February 2026 Open Call
APPLY NOW! Deadline: December 25. Today, take a brief look at our upcoming February 2026 courses: ‘Studio to Stage’ and ‘Finding the Groove’. STUDIO TO STAGE (February 04-10): we welcome renowned violinist Daniel Rowland @daniel_violinist for six days of professional recording of innumerable timeless works, including The American Four Seasons by Philip Glass, Tenebrae by Osvaldo Golijov, […]
Seminar #10: September | Behind the Scenes
With the final part in our Behind the Scenes features, we officially bookend the year’s annual courses! Take one last formal look at September’s Seminar #10, helmed by The Vivancos Quartet @quartetvivancos for their Quartet Mentorship Course, and Philip Walsh @walshphilipj for his Opera Course on Mozart’s The Magic Flute. With innumerable rehearsals, recordings, and one grand operatic finale in […]
Seminar #9 | July: Behind the Scenes
This week, we take a look back to July’s Seminar 9, where we were joined by Emilio Percan, Alastair King, and Rusanda Panfili for three unique courses: On Baroque, On Film & Media Recording, and On Libertango and Astor Piazzolla. Join us behind the scene on July’s incredible seminar, comprised of a plethora of rehearsals, […]
Seminar #8 | April: Behind the Scenes
Continuing our tradition from last week, we take this week to delve behind the scenes on April’s Seminar #8 with the renowned Roman Simovic @romansimovic and various composers from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam @conservatoriumvanamsterdam Join us now on the road to 2026, as we cover the incredible journey our institute undertook in 2025. Co-funded by the #europeanunion@creative.eu
Seminar #7 | February: Behind the Scenes
Take a peek behind the scenes of February’s Seminar #7, as we cover two courses imbued with as much feeling as they were with laughter. The courses, helmed by Tim Redmond @redmond_tim and Federico Nathan @federiconathan focused on the exploration and evolution of traditional Gypsy music into its contemporary adaptations through the music of Liszt, Brahms, Sarasate, Ravel, Django Reinhardt, […]
Ghosts in the Woods – FAME’S Institute Student Project
Today, we celebrate Gregory Ney @neygregory and his superb project ‘Ghosts in the Woods’, recorded in collaboration with Conservatorium van Amsterdam @conservatoriumvanamsterdam during FAME’S Institute’s seminar #4. This project serves to highlight than any and every young musician, given the right circumstances, can meaningfully progress in their journey to professionalization. Join us, as we peek behind the scenes of ‘Ghosts […]
A Year in Review (2025)
With the closing of seminar #10, the FAME’S Institute ends all its courses for the year 2025. Join us now as we take a look back at all the key moments of the year in 2025’s Year in Review. Co-funded by the #europeanunion@creative.eu
The Road to 2026
As our final seminar courses for 2025 came to a close, we would like to invite you to join us over the next few months, as we share key highlights from all our activities during the year. In the meantime, if you’d like to save yourselves a considered seat for our 2026 courses, make sure […]
Early Bird Open Call: 2026
Early Bird OPEN CALL 2026: Calling Skilled Young Musicians! FAME’S Institute invites you to APPLY for our 2026 Program and take advantage of the opportunity to select the Orchestral Courses that best fit your availability in February, April, July, and/or September. The Program offers a FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP to selected participants (ages 18-30 with EU […]
FAME’S Institute: The Making of Seminar #8
This April, young musicians from all across Europe gathered in Skopje, North Macedonia to partake in FAME’S Institute’s Classical & Recording Orchestral Course. This marks the Institute’s 8th Seminar. It lasted two weeks. During Week 1, the participants dove deeply in Beethoven’s timeless oeuvre, guided by Roman Simovic – concertmaster for the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO). At […]