Moritzburg Festival Academy: August 10 - 23, 2026
The Moritzburg Festival Academy under the artistic direction of violinist Mira Wang has been an integral part of the Moritzburg Festival since it was founded in 2006. In 2026, young and talented musicians from all over the world are invited again to take part in the Moritzburg Festival Academy. The selected participants will form the international Moritzburg Festival Orchestra under the direction of chief conductor Josep Caballé Domenech and the guidance of internationally renowned Festival soloists, who give an essential impulse to their artistic development in the idyllic setting of the Moritzburg Castle. Alongside orchestral work, all musicians have the opportunity to perform in different chamber music ensembles.
Application
Young talents can apply for the Moritzburg Festival Academy from February 2nd til March 8th HERE.
Academy Flyer 2026
Download (2.5 MiB)Music students aged between 16 and 26 years in following groups of instruments:
- Strings (August 10 - 23)
- Woodwinds & Horns (August 10 - 23)
- Trumpets, Trombones & Timpani (August 18 - 23)
For participants of the Moritzburg Festival Academy we provide:
- full board and accommodation
- chamber music coachings
- The Moritzburg Festival will reimburse travel costs upon presentation of original receipts according to the following distribution pattern up to the maximum amount of:
Germany: €100
Austria, Czech Republic, Poland: €150
Remaining European Countries: €250
Non-European Countries: €500
Josep Caballé Domenech
and artists of the Moritzburg Festival 2026
B. Smetana: „The Moldau“
W. A. Mozart / G. Odermatt: Concerto for Oboe & Orchestra in F major (After K.293)
R. Wagner: „The Song of the Rhine Maidens“
R. Schumann: Symphony No. 3 Op. 97 „Rhenish“
J. Strauss jr: Waltz Op. 314 „On the Beautiful Blue Danube“
Moritzburg Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé Domenech, Conductor
Albrecht Mayer, Oboe
Chamber music repertoire tba by June 2026
CHAMBER MUSIC
August 16, 2026, 11.00 a.m.
Proschwitz, Proschwitz Castle Park
"Proschwitz Music-Picnic"
August 17, 2026, 7.30 p.m.
Moritzburg, Terrace Schloss Moritzburg
"Chamber Music Evening" of the Academy
ORCHESTRA
August 21, 2026, 7.30 p.m.
Bad Elster, King Albert Theatre
August 22, 2026, 7.30 p.m.
Dresden, Kulturpalast
Subject to modification! (January 2026)
