Domenico Orlando – Oboe (2025–2026)
Postgraduate course in oboe
Teacher: Domenico Orlando – 6 sessions
Visiting professor: Simone Sommerhalder – 2 sessions
The annual postgraduate course in oboe at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole is an advanced training program aimed at young oboists who hold a pre-reform (Vecchio Ordinamento) diploma or a first-level AFAM diploma. Under the guidance of a prominent musician with extensive teaching and performance experience, students improve their musical skills and deepen their knowledge of oboe repertoire.
Consistent with the school’s educational approach, public performance is an integral part of the learning process. Students of the postgraduate course in oboe have the opportunity to take part in concerts, testing the level they have achieved and gaining experience in connecting with the audience.
The most deserving students may apply for scholarships awarded by the school through an internal competition held each year between March and April.
Thanks to the course’s outstanding educational quality, it offers young talented oboists excellent career opportunities in the field of professional music.
The postgraduate course in oboe is mainly intended for musicians who hold a pre-reform (Vecchio Ordinamento) diploma or a first-level AFAM diploma. Exceptionally talented students who have not yet graduated may also be admitted.
Auditors are accepted.
The course will be activated only if a minimum number of students is reached.
The course program is open.
Throughout the year, recitals will be organized featuring the most outstanding students, as decided by the teacher.
No entrance examination is required for the postgraduate course in oboe.
Young oboists
20 September 2025
No entrance exam required
8 sessions from October to June/July, according to a calendar set by the teachers.
October 2025: 3, 4, 5 – Domenico Orlando
November 2025: 3, 4, 5 – Simone Sommerhalder
Further dates to be defined
Individual annual registration fee: €130 (non-refundable, to be paid upon submission of the application; also valid for auditors).
Individual annual attendance fee: €1,300 (to be paid in full by 10 November or in monthly instalments via direct debit/credit card with a 5% surcharge).