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Direction d'orchestre - 1er Cycle

Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris · Conservatoire de Paris - Direction des études musicales · Paris, Île-de-France, France

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien (DNSPM) de direction d’orchestreDNSPM
Subject
Conducting
Format
On campus3 years
Tuition
Not published

About this program

First-cycle cursus 'Direction d'orchestre' at the Paris conservatoire, as listed on the department page.

Department
Conservatoire de Paris - Direction des études musicales
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.

Official award
Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien (DNSPM) de direction d’orchestreDNSPM
Award family
Other bachelor’s awardAnother earned bachelor’s-level award, such as BEd, BMusEd, Diplom or a locally named qualification, shown with its official title.
Qualification level
Bachelor’s degree
Qualification standing
Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
Orientation
Orientation not published
Previous degree required
Not published
Subject links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
ConductingDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

Accreditation, validation and recognition

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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
3 years
Credits
180 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Conservatoire de Paris (Cité de la musique, Paris 19e)209 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris

Teaching language

Taught in
French
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Differences by campus or pathway
The cursus page states a French-language certificate level: B1.

Admissions

Audition
Audition requirement not published
Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published
Tests explicitly required
Competitive entrance examination (concours d'entrée) with dates published for the 2027 session
Deadlines
  • Registration opens and exam dates as published on the cursus page: Date de début des inscriptions : 10 octobre 2026 Date des épreuves : jeudi 04/03/2027 : Eliminatoire vendredi 05/03/2027 : Admissibilité samedi 06/03/2027 : Admission

Fees and costs

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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

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