prague ou du Luxemburg. Passionnée par la musique de chambre, elle donne chaque année un grand nombre de concerts avec divers ensembles dans les formations les plus diverses. Avide de partager son expérience et son savoir-faire, elle participe chaque année à de nombreux stages et masterclasses en Europe. En tant qu’enseignante, sa curiosité pour de nouvelles approches pédagogiques et pour des solutions novatrices fait d'elle une pédagogue prête à inspirer et à guider ses élèves vers l'excellence musicale.

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Photo portrait de la corniste Milena Viotti

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Orchestra conducting

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Laurent Gay

Professor of Orchestral Conducting - Elements of Orchestral Conducting (for Choral Conductors)

Holder of the orchestral conducting class at the Haute école de musique de Genève, Laurent Gay has conducted a vast number of concerts in Europe, Asia, and South America, covering a wide repertoire. He has regularly conducted, among others, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Contrechamps, and the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon. He has also conducted the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, the Lausanne Sinfonietta, the Orchestre de Bretagne, the Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, the Regional Orchestra of Lower Normandy, the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra (Denmark), the State Symphony Orchestra of Bahia (Brazil), the Deajon Philharmonic Orchestra (South Korea), the Ensemble Orchestral de Genève (artistic director from 1986 to 1996), and the Festival Amadeus Orchestra (artistic director from 1999 to 2004). Laurent Gay has also conducted numerous opera productions, notably at the Opéra de Lausanne, the Opéra National de Lyon, and the Royal Opera of Versailles. Many of the productions he has conducted have been broadcast on several Swiss and French national radio and television channels. He is also featured in several discographic productions, leading the Festival Amadeus Orchestra, Ensemble Contrechamps, and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Deeply committed to contemporary music, he has led the premieres of around thirty works, including Xavier Dayer's opera "Le Marin." As an invited jury member of several international competitions, Laurent Gay has always been interested in teaching and has consistently been involved in this field. He has given masterclasses and conducted conducting workshops in several European countries, as well as in Brazil as part of the NEOJIBA program and in China at the Shanghai Conservatory. A recognized pedagogue, he now dedicates a significant portion of his activities to teaching orchestral conducting.

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Témoignages

Flute

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Michel Bellavance

Professor of Flute - Woodwind Chamber Music

Miyazawa artist, the Canadian-Swiss flutist Michel Bellavance has been a soloist in concertos by Nielsen, Ibert, Reinecke, Bernstein, Kabalevski, Liebermann, Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi with orchestras in Europe and Latin America, including the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru, the Mendoza Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bahia State Symphony Orchestra, and the Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra. Michel Bellavance has performed at festivals in Switzerland, the United States, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. He has been featured on radio broadcasts by CBC, Radio Suisse Romande, and National Public Radio, and has given recitals in cities such as Prague, Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Basel, London, Zurich, Paris, Montreal, Ottawa, Washington DC, New York (Carnegie Hall), Hong Kong, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Lima, São Paulo, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, and Bogotá. His recordings for Meridian Records, Atma Classique, Brioso Recordings, and SNE have been praised by international critics and reflect his keen interest in new repertoire and lesser-known works. Alongside his performing career, Michel Bellavance is a flute professor at the HEM – Geneva, and he regularly gives masterclasses in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, notably at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the Beijing and Shanghai Conservatories, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, as well as at the International Flute Festivals of San Jose and Lima. Learn more about Michel Bellavance

