Summer session

From 31 july to 29 august 2025

  • Saline royale of Arc-et-Senans
  • Berlin Konzerthaus (Germany)
  • Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
  • Berlioz Festival in La Côte Saint-André
  • International Festival of Santander (Spain)

The symphony session brings together the entire orchestra for a month in August

The summer session brings the whole orchestra together for an entire month in August. It kicks off on July 31st at the Saline royale in arc-et-Senans, within the enchanting setting of an architecture classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Additionally, the session benefits from the new hall at the Saline, the salle Claude-Nicolas-Ledoux. It begins with an initial period guided by fifteen soloists from French orchestras to work on the various pieces in the program. French composer Yan Maresz is in residency this year with the orchestra. Famous pianist Alexandre Tharaud  will play as solist during the entire 2025/2026 season.

Musical director

Kristiina Poska

The musical repertoire

First set

 

Yan Maresz

Recto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

23rd Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488

Solist : Alexandre Tharaud

Claude Debussy

La Mer, esquisses symphoniques

 

Second set

 

Hector Berlioz

Ouverture du Carnaval romain, op. 9

Dmitri Chostakovitch

2nd Piano Concerto in F Major, op. 102

Solist : Alexandre Tharaud

Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov

Shéhérazade, op. 3

 

Soloist

Alexandre Tharaud

Piano

Read the biography

Concerts

Thursday 14 August - 20:00

Saline royale of Arc-et-Senans

Saturday 16 August - 19:00

Berlin Konzerthaus (Germany)

Sunday 17 August - 20:00

Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Monday 25 August - 20:00

Saline royale of Arc-et-Senans

Wednesday 27 August - 21:00

Berlioz Festival in La Côte Saint-André

Friday 29 August - 20:00

International festival of Santander (Spain)

WORKSHOPS

In addition to rehearsals and symphonic concerts, musicians have the opportunity to attend various workshops designed to prepare them for their future careers: musicians’ rights, dealing with stage fright, working on posture (learning to manage your body and take care of it to play better and prevent avoidable pain), entrepreneurship, understanding the professional environment, etc.

CHAMBER MUSIC AND CULTURAL OUTREACH

Becoming an orchestral musician in 2024 means being able to pass on your passion for the symphonic repertoire to different audiences of all ages and backgrounds. At the OFJ, musicians are trained in this key skill within the framework of chamber music, which involves leaving the confines of the Saline to meet new audiences!
Numerous concerts will take place in August, in nursing homes, children’s activity centres, multimedia libraries, public spaces and so on, to share the repertoire and talk about it passionately with people who don’t necessarily go to auditoriums. Max Dozolme, a journalist with France Musique (Maxxi Classique) is this year’s instructor for these concerts that combine music and cultural outreach. You can also listen to the OFJ musicians in various venues throughout the region and in Dijon’s Auditorium for chamber music concerts.

 

The musicians and their teachers for the session

VIOLIN

ORAWIEC Jan / Orchestre Symphonique de Flandres
THIBAUT Elise / Orchestre de Paris

Solo violin

DEBART Nicolas / CNSMDP
MOREAU Émilie / CNSMDP

Violins

ARONICA Louis / PSPBB
BALTARO Margot / HEAR
BUCHMANN Gabriel / CRD de Gennevilliers Edgar-Varèse
CASATI Nina / HEAR
CHIATA Vivienne / Musikhochschule Münster
DENIS Valentin / CRR de Douai
DUCHEMIN Émilie / Pôle Sup’93
DUPONT Gabrielle / ISDAT
FRANCAIS Lucie / CNSMDL
GRIS Brünhilde / HEAR
KACIMI Dyana-Tawizett / CRR Boulogne-Billancourt
LAFONT Alix / CNSMDL
LANUZA Lucia / CRD de Gennevilliers Edgar-Varèse
LAPORTERIE Garis / Pôle Aliénor
LE CLECH Jacques / CNSMDP
LE MARTRET Inès / HEAR
LEMAIRE Norimi / CNSDMP
MASLENKO Lisa / CNSMDL
MEROT Marion / CNSMDP
PAQUES Léontine / CNSMDP
PAUSANIAS Roman / CRR Boulogne-Billancourt
RASAMY-MANANTSOA Tina / CRR de Toulouse
SHIOZAKI Amané / CRR de Lille
STEINMETZ Eugénie / CRR Dijon
TROUBAT Erwan / HEAR
VANDENBROUCQUE Guillaume / CRR de Boulogne

ALTO

MUNOZ SALIDO Pablo / Orchestre National de Lille

BELLANGER Avril / CRR de Paris
FERREIRA Inès / CNSMDP
FRANCOIS Célio / CRR de Versailles
GUILLERY Léonard / CNSMDP
LEMONNIER Rémi / CRR de Paris
LOLIVE Clara / HEMU de Lausanne
MARTINEZ-PERETTI Emilia / EMSD de Lille
METIVIER—RAGONNET Nais / CRR de Nice
MOURET Arthur / CRR de Paris
PARAIRE PERRON Ambre / HEM de Genève
RAMBAUD Antoine / CNSMDL
VALEM Ivan / CRD de Gennevilliers Edgar-Varèse

