Dates: 11-18 July 2025
Professor: Oksana Sidyagina, an internationally renowned harpist based in Paris. Winner of numerous international competitions, Oksana has built a distinguished career as both a soloist and a chamber musician, celebrated for her versatility and emotional depth.
Her impressive musical career has taken her to many prestigious harp venues and festivals. These include Harpissima Salvi Harps, L’Instrumentarium Harpes (Paris), Suoni d’Arpa (Italy), Rencontres Internationales de la Harpe en Ile de France, and the Jornadas de Arpa (Spain).
In the summer of 2025, she will serve as a jury member for the prestigious Suoni d’Arpa harp competition in Italy.
Professor at the Rachmaninoff Conservatory in Paris, Oksana is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of harpists. Her teaching is informed by her rich performance career and her passion for exploring new musical territories.
Target audience: professional musicians starting from 14 years old
Location: le Domaine de Courances, less than an hour from Paris.
With generous support of L’Instrumentarium and Salvi Harps who lend instruments for the academy.
Accommodation
The Academy students will live in the former farmhouse of the Courances castle that has been completely refurbished: seven double en-suite rooms on the ground and first floors.
Each room has its own identity, but all benefit from modern, comfortable facilities.
Outside, the inner courtyard of La Métairie is a green, peaceful and pleasant extension where students can relax in the sun.
Full package
- 5 individual lessons of 55 minutes + 2 group workshops + participation in a student concert + concert of the professor Oksana Sidyagina.
- Assistance with transfers to/from the course venue to/from local stations.
- Accommodation in a shared double room, with the possibility of accommodation for a partner, or parent/legal guardian if the student is a minor.
- Half board (full-board option for additional fee of 200 euro)
Is this academy for me?
The academy is for you if you want to:
- Prepare for competitions, auditions, and exams;
- Overcome technical difficulties;
- Develop your musicality;
- Gain in motivation;
- Find inspiration in the region that was home to the Impressionist painters and the Barbizon school.
Fees
Standard Fee – 1690 euro (1490 euro if you bring your own harp)
Early birds Fee (till 31 March 2025 included) – 1550 euro (1350 euro if you bring your own harp)
Parent/Legal guardian/Partner – 1400 euro
About Domaine de Courances
Famous the world over among garden lovers, the Domaine de Courances is located in the heart of the Gâtinais region, 50 km from the capital. Château de Courances, built between 1622 and 1630 by Claude I Gallard, is an architectural gem surrounded by a park. Originally a simple manor house acquired in 1552 by Cosme Clausse, it was gradually transformed thanks to innovative hydraulic features such as the Grand Canal and the Dôme. After a period of neglect in the 19th century, it was restored in 1872 by Baron Samuel de Haber, who commissioned the architect Hyppolite Destailleur. This restoration added emblematic features such as the horseshoe staircase inspired by Fontainebleau and the red brick facades, typical of the Louis XIII style. At the Domaine de Courances, the park, the château, the mill and the surrounding wall are listed historic monuments.
The castle is a private property but can be visited during the weekend and public holidays. A visit will be organised for students. The Academy is taking place in the farmhouse of the castle.
Join us for the Château Harp Academy!
Come to master harp with us this summer at the Château Harp Academy 2025 at le Domaine de Courances.