Jacques Zoon

Professor of flute

Jacques Zoon studied at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam with Koos Verheul and Harrie Starreveld, and later at the Banff Center for the Arts in Canada with Geoffrey Gilbert and András Adorján. He won the 2nd prize at the Willem Pijper Competition in 1981 and received the Special Jury Prize at the Jean-Pierre Rampal Competition in 1987. Initially a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (Nationaal Jeugd Orkest) and the European Union Youth Orchestra, Jacques Zoon was subsequently appointed principal flute of the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hague Philharmonic Orchestra, and finally the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, a position he held from 1988 to 1994. From 1989 to 1997, he was principal flute with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. In 1997, he was named principal flute of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and was named "Musician of the Year" in 1998 by the Boston Globe. He is currently principal flute with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Orchestra Mozart, both conducted by Claudio Abbado. Today, he performs as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with numerous renowned orchestras worldwide. He has made many recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Philips, Decca, Chandos, Boston Records, Vanguard Classics, Schwann-Koch, and Pony Canyon, among others. In 1991, he received the Edison Award with pianist Bernd Backman for their recording dedicated to contemporary Dutch music for flute and piano. He taught at the Rotterdam Conservatory from 1988 to 1994, at Indiana University from 1994 to 1997, and at Boston University and the New England Conservatory from 1997 to 2001. He also teaches chamber music at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid. He has been a professor at the Haute école de musique de Genève since 2002. Learn more about Jacques Zoon.

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Associated studies

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Harp

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Sandrine Chatron

Professeure de Harpe - Musique de Chambre avec Harpe - Traits d'Orchestre en section ou en pupitre (Harpe)

Sandrine Chatron est en congé pour l'année académique 2024-25. La classe de harpe sera assurée cette année par Sarah Verrue. Sandrine Chatron est une harpiste curieuse, défricheuse et aux multiples facettes. Elle occupe le poste de harpe solo depuis 2009 au Nederlands Philarmonisch Orkest et enseigné la pratique d’orchestre au Conservatoire d'Amsterdam depuis 2012. Pédagogue enthousiaste, elle anime des training d’audition, participe à des stages, des masterclass et des jurys de concours. Diplômée du Conservatoire National Supérieur de musique de Paris en 1994 en harpe et en musique de chambre, Sandrine Chatron est lauréate de plusieurs concours ( Arles, Charpentier)  de la Fondation Banque Populaire (2000), et de la Fondation Tissier Grandpierre (2019). Elle a étudié avec Gérard Devos, Marie-Claire Jamet, Frédérique Cambreling et Germaine Lorenzini. Elle défend avec ardeur un large répertoire, de la harpe à simple mouvement à la création contemporaine. Elle est membre du Trio Polycordes avec lequel elle crée de nombreuses œuvres et spectacles interdisciplinaires. Elle a été membre de l’Ensemble Calliopée pendant vingt ans. Invitée de nombreux festivals, elle a une prédilection pour le partage en musique de chambre et collabore avec des artistes comme le quatuor Elias, Amaury Coyetaux, Juliette Hurel, Ophélie Gaillard. En tant que soliste, elle s’est produite dans le cadre du festival Présences, au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, au Musée d’Orsay, à Radio France et au Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam, avec notamment le Nederlands Kamerorkest, La Grande Ecurie-La Chambre du Roy, l’Ensemble Fa. Elle a créé de nombreuses œuvres, dont celles de Pierre Boulez, Krystof Maratka, Philippe Schoeller, Susumu Yoshida, Ricardo Nillni, Frédérick Martin, Luis Naon, Alexandros Markeas, Robin De Raaf, Fabien Cali... Soucieuse de défendre un répertoire inédit ou méconnu, elle a signé plusieurs albums solo remarqués par la critique, pour Naïve- Ambroisie, Aparté : André Caplet et ses contemporains (2005), Le Salon de musique de Marie-Antoinette (2009) et A British Promenade (2017), et a une importante discographie en musique de chambre, avec le Trio Polycordes (2017-2018-2022) et en orchestre. Elle collabore avec l’Ensemble Intercontemporain, l’Ensemble Klangforum-Wien, le Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, l’Orchestre National de France, les Berliner Philharmoniker et le Lucerne Festival Orchestra, et a joué sous la direction de chefs tels Claudio Abbado, Ricardo Muti, Georges Prêtre, Sir Simon Rattle, Pierre Boulez, Daniele Gatti, Lorenzo Viotti, Marc Albrecht. Elle joue également sur harpe historique avec les orchestres comme Le Concert de la Loge, Le Cercle de l’harmonie, Le Concert spirituel. En savoir plus sur Sandrine Chatron

