Welcome to The Philadelphia International Music Festival Blog

Each year, students from throughout the United States and around the world attend the Philadelphia International Music Festival, open to musicians of all ages and skill levels, from 8 - 18 years of age (with a separate division for college students and young professionals). The program - conducted on the exquisite grounds of Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania - offers student musicians a unique opportunity to spend 14 days of intensive music study and performance. Featuring members of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra, the festival includes daily orchestra rehearsals (for those who elect the Symphony Program), private lessons (up to five per week,) daily music education courses, optional daily chamber music rehearsals, solo performance opportunities, daily private practice time, faculty recitals and master classes featuring principal players and other members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, weekly concerto competitions, an off-campus trip to a Philadelphia Orchestra performance at the Mann Music Center or Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, and much more.