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Orchestras: VFO
orchestras
The Verbier Festival Orchestra (VFO) is a rite of passage for today’s exceptional young orchestra musicians. It has brought together rising talents with the foremost conductors and soloists of our time for more then 20 years, earning it the reputation as one of the best training orchestras on the planet.

The VFO includes 98 musicians aged 18 to 28 who receive intensive coaching by players from the world’s top orchestras. These mentors prepare the musicians for three weeks of rehearsals and concerts led by some of the world’s most distinguished conductors. VFO alumni have gone on to join leading orchestras around the world, including Berlin, Israel, New York and Vienna Philharmonics, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Tonhalle Orchester Zürich.

programme dates

includes arrival and departure dates

29 June – 3 August 2026

how to apply

Applications to the 2026 edition of the Verbier Festival  Orchestra open on 10 October 2025 until 16 January 2026 at 23:59 (EST)

Candidates must read the guidelines before starting their application or sending any questions to the Verbier Festival Team.

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Application Deadlines:

Live Auditions: December 11 2025 (23:59 EST)
Video Auditions: January 16 2026 (23:59 EST)

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repertoire highlights 2026

The VFO performs six concerts during the 2026 Verbier Festival. Repertoire highlights include:

OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Turangalîla-Symphonie

RICHARD STRAUSS
Ein Heldenleben

ANTON BRUCKNER
Symphony No. 7

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Symphony No. 2

GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 6

coaches 2026

In preparation for work with the orchestra’s distinguished guest conductors, VFO musicians receive intensive coaching from conductors and players from the world’s top orchestras.

Daniel Blendulf training conductor

Derrick Inouye training conductor

Clare Duckworth violin
London Symphony Orchestra

Liviu Prunaru violin
Concertmaster, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Désirée Elsevier viola
Ancienne Membre, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Dora Figueroa cello
Associate principal Cello, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Maren Reck double bass
Principal Bass, Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Dieter Flury flute
Former Principal Flute, Wiener Philharmoniker

Nathan Hughes oboe
Principal Oboe, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 

Philippe Berrod clarinet
Principal Clarinet, Orchestre de Paris

Lola Descours bassoon
Principal Bassoon, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Stefan de Leval Jezierski horn
Former High Horn, Berliner Philharmoniker

Bill Williams trumpet
Guest principal, soloist, performance coach

Filipe Alves trombone
Principal Trombone, Staatskapelle Berlin

Sarah Verrue harp
Principal Harp, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich

Fedor Khandrikov percussion
Timpanist, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

Christoph Bacher Alexander Technique
Coach, Barenboim-Said Akademie

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