Sarah Verrue

Professeure de harpe

La harpiste belge Sarah Verrue s'est très tôt fait remarquer en tant que lauréate du Dutch International Harp Competition, du Concours Rotary, de l'UFAM et du Concours Martine Geliot. A 24 ans, elle devient harpiste solo de l'Orchestre de la Tonhalle de Zurich sous la direction de Paavo Järvi. Depuis 2019, elle est harpiste invitée au Lucern Festival Orchestra. Sarah est titulaire d'un Master en musique et musique de chambre du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris sous la direction d'Isabelle Moretti. Elle a été membre de l´Académie de l'Opéra national de Munich en 2012 et, un an plus tard, elle suivait les cours de Marie-Pierre Langlamet et jouait à l'Académie Karajan du Berliner Philharmoniker. Sarah s'est produite en tant que chambriste dans des festivals renommés tels que le Festival d'Aix-en Provence, le Festival de Musique Schweslig-Holstein, le Festival de Salzbourg, le MDR Musiksommer, le Festival van Vlaanderen et le Festival de Menton. En tant que soliste, Sarah s'est produite avec l'Orchestre de Chambre de Munich, la Nieuwe Philharmonie d'Utrecht, l'Orchestre de Chambre des Grisons ou l'Orchestre Symphonique de Cannes.   Sarah a souvent travaillé dans le théâtre musical de la Philharmonie du Luxembourg, dans des productions telles que Cendrillon et Wolkenwanderer. A Zürich, elle s´engage dans des écoles spécialisées pour enfants en situation d´un handicap. L'été, elle est coach au Verbier Festival Orchestra où elle enseigne et soutient de jeunes musiciens.

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Portrait de la harpiste Sarah Verrue

Associated studies

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Oboe

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Alexei Ogrintchouk

Professor of Oboe

Born in Moscow in 1978, Alexei Ogrintchouk studied at the Gnessin School of Music in Moscow under Professor I. Pushechnikov. In 1995, a French government scholarship enabled him to enter the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he studied with Maurice Bourgue, Jean-Louis Capezzali, and Jacques Tys. In 1999, he received two first prizes unanimously from the CNSM jury in oboe and chamber music. A laureate of the National Wind Instrument Competition of Russia (1st Prize in 1991), the International “Concertino-Prague” Competition (1992), and the UFAM International Competition in Paris (1st Prize in 1997), he won the First Prize and special prizes at the CIEM International Competition in Geneva in 1998. In 1999, he won the European “Juventus” Prize. Under the auspices of UNESCO, with the Les Nouveaux Noms Foundation, as a soloist of the Gnessin Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, and in a duo with Vladimir Spivakov, Alexei Ogrintchouk toured numerous countries. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed with musicians such as Radu Lupu, Gidon Kremer, Vladimir Spivakov, Christophe Coin, and the Kocian and Sine Nomine Quartets. He has played under the direction of conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Kent Nagano, Albert Kaiser, and with many orchestras. He has been a guest at several renowned festivals. In May 1999, Alexei Ogrintchouk was selected as the principal oboe of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Valery Gergiev. Since 2000, he has been supported by the NATEXIS Foundation. During the 2000/2001 season, he was chosen as an artist for the Rising Star program, which led him to prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Cité de la Musique in Paris. In January 2002, he received two Victoires de la Musique Classique awards: “Revelation Foreign Artist of the Year” and the audience award. Starting in the 2011 academic year, Alexei Ogrintchouk succeeded Maurice Bourgue at the Haute école de musique de Genève. Learn more about Alexei Ogrintchouk

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Associated studies

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Percussion

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Christophe Delannoy

Professor of Percussion - Sight-Reading (Percussion) - Orchestral Excerpts in Section or Tutti (Percussion)

Christophe Delannoy studied in Paris at the Conservatoire de Bourg-la-Reine, where he obtained a Gold Medal and a First Prize in percussion. He then attended the Conservatoire de Créteil, where he was awarded the First Prize in percussion. Finally, at the Conservatoire de Genève, he trained in acoustic and musical management. He began his career as a percussionist with numerous ensembles, including the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire, the Orchestre de Picardie, the Orchestre de Chambre d'Ile de France, and the Orchestre Erwartung d'Ile-de-France. In 1996, he joined the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande as the first percussionist and snare drum soloist. He has participated in numerous musical projects with the International Percussion Center, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, among others. Christophe Delannoy teaches percussion at the Haute école de musique de Genève. Learn more about Christophe Delannoy.

