
The first session of the Beethoven Academy will take place from June 30 to July 8, 2024, in Cagliari, Sardinia, at the crossroads of Mediterranean cultures. Hosted at the Conservatorio Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a century-old Italian musical institution, the academicians will be under the direction of Alessandro Moccia (violin), Corrado Masoni (violin), Catherine Puig (viola), Georges Barthel (flute), and Bart Cypers (natural horn).
The academy’s educational program aims to train 35 young European musicians on the societal, environmental, and artistic challenges they will encounter in their professional careers. During the week, the musicians will work on a musical program centered around Beethoven's 8th Symphony, which will be performed in a free concert in the Conservatory’s auditorium at the end of the week.
To bring music to the city and its inhabitants and demonstrate the societal value of musicians, several "pocket concerts" will also be organized in symbolic locations and nursing homes. Additionally, throughout the week, workshops will be led by Eric Blot, an esteemed luthier specializing in historical instruments, and Nadia Mirabella, a sustainable arts consultant and co-founder of Chloe Sustainability.
The call for applications for the 2024 edition of the Beethoven Academy closed on April 22, 2024.
List of participants:

Razmik Hovhannisyan
- First violin

Oleksandra Khmara
- First violin

Alice Tomada
- First violin

Madalena Rollo
- First violin

Roberto d’Auria
- First violin

Joanna Crosetto
- First violin

Marco Collu
- Second violin

Francesca Piazza
- Second violin

Silvia Congia
- Second violin

Samuele Porcu
- Second violin

Federico Rovagnati
- Second violin

Sofya Vardanyan
- Second violin

Maria Chiara Moccia
- Viola

Ruxandra-Maria Mosor
- Viola

Abraham Constantino Noguera
- Viola

Margherita Moccia
- Viola

Hayk Sukiasyan
- Cello

Jorge Gresa
- Cello

Giulia Gillio Gianetta
- Cello

Elen Poghosyan
- Cello

Giacomo Paulis
- Double Bass

Tommaso Spada
- Double Bass

Adrian Saint-Pol
- Flute

María Jesús Moreno Ciudad
- Oboe

Laurine Marmi
- Oboe

Magda Peralta Lladó
- Clarinet

Elia Bianucci
- Clarinet

William Gough
- Bassoon

Daphne Franquin
- Bassoon

Hélène Telliez
- Horn

Andrea Molino
- Trumpet

Hyacinthe Ameline
- Trumpet

Bart Rosseel
- Timpani

Narine Voskanyan
- Conductor