The Orchestre de Paris Academy

Next Edition 2026-27

The Orchestre de Paris and its Music Director, Klaus Mäkelä, continue to affirm their international, social and educational commitment and ambition with the third edition of the Academy. 
Aimed at all young top-level instrumentalists completing their final studies, this Academy offers an opportunity of perfecting orchestral technique by means of an pedagogically supported professional experience.  

Contact : academie@orchestredeparis.com
Application form Information and scores

Summer Academy

From September 1 to 6, 2026 inclusive

Under the direction of Klaus Mäkelä, Music Director and Olha Dondyk, Lauréate La Maestra 2024 

From September 1 to 6, 2026, 45 selected academicians for the Summer Academy 2026 will have the opportunity to work and perform a symphonic programme : Camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony and Arthur Honegger's 3rd Symphony, side by side with musicians of the Orchestre de Paris. The closing concert will take place on Sunday, September 6, 2026, in the Great Hall of the Philharmonie de Paris. 
  
This session includes not only tutti and desk sectionals but also individual coaching in orchestral audition repertoire, alongside other workshops offering skills for tomorrow’s orchestral musician.  
 
The Principals and sectional desk members of the Orchestre de Paris provide valuable pedagogical support throughout the session.  
 
Accommodation and meals are provided. 
Travel assistance is available on application. 

Studio Academy

From January to June 2027 inclusive

 The Studio Academy offers a 6-month professional immersive experience within the Orchestre de Paris for five laureates who also participate in the Summer Academy ; 2 violins, viola, cello, and double bass. 
 
The Studio academy members benefit from personalized pedagogical coaching by the Principals and tutti desk musicians of the Orchestre de Paris. They will the opportunity to perform at the Philharmonie de Paris under renowned conductors including Klaus Mäkelä. 
 
In addition to the orchestral season concerts, they will participate in international concerts, chamber music performances and can participate in the orchestras’ outreach activities.  
Repertoire preparation and coaching for auditions by individual work sessions with tutors as well as tailored training in other skills such as physical and mental well being are offered throughout the Academy.  
 
The Academy members receive a monthly allowance during the Studio Academy period. 

Applications

Now open!
Deadline midnight 9 January 2026.

Selection and auditions

SUMMER ACADEMY - STRINGS, WIND, TIMPANI AND PERCUSSIONS 
Selection based on application and videos. 

STUDIO ACADEMY AUDITIONS - STRINGS 
Concerning the Académie Studio : A selected number of successful Summer Academy string applicants, will be invited to participate in the auditions for the Académie Studio at the Philharmonie de Paris during the first week of April 2026.

With the generous support of

  • WIDEX 200
  • IFD 300100

Juliette Greer

Violonist - Studio Academy - Season 2024/2025

Juliette Greer is a French-Americain violonist. In 2022 she gained particular attention at the Johann Sebastian Bach International Competition in Leipzig where she won the 4th Prize with Special Mention for Best Performance of Bach’s Chaconne in D minor.She studied music at the New England Conservatory in Boston and Carnegie Mellon University before obtaining her Master’s degree at the Juillard School, New York.From an early age she has been devoted to chamber music and participates regularly in the summer chamber music festivals of Kneisel Hall (Maine), Perlman Chamber Music (New York), Thy Chamber Music (Denmark) and Valley of the Moon Music Festival (California).On several occasions she has held the position of concertmaster in the New England Conservatory and the Juillard School orchestras 

Yoichiro Ueno

Violonist - Studio Academy - Season 2024/2025

Yoichiro Ueno was born into a family of musicians in Kyoto in 2002. He began studying violin and piano at the age of four and continued his violin studies with Asuka Sezaki and then Masaaki Tanokura at the Kyoto Horikawa Municipal High School of Music whilst also receiving lessons from the French violinist Gérard Poulet.Yoichiro joined the Conservatoire de Paris – CNSMDP in 2021 and obtained his Batchelor’s degree three years later with the highest unanimous jury distinction. He continues his studies in Svetlin Roussev’s class, assisted by Julien Szulman. Yoichiro has performed concerts in Kyoto and Osaka, as well as recitals in Bangkok for over 10 years and in 2017 and 2018, he participed in the Gifu Chamber Music Seminar in Japan. In 2022, he performed on stage with Michel Michalakakos and Marc Lys as part of the Spring Concert organized by the Association of Alumni and Students of the Conservatoire. He was an academy member of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France during the 2023/2024 season, being selected for the the Orchestre de Paris’ Studio Academy in 2024/25.