François Desforges

Professeur of Percussion

François Desforges began studying percussion with Daniel Ardaillon in Montluçon and continued his education with Didier Benetti and Frédéric Macarez in Paris. Concurrently, he studied Latin percussion with Miguel Fiannaca. In 1992, François Desforges was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the class of Jacques Delecluse and Jean Geoffroy. He graduated in 1995 with a unanimous First Prize. That same year, he joined the Orchestre National de France and obtained the Certificate of Aptitude for teaching percussion. In 1998, he also received a First Prize in chamber music at the CNSM de Paris in the class of Jacques Ivaldi and Michel Cals. Within the Orchestre National de France, he holds the position of Solo Timpanist. With this renowned ensemble, he has participated in numerous projects and international tours under the baton of prestigious conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Osawa, Kurt Masur, Daniele Gatti, Bernard Haitink, and Cristian Macelaru, the current music director. Beyond his orchestral activities, François Desforges is passionate about pedagogy. After many years of teaching at the conservatory of the 5th arrondissement of Paris and at the CRD of Créteil, he joined the prestigious Haute école de musique de Genève in 2016 to teach timpani. This esteemed institution allows him to share his passion with students from around the world. He is regularly invited to give masterclasses on orchestral timpani. As a chamber musician, François Desforges is a member of the ensemble Ad ONF, comprised of percussionists from the Orchestre National de France. This variable-geometry ensemble was created in 2004 around the project "Ballet Mécanique" by Georges Antheil, initiated by René Bosc, then director of musical creation at Radio-France. Since its creation, Ad ONF has been a regular guest at numerous festivals such as the Présences Festival at Radio-France, La Roque d’Anthéron, Les Folles Journées de Nantes, and the Bel Air Festival in Chambéry. Many artists have collaborated with Ad ONF, including Marielle and Katia Labèque, Bertrand Chamayou, Jean Frédéric Neuburger, Magali Mosnier, Markus Lindberg, Thierry Escaich, and Thomas Adès. François Desforges also performs with various other partners such as the "inclassifiable" group Quai n°5, the Accentus Chamber Choir directed by Laurence Equilbey, the Sequenza 9.3 vocal ensemble directed by Catherine Simonpietri, the "family" Artie’s, and more recently with the Consuelo Orchestra under the direction of Victor-Julien Laferrière. Learn more about François Desforges.

Claude Gastaldin

Professor of Drums - North Indian Rhythm - Tabla & Konakol

Claude Gastaldin is the author of several works dedicated to the study of rhythm. He graduated with honors in 1986 from the Percussion Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, where he studied with notable musicians such as Ralph Humphrey, E. Toro, A. Acuna, and J. Porcaro. He began his international career in 1985, performing as a drummer with various bands in numerous countries and participating in many recordings. Currently, he divides his time between his career as a musician and composer through multiple experiences (live performances and studio work) and intense pedagogical activities. In the musical field, he primarily focuses on the group Stoa, which he initiated, and also supports various musicians and artists, particularly Occitan ones, in their projects (Luc Aussibal, J. Privat, B. Manciet, etc.). He also regularly collaborates with Indian musicians N. Battacharya, J. Oumabady, M. Jadhav, and L. K. Sharma, and has recently composed several pieces for percussion quartets and classical orchestras. Regarding his pedagogical activity: in addition to his position as a professor at the Haute école de musique de Genève and occasional engagements at various educational institutions (Conservatories, Training Centers, Workshops, and Schools), he is the national educational director of the Hohner Sonor Music Academy. He is also a demonstrator artist for a major European drum brand, for which he regularly performs showcases.

