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Euro Music Festival and Academy Leipzig

Last edited by Christina Kim.

When:
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Where:
University of Music and Theater Leipzig
Grassi Strasse 8, D-04107
Leipzig, Germany

Program:
[SESSION]
Session I Monday 20 July - Friday 31 July, 2009
Session II Monday 3 August - Friday 14 August, 2009

[ACADEMY PLACE]
Lesson : University of Music and Theater Leipzig “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy”
Practice :Second Building of University of Music and Theater Leipzig
Approx. 70 Practicing Rooms Available

[VENUE for CONCERTS]
Main institutions and concert halls in Leipzig,
including:
Gewandhaus
Old Stock Exchange
Germany Supreme Court
Leipzig University – Great Hall / Chamber Music Hall / Orchestral Hall
Mendelssohn House
Schumann House
Bach Music School
Bach-Statue in Front of Thomas Church

[CONCERT TYPES]
Totally 50 Concerts are held everyday during the Festival, including:
Opening Concert
Professors Concert
Young Artists Concert
International Competition Prize Winner Concert
The Distinguished Participants Concert
Concert with Professors and Participants
Participants Chamber Music Concert
Various Academy Concerts like Class Concert

[ACADEMY PROFESSORS & PARTICIPANTS]
About 25~30 world-renowned professors and artists join the faculty for each session and about 300 music-studying students from more than 30 countries including all Europe, USA, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, participate in the Academy.

[COURSE FEE FOR STUDENTS]
590 EUR per session
Includes:
- 4 one-hour lessons
- Free chamber music lessons
- Free usage of practice rooms
- Admission free for concerts inside the university
- Discounted tickets for concerts outside the university
- Admission free to other official events of the festival
- Many chances to play at various concerts
Accommodations should be booked by student. They can stay at students’ house or hostel or hotel. At Students House, single room is available at 150~200EUR for one month.

[FACULTY FOR 2009]
Courses are : PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, VOICE, WIND, GUITAR, CHAMBER MUSIC

PIANO
Aquiles Delle-Vigne Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Bernd Goetzke Hannover, Germany
Fabio Bidini Berlin(UdK), Germany
Jacob Leuschner Cologne, Germany
Jan Gottlieb Jiracek Vienna, Austria
Judy Chin Paris, France/Taipei, Taiwan
Karl-Andreas Kolly Zurich, Switzerland
Karl-Heinz Kämmerling Mozarteum, Austria/Hannover, Germany
Katsurako Mikami Toho, Japan
Konstanze Eickhorst Luebeck, Germany
Olivier Gardon Paris, France
Rainer Becker Berlin, Germany
Robert Benz Mannheim, Germany
Rolf Plagge Mozarteum, Austria
Ronan O’Hora Guilldhall, UK
Solomon Mikowsky Manhattan, USA

ACCOMPANYING
Brian Suits Houston, USA

VIOLIN
Ani Schnarch RCM London, UK
Franco Mezzena Bari, Italy
Hao-Tun Teng Taipei, Taiwan
Keng-Yuen Tseng Peabody, USA
Klaus Hertel Leipzig, Germany
Kyungsun Lee Houston, USA/Seoul, Korea
Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker NWD Phil, Germany

VIOLA
Sheila Browne North Carolina, USA
Thomas Selditz Hamburg, Germany
Ulrich Eichenauer Bern, Switzerland

CELLO
Hekun Wu Willamette, USA
Maria Kliegel Cologne, Germany
Peter Bruns Leipzig, Germany
Robert Cohen London, UK
Tilmann Wick Hannover, Germany

CLARINET
Hyun Gon Kim Seoul, Korea
Wolfgang Mäder Leipzig, Germany

HORN
Christian F. Dallmann Berlin, Germany

GUITAR
Edoardo Catemario Firenze, Italy

VOICE
Claudia Visca Vienna, Austria
Regina Werner-Dietrich Leipzig, Germany

A few more professors are being arranged.


[SHORT INFO of 2008 FESTIVAL]
The Euro Music Festival has been held in Leipzig from 2005 since it started in 1998 in Kyungju followed by Seoul, Busan, Pyungchang, Suwon, Ulsan, Pohang and Jeju in Korea along with Wien in Austria, Prague in Czech and Mainz in Germany.

The fourth Euro Music Festival in Leipzig was held from 21st July to 16th August, 2008 for a month in two sessions.

Almost 300 students from over 30 countries have participated in the Academy having been taught by world-distinguished professors in piano, organ, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, horn, singing, guitar and chamber music for 4 weeks.
50 Concerts of the festival, including the various academy concerts, were held every day in major institutions and concert halls in Leipzig such as Gewandhaus, Old Stock Exchange, Schumann House, Mendelssohn House, J. S. Bach Music School, The Federal Administrative Court and concert halls in the University of Music and Theater Leipzig.

The participants communed with other multi-cultural participants and learned through the experiences of solo and chamber music. They also got a chance to widen their view over music through the various concerts every day……………..

To register, or for more information:
Call 82-2-539-2952
http://www.euroarts.kr

Comments

From Benjamin K (Posted: Dec 20, 2008)
The violinist.com website lists this under USA, but the event is in Germany.



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