ACADEMY PRESENTS I

Singers of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique perform this always popular recital of opera arias with the head of the Atelier’s opera programme, pianist Caroline Dowdle. An opportunity to hear the best of the new generation of emerging opera stars.

Accomplished singers and instrumentalists of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Atelier Lyrique and Soloists & Ensembles Programmes unite for a vibrant recital of vocal chamber music, celebrating artistry, collaboration, and seldom-heard gems of the repertoire.

After nearly three weeks of rehearsals, coachings, and performances, musicians of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Soloists programme come together for an afternoon of chamber music featuring works by Fauré and Shostakovich.

Musicians of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Soloists programme are joined by the Fibonacci Quartet, one of the Academy’s 2026 ensembles in residence, for a morning recital of chamber music by Haydn, Mozart and Mendelssohn.

The final chamber music recital of the Verbier Festival Academy’s Soloists & Ensembles programme brings together musicians of the Soloists programme and the inn.wien ensemble, one of the Academy’s 2026 ensembles in residence, in works by Bartók, Schumann and Dohnányi. The concert is followed by the Academy Awards ceremony.