Philippe Spiesser

Professor of Percussion - Chamber Music with Percussion - Coordinator of the Percussion Class

More than just a percussionist, Philippe Spiesser is an atypical and captivating musician. Coming from a family of musicians, he studied percussion at the Conservatoire de Musique de Strasbourg. Winner of the European Young Talents Competition in 1997, he has continually evolved by embracing new experiences and collaborating with creators from diverse backgrounds. A universally recognized pedagogue, Philippe Spiesser has been a professor of percussion and coordinator of the percussion class at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM) since 2009. Previously, he taught at the Alfonso X University in Madrid, the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Palma de Mallorca, and the Conservatoire National de Région de Perpignan. He gives numerous masterclasses around the world: Juilliard School in New York, McGill in Montreal, Royal Academy of Music in London, Esmuc in Barcelona, Royal Conservatory in Brussels, Santa Cecilia in Rome, Musikhochschulen in Stuttgart, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe, CNSMDP in Paris, China Conservatory and Central Conservatory in Beijing, Superior Conservatories in Shanghai, Shenyang, and Dalian, Hong Kong University of Music, Lima University of Music, and Izmir University of Music. Since 2012, Philippe Spiesser has led several research projects on new musical technologies and gesture capture, such as the GeKiPe project developed at HEM in partnership with IRCAM Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Ensemble Flashback. Through this work, he is the dedicatee and performer of numerous immersive and multimedia shows written for this gesture capture tool. In 2022, he created "Virtualis," the new concerto for solo percussion, ensemble, video, and gesture capture using the Gestrument tool, invented and developed by Jesper Nordin. His research has also led him to work with the Centro Ricerche Musicali in Rome, where he developed a solo repertoire with two acoustic instruments, the SkinAct and the Feed Drum, treated electronically and invented by Michelangelo Lupone. A polymorphic musician, he performs worldwide in numerous international festivals such as Electronic Music Week in Shanghai, Percussion Festival in Beijing, Música in Lima, Arte Scienza and RomaEuropa in Rome, Ars Musica in Brussels, Musica in Strasbourg, Présences in Paris, Ritmo Vital in Madrid, Gaida Festival in Vilnius, Italy PAS in Pescara, CERN Festival and Archipel in Geneva, Aujourd’hui Musiques in Perpignan, Memmix in Palma de Mallorca, Ponte in Ulm, and Frequenz in Kiel, where he promotes new repertoire and creations by Ph. Hurel, P. Jodlowski, J. Nordin, A. Schubert, M. Matalon, B. Mantovani, Ph. Manoury, B. Letort, K. Narita, JM. Lopez Lopez, M. Lupone, and A. Vert. Philippe Spiesser is also invited to perform as a soloist with orchestras such as Lemanic Modern Ensemble, Norbotten NEO, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Camerata de France, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, and Shenyang Symphony Orchestra. He serves as a jury member for numerous international competitions, including Shanghai IPEA, Beijing PAS, Palma IMC, Italy PAS, and was the president of the jury for the International Geneva Competition in 2019. Learn more about Philippe Spiesser

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Bachelor of Arts in music
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Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

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Saxophone

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Joshua Hyde

Professor of Saxophone - Chamber Music with Saxophone - Contemporary Chamber Music

