Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA) - Amsterdam University of the Arts

The Symphony Orchestra regularly performs relevant orchestral repertoire with renowned conductors.

The Jazz Department offers you an ideal environment to develop excellent skills, musicianship and to unfold your talents.

Pop Department: our students and alumni create, play, record and publish.

Music in Education: A central role is given to creativity and development of both musical and didactic skills.

The Early Music Department plays an important role in the world of historically informed performance practice.

The Dutch National Opera Academy produces two fully staged operas each year.

news

Amatis Pianotrio wins Kersjes Award 2018

Yang Yang Cai winner of YPF Piano Competition 2019

Laurens de Man successful at Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hochschulwettbewerb in Berlin

Brass Department welcomes two new teachers of trumpet

Mimi Mitchell obtains doctorate at UvA

Conductor Karel Deseure to join CvA Conducting Department

departments

showcase

The Conservatory

Open Day Flashback

Junior Jazz College

preparation for the entrance exam

CvA Online offers workshops to prepare for the classical and jazz theoretical entrance exam:

Preparatory workshop classical exam

Preparatory workshop jazz exam