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Last days to register for the Santander Encounter of Music and Academy 2025’s auditions

January 14, 2025

The Santander Music and Academy Encounter (Spain) was born in 2001, jointly promoted by the Government of Cantabria and the Fundación Albéniz, under the management of the Reina Sofía School of Music, and with the collaboration of the Santander City Council and many other private entities. Since then, every July, more than sixty young musicians from all over the world gather in the Cantabrian region to share the classroom and the stage with renowned musicians. 

Under the artistic direction of Márta Gulyás and Luis Fernando Pérez, the Encounter of Santander now opens its registration period for auditions to all young talents interested in participating in its 24th edition, which will be held from 2 to 27 July 2025

Covered all travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses by the organisation, the students enjoy masterclasses with international professors and an intense calendar of rehearsals and concerts. The city of Santander and various towns in Cantabria become the setting for more than sixty concerts in which students and great maestros share their music, making it a musical festival, an academy of international excellence and a unique experience for all of them. 

In its 2025 edition, the Encounter will feature an extensive line-up of maestros: Zakhar Bron and Vilmos Szabadi (violin); Gerard Caussé (viola); Christoph Richter (cello); Andrea Lieberknecht (flute); Gábor Varga (clarinet); Dag Jensen (bassoon); Radovan Vlatkovic (horn); Milana Chernyavska (piano), and Bernarda Fink (voice). Maestro Heinz Holliger will also be composer-in-residence, oboe professor and guest conductor, together with guest conductor Péter Csaba. 

The selection of participants for the Encounter is carried out through online auditions. The Encounter is aimed at talented young musicians who wish to hone their skills and gain professional experience. The application period ends on 31 January 2025. Candidates chosen after the pre-selection period will have a personal online interview with the Selection Committee and the results will be announced at the beginning of March 2025. 

All information on the admission process can be found here

The Encounter has partnership agreements with leading music schools in Europe, whose students are exempt from paying the audition registration fee:

  • Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Hochschule für Musik FHNW/Musik Akademie Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
  • Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler y Universität der Künste (Berlin, Germany)
  • Erasmushogeschool Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel (Brussels, Belgium)
  • Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music (Budapest, Hungary)
  • University of the Arts. Sibelius Academy (Helsinki, Finland)
  • Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music y Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London, United Kingdom)
  • Escuela Superior de Canto, Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, Instituto Internacional de Música de Cámara, Real Conservatorio Superior de Música (Madrid, Spain)
  • Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, United Kingdom)  
  • Hoschchule für Musik und Theater München (Munich, Germany)
  • Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse (Paris, France)
  • MUSIKENE. Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco (San Sebastián, Spain)
  • Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel (Waterloo, Belgium)

 

SPONSORS OF THE SANTANDER ENCOUNTER OF MUSIC AND ACADEMY

General sponsors: Government of Cantabria - Regional Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport; Government of Cantabria - Regional Ministry of Education, Professional Training and Universities; Santander City Council; Jesús de Monasterio Conservatory; Albéniz Foundation; Reina Sofía School of Music; International Institute of Chamber Music of Madrid.

Concert Sponsors: Café Dromedario; El Diario Montañés; Fundación Banco Santander; Fundación Botín; Espacio Comillas; Fundación Comillas; Fundación EDP; Grupo PITMA; Grupo Tirso; Hoteles Santos; Management Solutions; Textil Santanderina, S.A.; Universidad de Cantabria; Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo; Veolia

Supporting Entities: Agua de Solares; Cámara de Comercio de Cantabria; Musical San Fernando; Volvo

 

 

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