Summer Academy | 2 to 11 July, 2027
The next major event of the Geneva International String Academy
GISA Festival
February 11 to 13, 2027
Thursday, February 11 at the Société de Lecture
Kodály’s Serenade · Borodin’s Quartet n° 2 · Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet
Friday, February 12 at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Salle Franz Liszt
Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet op. 115 · Mendelssohn’s Octet
Saturday, February 13 at the Société de Lecture
Beethoven’s String Trio op. 9 n° 3 · Shostakovich’s Quartet · Dvořák’s Quintet with two violas
Noémie Bialobroda - Romain Guyot - Sergey Ostrovsky
6 alumni: Cosima Federle, Cheng Io Lo, Jinseok Jeong, Céleste Klingelsmidt, Varvara Vasylieva, Alessandra Yang
The Geneva International String Academy is a summer music academy that fosters encounters and knowledge-sharing between internationally renowned musicians and professors and promising young artists.
For one summer, outside the academic framework of conservatories, rigorously selected young violinists, violists, and cellists from around the world come to enhance their training in the heart of Geneva’s Old Town. They benefit from masterclasses, practice chamber music alongside the Academy’s professors, and perform in concerts. They build a network of artistic and personal connections that can open new professional horizons.
Thanks to the generous contributions of its partners, the Geneva International String Academy continues to provide full coverage of participation costs for every selected young musician. This support includes musical training and masterclasses, accommodation, meals, and instrument maintenance facilitated by the presence of a luthier. As a result, participants are chosen solely based on their exceptional talent and desire to join the Academy, without financial circumstances limiting their engagement.
Guest of honor 2026 Academy
Steven Isserlis
Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a unique and distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster.
Testimonials
Geneva Old City
Learning in cultural centers of rare exception
Masterclasses, chamber music rehearsals and public concerts will be held in the inspiring salons of the Société de Lecture, the Barbier-Mueller Museum, and the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique. All sites are ideally located in the beautiful old city of Geneva.
The Société de Lecture
The Société de Lecture, created in 1818, is nowadays considered one of the most dynamic cultural places in Geneva
Musée Barbier-Mueller
Practicing and Rehearsals


