Villars Music Academy 2025 Edition

Villars Music Academy 2025 Edition

The fourth edition of the Villars Music Academy took take place on the 17th to the 24th of August 2025. The picturesque setting of Villars-sur-Ollon will serve as the backdrop for musicians, culminating in a public concert and the return of the Robert Dunand Prize.

2025 Program

Masterclasses and Sessions

2 Individual Masterclasses with guest professors

2 Chamber Orchestra sessions conducted by Kolja Blacher

2 Individual Masterclasses with permanent professors and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

3 Chamber music sessions with a permanent professor and member of the Berliner Philharmoniker


Unique offerings

1 Mountain Walk

4 Physical performance coaching sessions with Amélie Zosso

4 Mental performance coaching sessions with Aline Champion

5 Exclusive seminars with renowned special guest

1 Exclusive seminar on building narratives through nature


Concerts

Public Finale of the Robert Dunand Prize on 22.08.24 at the Villars Palace Theater

Closing concert on 23.08.24 at the Villars Palace Theater

Kolja Blacher, violin

Nils Mönkemeyer, viola

Gary Hoffman, cello

Permanent Professors and Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Luiz Felipe Coelho, violin

Simone Bernardini, violin

Walter Küssner, viola

Uladzimir Sinkevich, cello

Faculty

Aline Champion, violin and coaching

Founder

Amélie Zosso

Noriko Sugiyama-Küssner

Pianist