Villars Music Academy 2022 Edition

Villars Music Academy 2022 Edition

The inaugural Villars Music Academy in Villars Sur Ollon brought together gifted young musicians for a week-long immersive experience, blending masterclasses by renowned soloists and Berliner Philharmoniker members with holistic conferences and workshops aimed at fostering personal development and shared values for the future, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Swiss Alps in Villars-sur-Ollon.

Villars Music Academy Laureates

Violin

Arevik Ivanyan, Violin

Ava Bahari, Violin

Carolin Grün, Violin

Daniel Kogan, Violin

Elena Kuessner

Dayoon You, Violin

Jieun Son, Violin

Leonid Zhelezny, Violin

Patricia Cordero, Violin

Pippa Sieppala, Violin

Qingzhu Weng

Viola

Gatien Leray, Viola

Gordon Lau, Viola

Emanuele Ruggero, Viola

Jiliang Shi

Jimin Jang

Kinga Wojdalska, Viola

Cello

Alex Lau, Cello

Annabel Hauk, Cello

Jonathan Reuveni, Cello

Minji Kim, Cello

Ülker Tümer, Cello

Special Guests

Kolja Blacher, violin

Tabea Zimmermann, viola

Peter G. Rebeiz

Chairman

Jean-Pierre Egger

Permanent Professors of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Simone Bernardini, violin

Luiz Felipe Coelho, violin

Walter Küssner, viola

Martin Menking, cello

Villars Music Academy Faculty

Aline Champion, violin and coaching

Founder

Sandra Menking

Physical Performance Coach

Noriko Sugiyama-Küssner

Pianist