Joshua Hyde is a saxophonist, improviser, and composer. Internationally recognized as a contemporary music performer, he is the co-artistic director and saxophonist of the Paris-based ensemble soundinitiative and a member of the duo scapegoat with Canadian percussionist Noam Bierstone. He is also a member of Australia's leading contemporary music ensemble, Elision, and is frequently invited to perform with major European ensembles such as Klangforum Wien, Musikfabrik, Ensemble Nadar, and Ensemble Intercontemporain. Joshua has recorded with Kairos, Integrated Records, NMC, HCR, Wergo, and Torpor Vigil. His collaborations with composers worldwide have resulted in a long list of premieres. Comfortable in the world of improvisation, his latest album on Integrated Records, Sol, features a series of improvised reflections. Particularly interested in creating immersive performance contexts, his compositions often incorporate his own videos and visual arts. In 2018, the New Thread Quartet premiered Bring mir einen Engel zurück at the DiMenna Center in New York City, and in 2017, part of his Vertical Horizons series was premiered by the ensemble Son d'Arte at Casa da Música in Porto. Joshua has been invited to perform and teach at universities worldwide, including Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford. He is also part of the artistic leadership team of the Asia Pacific Saxophone Academy. In 2011, he won the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the 3rd Jean-Marie Londeix International Saxophone Competition, and in 2014, he was a laureate of the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. A graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris in saxophone (class of Claude Delangle), chamber music (class of Hae-Sun Kang and Frédéric Stochl), and generative improvisation (class of Vincent LeQuang and Alexandros Markeas), he also studied at the CRR de Bordeaux (class of Marie-Bernadette Charrier), CRR de Versailles (class of Vincent David), and the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne (classes of Barry Cockroft and Ian Godfrey). Learn more about Joshua Hyde.

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
FORMATION PEDAGOGIE MUSICALE guitare reduit

Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Events

Événement

Rencontre du saxophone

4ème édition

Sat 10 May 2025
09h30 - 19h Centre Saint-Boniface, Genève

Trombone

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Andrea Bandini

Professor of Trombone

Andrea Bandini began his music studies in 1973 at the Music School of Siena in Italy and obtained his trombone diploma in 1980 at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Music in Florence. In 1978 he joined the Italian Youth Orchestra under the direction of Franco Ferrara. In 1981, he decided to perfect his skills at the Geneva Conservatory of Music in the class of Roland Schnorhk, where he obtained the 1st prize for virtuosity with distinction in 1985. The same year, he won the 1st prize at the Riddes Competition, the 3rd prize at the Markneuenkirchen Competition and the following year the bronze medal at the Bordeaux International Festival of Young Soloists. Since 1986, Andrea Bandini has been a member of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and has been appointed solo trombone until 2011. From 1984 to 2008 he was a member of the contemporary music ensemble, Contrechamps, an ensemble with which he was fortunate enough to rub shoulders with the greatest contemporary music composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Invited as a jury member in the most important international trombone competitions, Andrea Bandini has been teaching at the Haute école de musique de Genève since 1999. Andrea Bandini is also regularly invited to participate in masterclasses and brass festivals throughout the world. He is also a consultant for the " Free-flow Valve " system for trombone, invented by Rene Hagmann, owner of the " Servette-Musique " shop in Geneva. Andrea Bandini bought his first slide trombone and his first classical music record in Florence in 1976. It was a recording of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande by Ernest Ansermet. After having listened to it many times, Andrea Bandini announced to his father that he would one day perform with this orchestra.... 10 years later, he joins the OSR. Learn more about Andrea Bandini  

Antonello Mazzucco

Professeur de trombone basse

Antonello Mazzucco est diplômé du Conservatoire S. Cecilia de Rome, avec 9,50/10. Parallèlement, il fréquente le Konservatorium fur Musik de Berne dans la classe de P. Bucher. Aux États-Unis, il étudie avec C. Vernon, trombone basse de l'Orchestre symphonique de Chicago, A. Jacobs, professeur de cuivres, et J. Alessi, trombone solo de l'Orchestre philharmonique de New York. En Italie, il poursuit ses études avec A. Conti, premier trombone du Florentine May, aujourd'hui premier trombone de l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Il a suivi des cours de maître avec J. Alessi et avec le trombone basse du Berliner Philharmonic S. Schultz. Il a joué pendant une saison au Teatro la Fenice de Venise, trois saisons au Teatro Massimo de Palerme, et dans les autres orchestres pendant de courtes périodes. Pendant environ trois ans, il a joué dans l'Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana en tant que trombone basse, et pendant de courtes périodes à la Filarmonica della Scala et à l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia à Rome. En 1995, il a remporté le concours pour trombone ténor et trombone basse de l'Orchestre symphonique national de Rai, où il travaille encore aujourd'hui. Il travaille depuis plus de dix ans à la Fondation Fossano Musica, un institut de musique où il organise également des cours de maître avec des professeurs internationaux. Il a donné des masterclasses aux conservatoires deTerni, Turin, Naples, Novara et Vibo Valentia. Il est actif dans le domaine de la musique de chambre en tant que membre du quintette Spilimbrass, avec lequel il a également enregistré un CD Il est souvent invité à participer à des concours dans les théâtres italiens.