CELLOS

GENTHIALON Fabien / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

CATHERINE Toni / Pole Sup’93
COUETTE Anaëlle / IESM d’Aix-en-Provence
FIETTA Aurélien / CNSMDP
HUBERT Titouan / CRR de Dijon
MIYAMOTO Satsuki / CRR de Bordeaux
PAQUES Eugène / CRR de Boulogne-Billancourt
PERON Hanna / HEM de Genève
STAHL – PLANES Elie / CRR de Paris
VASSAL Nathan / CRR de Paris

DOUBLE-BASS

VERGNE Damien-Loup / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

APPARAILLY Juliette / CRR de Toulouse
JAUPART Blanche / CRR de Paris
MARCHES-SAURY Milo / CRR 93
PERROT Héliodore / CNSMDL
PETIT Alice / EMSD de Lille
RABBE Gael / CNSMDL
RICHARD Manon / CRR de Versailles
STOUFF Arthur / CRR de Paris

FLUTE

DAUDET Mélisande / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

BRUNI Giulia / CRR de Paris
FAUXPOINT David / CRR d’Aix en Provence
AUVRAY Chloé / CNSMDP
LEFORT Marthe / CNSDML

 

OBOE

CIABAUD Cyril / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

CROUGNEAU Julien / CRR de Bordeaux
LESAGE Virginie / CNSMDP
REGNIER Sophie / HEM de Genève
SANDOULY Aude / HEAR

CLARINET

COTTET-DUMOULIN Véronique / Opéra de Paris

DUC Martin / CNSMDL
GOGRIS Zéphyr / CRR de Paris
LOPEZ Simon / CNSMDL
MARCHADIER Sophia / HEMU de Lausanne

FAGOTT

RICHARD Estelle / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

BALMER Noé / CNSMDL
GENEVRIER Adrien / CNSMDL
GOUSSU Éléa / CNSMDP
UHLMANN Élias / EMSD de Lille

HORN

HAVIEZ Victor / Orchestre National de Bordeaux

ALVAREZ Jonathan / CRR de Strasbourg
BIANCHI Manuela / CRR de Paris
DIAZ Gabriel / CRR de Nantes
GALICHET Adèle / CRR de Paris
LABEQUE Olivia / CRD Aulnay-sous-Bois
MOLLANDIN DE BOISSY Malo / CNSMDL

TRUMPETS

MATHEVET Jocelyn / Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon

DJOHARIAN Pouria / HEMU de Lausanne
FAUCONNIER Louis / HEAR
HAEFFELIN Clément / CRD de Colmar
MONNET Noé / CRR de Paris
NUBEL Charlotte / HEM de Genève

TROMBONS

COTTET-DUMOULIN Guillaume / Orchestre de Paris

AGUERRE Tristan / HEAR
FISCHER Luca / CNSMDL
MARCELLIN Elise / HEAR
ROSSINI-DEFRANCOIS Nino / CRR de Douai

TUBA

CYMERMAN Tancrède / Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier-Occitanie

GIRARDEAU Grégoire / HEM de Genève

PERCUSSIONS

CURT Emmanuel / Orchestre National de France

AUBRY Timothée / CRR de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
CAUMEIL Laure / CRR de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés & CRR de Paris
GILBERT Pierre / CRD d’Aulnay sous Bois
LECOUSTEY Esther / CRR de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
MOSCHLER Damien / CRR de Paris
ROUYER Cédric / IESM d’AIX-en-Provence
LAFOSSE Sébastien / Haute École des Arts de Berne (HKB)

HARPS

THOUVENIN Gaëlle / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

BAUER Maria / HEMU de Lausanne
TAHMASEBSZADEH Hélia / CRR de Paris

PEPINIERE

BOIRARD Christelle / Musikhochschule Lübeck  – Fagott
BICHARD Coline / CRR 93 – Flute
CHAHINE Maria / CRR de Versailles – Cello
CHUVIN Arielle / CRD de Cannes – Alto
LANTERI THAUVIN Noël / CRR de Nice – Oboe
MATHERON Aliocha / CMA17 – Double Bass
NOCENTE Emma / CRD d’Argenteuil – Alto
PAVASOVIC-TOTSUKA Luka / CRR de Paris – Violin
PUJUILA Louane / CRR de Paris – Cello
RIVIERE Philéas / CRR de Tours – Trombon
ROHMER Arthur / CRD de MULHOUSE – Horn
VALY Maxime / CRR de Toulouse – Violin
WEBER Romain / HEAR – Oboe

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