Paul Wiener

Violist - Studio Academy - Season 2024/2025

Paul Wiener was born into a family of musicians in 2001. HIs great-grand father was the pianist and composer Jean Wiener (1896-1982). Paul began learning the violin with his mother and following lessons with Jacques Benvallet, he joined the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Paris in 2016 where he studied with Stéphanie Moraly. On her advice, he switched to the viola with Sébastien Luigi as his teacher. He won second prize at the National Young Violists Competition in 2019 on his great grandfather’s instrument. He joined the Conservatoire de Paris – CNSMDP in 2020, studying viola with David Gaillard. In 2022, he pursued violin studies under Stéphanie-Marie Degand at the same establishment and. In 2023, he obtained a chamber music degree with his friend, violist Guillaume Florès. In 2024, he obtained his Batchelor’s Diploma for viola, was pre selected for the Tertis International Competition and won a place in the Orchestre de Paris’s Studio Academy 2024/2025 season.
Paul is involved in various musical projects, such as the illustrated show Petite Sœur Lueur (2022-2024), the French Violists Collective (2024), and was selected to perform with the European Union Youth Orchestra (2022), Orchestre de Chambre de Paris Academy (2022), and the Verbier Festival Orchestra (2023 and 2024). He works regularly with the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre de Paris, and at the Philharmonie de Paris. This year Paul Wiener continues his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris to complete his viola Master’s degree, alongside his dual studies in violin and viola. He is also starting a chamber music degree with the Simone Quartet.

Valentin Hoffmann

Cellist - Studio Academy - Season 2024/2025

Valentin Hoffmann began his ‘cello studies at the Brest Conservatory in Marie-Pierre Pinard's class. He joined the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (CRR) of Boulogne-Billancourt in 2016 to study with Xavier Gagnepain. In 2020, he was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris– CNSMDP, where he studied with Marc Coppey and Pauline Bartissol. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in 2023. He has participated in numerous sessions of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes, in the 2023/2024 academy of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and performs chamber music regularly, particularly with the piano quartet Igami (created in 2021).
In 2025, he became a member of the Orchestre de Paris  - Academy Studio. He also plays in various traditional music styles and improvises. With the  ‘cellist Clémence Mebsout, he founded the duo Ourika, aimed at rediscovering music from the Arab-Ottoman and Balkan cultures. Valentin plays an instrument by Lecavellé, made in Mirecourt around 1850, generously lent by Marie-Pierre Pinard, his first teacher, and a bow by Clémence de Lartigue, lent by the Ateliers du violoncelle. He received project grants in 2023 and 2024 from the Vincent Meyer Foundation for artistic and cultural development.

Iris Plaisance-Godey

Double bassist - Studio Academy - Season 2024/2025

Iris Plaisance-Godey is a double bassist born in Montbéliard, where she began her musical studies at the age of ten. She is currently studying at the Conservatoire de Paris – CNSMDP in Nicolas Crosse’s class. Iris participated in the Orchestre Français des Jeunes (OFJ) in 2019 and 2020, and alongside her studies, she plays with national symphonic orchestras such as those of Mulhouse (OSM), Strasbourg (OPS), the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (OPRF), and the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris. Chamber music is very much an integral part of her musical life and she has been participating in the Musique à St Hipp’ and D440 festivals in various ensembles for several years. She was selected for the the Orchestre de Paris’ Studio Academy in 2024/25.