Spring 2026

February 27th – March 9th, 2026

Application deadline: December 7th, 2025

Orchestration

3 flutes (incl. Picc), 3 oboes (incl. Cor.Ang.), 2 clarinets (incl. Eb), 4 bassoons (incl. Contra)
4 horns, 4 trumpets (incl. cornet), 3 trombones, tuba, 2 harps
5 percussionists (Timpani, Gr.Tr., Kl.Tr., Cym. a2, Cym. sus., Whip, Tamtam, Triangel, Woodblock, Glockenspiel)
14 violin 1, 12 violin 2, 10 viola, 8 violoncello, 6 double bass
Gesamt: 81 Musiker

Coaches

Violin 1	Anna Sophie Dauenhauer, HMTM München
Violin 2	Zuzana Vojtova, Münchner Symphoniker
Viola	Patrizia Messana, Tiroler Landeskonservatorium Innsbruck / Geneva Camerata
Violoncello	Boris Stansky, Münchner Symphoniker
Double Bass	Prof. Matthias Weber, former Münchner Philharmoniker, MH Stuttgart
Woodwinds	Andrea Ikker, former Bavarian State Opera Munich
Brass	Prof. Will Sanders, HfM Karlsruhe
Percussion	Prof. Christian Wissel, HMTM München

Schedule

Friday, February 27	Until 14:00 individual arrival in Munich! 14:00 Bus departure from Munich ZOB ("Central bus terminal") to Weikersheim Arrival and Check-in Musikakademie Weikersheim
Saturday, February 29	Sectional rehearsals according to announcement
Sunday, March 1	Sectional rehearsals according to announcement
Monday, March 2	Tutti rehearsals according to announcement
Tuesday, March 3	Tutti rehearsals according to announcement
Wednesday, March 4	Tutti rehearsals according to announcement
Thursday, March 5	Dress rehearsal according to announcement Bus departure to Munich, Check-in private accommodations
Friday, March 6	17:00 Dress rehearsal 19:30 Concert in Loisachhalle, Wolfratshausen
Saturday, March 7	16:30 Dress rehearsal 19:00 Concert in Herkulessaal, Munich
Sunday, March 8	16:30 16:00 Dress rehearsal 19:00 Concert in Stadtsaal, Fürstenfeldbruck
Monday, March 9	End of project / Individual departure

Terms and Conditions

With the application you are obligated - in the case of a commitment - to participate in all rehearsals and concerts of the project.

A registration fee of 125,- € has to be paid immediately after confirmation. This is made up of 25€ administration expenses and 100€ deposit, which you will get back in cash after the project. (In case of cancellation by the participant the deposit cannot be refunded.)

Bank details
Recipient: Musikwerkstatt Jugend e.V. (Spatzenloh 10, 82057 Icking, Deutschland)
Bank: Sparkasse Bad Tölz – Wolfratshausen
IBAN: DE95 7005 4306 0011 1480 53
SWIFT/BIC: BYLADEM1WOR
Purpose: Spring 2026 [Name] [Instrument]

Travel reimbursement

Travel costs for travelling to and from the project will be reimbursed up to a maximum of €150 against receipt after the end of the project. Tickets for trains, flights and long-distance buses will be reimbursed. Participants are requested to find the most cost-effective travel option as soon as the NPhM has confirmed their participation. Unfortunately, travel costs within the project, public transport tickets and visa costs cannot be reimbursed. Only direct journeys to and from the project will be reimbursed. The entitlement to reimbursement of travel costs expires 6 weeks after the end of the project. 

Accommodation / Food

Musikwerkstatt Jugend e.V. will pay and organize accommodation and food during the rehearsal phase.

During the concert days in Munich there will be private accommodations (bed and breakfast) for non-residential participants. Often additional meals will be offered, but this cannot be guaranteed.

Concert dress

Gentlemen
black suit, white shirt, dark bow-tie, black shoes and socks

Ladies
black dress or black skirt (both not too short) or black trousers (no jeans), black top (no plunging neckline), black shoes

Insurance

The Musikwerkstatt Jugend e.V. only provides liability insurance. The participants must take care of their health, accident, travel and instrument insurance on their themselves.