Chamber music - 1er Cycle

Information

  • Name

    Chamber music

  • Cycle

    1st Cycle

  • Course's number of years

    1 year

  • Maximum duration

    1 year

  • Delivered diploma

    1st cycle chamber music certificate: mention Très Bien, Bien or Assez Bien.

    The certificate marks the end of the course in this cycle.

    When a student who has obtained the chamber music certificate holds a1st cycle higher diploma in his or her instrumental discipline, this diploma will have the double title: "[instrument] and chamber music".

  • Course objectives and content

    Advanced chamber music training

    The aim of this cycle is to deepen chamber music practice in a group setting through regular supervision by one or two teachers over the course of a year. It prepares students for the competitive entrance examination to the2nd cycle of chamber music or string quartet studies. The programme also enables students to develop their knowledge of the group's own repertoire, to devise relevant and varied programmes and to develop their ensemble technique.

  • Bachelor's degree

    A partnership between the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris and Sorbonne-Université enables Conservatoire students who so wish, and who are admitted to the 1st cycle, to obtain, together with the Conservatoire's 1st cycle diploma, and subject to fulfilling the conditions for enrolment at the university, the Bachelor degree of Music and Musicology from Sorbonne-Université, including the Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien (DNSPM) from the CNSMDP, and validation at the university of four 26-hour courses, spread over four semesters, chosen from the "Domaines musicologiques" teaching units.                                
                                    
    Students are free to choose at which stage of their studies at the Conservatoire (1st or 2nd cycle) they wish to begin this university course.                                
                                    
    Registration and payment of university fees are required to follow the courses.   

Disciplines

  • Chamber music (Discipline principale - 0 ECTS)

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Entrance exam

Chamber music (undergraduate)

Opening date for registration :  16 February 2026

Closing date for registration :  16 March 2026

Exam dates : Du 16 au 17 avril 2026

Description :

Please note: this page does not concern the string quartet competition, which is separate.

 

Visa

Non-EU candidates must apply for a short-stay “competition” visa in order to take part in the entrance examinations. If successful, this visa will then allow you to apply for a student visa. You should not apply for a tourist visa. More information here

 

French Language Level

Successful candidates who are not nationals of French-speaking countries must present upon first enrollment: a French language certificate (DELF or TCF) at level B1 or higher.

 

Additional information

This audition is open to candidate ensembles composed, at the time of registration, of at least 50% of students currently enrolled at the CNSMD of Paris in a performer’s curriculum, or who have already obtained a performer’s diploma from the CNSMD of Paris.

A candidate may not apply with more than one ensemble.

 

Audition

 

Admission

  1. Free-choice program lasting 15 minutes

  2. Interview (approximately 5 minutes)

The interview covers :

  • Feedback on the performance

  • Motivations

  • The study project

  • The work plan envisioned during the program

Maximum age : 29