Andrea Bandini
portrait du tromboniste Antonello Mazzucco

Associated studies

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
FORMATION PEDAGOGIE MUSICALE guitare reduit

Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Trumpet

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Teachers

Gérard Metrailler

Professor of trompet

Beginning his musical journey at the Harmonie de Chalais and later becoming a member of the Brass Band 13 Étoiles, Gérard Métrailler continued his musical studies at the Conservatoire de musique de Genève under Mario Alberti, and later with Michel Cuvit, earning a Diploma with highest honors in 1985 followed by a First Prize in Virtuosity in 1988. Even before completing his studies, he was appointed as a substitute principal trumpet player with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in 1987. In Geneva, he won the 2nd prize at the International Music Performance Competition in 1987 and the 2nd prize at the Maurice André Competition in Paris in 1988. He also received the Bronze Medal at the International Festival of Young Soloists in Bordeaux in 1989. His repertoire includes major trumpet concertos by composers such as Haydn, Hummel, and Tomasi, but he also emphasizes works by Swiss composers like Hindemith, Zbinden, and Schmidt. He excels in pieces for trumpet and chamber orchestra or organ by Albinoni, Bach, Tartini, and Vivaldi. Currently, Gérard Métrailler is a trumpet player with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, principal trumpet of the contemporary music ensemble Contrechamps, and a member of the Quintet du Rhône. Gérard Métrailler conducts masterclasses in Switzerland, France, Italy, New Zealand, and Brazil. He has been a professor of trumpet at the Haute école de musique de Genève since 1994. Learn more about Gérard Métrailler.

gerard metrailler

Associated studies

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
FORMATION PEDAGOGIE MUSICALE guitare reduit

Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department

Tuba

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Teachers

Ricardo Carvalhoso

Professeur de Tuba et Euphonium

One of the most prominent tuba players of his generation, Ricardo Carvalhoso has built his career on a singing and energetic approach to brass playing, leading him to win jobs in several orchestras across Europe.  Since 2017 he is Principal Tuba of the Munich Philharmonie Orchestra. Prior to this engagement, Carvalhoso was Tuba-Solo of the Nice Philharmonie Orchestra and later he assumed the same position with the Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House Philharmonia Zurich.  His orchestral activity has led him to perform in some of the most important concert halls around the globe, including New York, Tokyo, Paris, London, Berlin and Vienna.  ln 2014 he played Vaughan Williams' Tuba Concerto with the Nice Philharmonie Orchestra under the direction of Walter Hilgers.  Between 2009 and 2011 he was awarded with a series of international prizes including the Young Musicians Award in Portugal, the "Aosta Valley" Brass Competition in ltaly, the Tuba Competition "Ville d'Avray" in France and the Music Prize of the Kiefer Hablitze\ Foundation in Switzerland. His musical education started in Portugal at the age of 14 years old and his first teachers included Juan Carlos Diaz, Chris Lee, Eduardo Nogeroles and Sergio Carolino. After graduating from Porto University of Music and Performing Arts, he pursued his Master Degree in Switzerland with Anne Je lie Visser.  Ricardo Carvalhoso plays Yamaha instruments and is a sought-after pedagogue and soloist. Learn more about Ricardo Carvalhoso

Ricardo Carvalhoso

Associated studies

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Bachelor of Arts in music
ORCHESTRE - MUSICIEN D'ORCHESTRE

Master of Arts in Music Performance
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Master of Arts in Specialised Music Performance
FORMATION PEDAGOGIE MUSICALE guitare reduit

Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy

Departments and associated courses

orchestre

Orchestral instruments department
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