2 Week Program
Individual Study and/or
Chamber Music
Check in: Sunday, July 29
between 12 noon – 5pm
Check out: Sunday , August 12
before 12 noon
Students must attend FINAL EVENING CONCERT on August 11th.
3 Week Programs:
Individual Study and/or
Chamber Music (2 wks)
Check in: Sunday, July 22
between 12 noon – 5pm
Check out: Sunday , August 12
before 12 noon
Students must attend FINAL EVENING CONCERT on August 11th.
Application deadlines:
May 15, 2012
Applications received without
fee will not be processed.
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ADVANCED SEMINAR FOR VIOLIN OR PIANO
July 29-August 12
This program is designed for advanced violinists and pianists with considerable experience and command of the vast repertoire, who are preparing for a professional career through orchestral auditions, competitions, etc. The goal is to help students/participants expand their experience; enhance their performances; and test and toughen their readiness and competitiveness in the field.
The program consists of a series of classes given by world renowned artists and teachers on various topics (*see below*) which present the main categories of their solo field.
All classes are two hours long and include four active student-performers. All participants of the program are required to attend all classes. Each student/participant is expected to perform (actively participate) in four (4) classes during the two-week program.
Applicants who are accepted into the program may indicate their class preferences. The Festival will do its best to accommodate, but cannot guarantee these preferences.
The number of participants in the program is limited. In order to be considered for a spot in the program, interested students are advised to apply early and present a strong audition tape that best represents his or her level, experience, and command of the repertoire.
Violin:
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Victor Danchenko – Concerti of the Romantic Period.
This part of the seminar will develop and demonstrate the unique and purposeful approach to Romantic concertos. Understanding the epic element of the music; and how to communicate it effectively utilizing freedom and discipline, intensity and flair. Among the studied works will be concertos by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Bruch (Sibelius, Wieniawski). |
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Mikhail Kopelman – Concerti and Other Pieces of the Classical Period.
Topic: Refining and defining the Classical Style. How to practically express and define the universal concept of classical idealism: celestial order and harmony, symmetry, elegance, purity, and nobility. Utilizing technical elements; intonation, vibrato, rhythm, and dynamics to create the clarity and form appropriate and necessary to the style.
Suggested pieces:
Mozart – Sonatas, Concertos
Beethoven – Sonatas, Romances, Concerto
Schubert – Sonatinas, Rondo, Dou, Phantasy
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Dmitri Berlinsky – Concert Pieces and Virtuoso Music.
VIRTUOSITY, beyond the technical challenge: Background and influence on the development of violin playing and tradition. Learn to recognize and develop the bravura and flair necessary and integral to the style; and not merely practice to overcome technical difficulties. |
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Eduard Schmieder – Tchaikovsky Concerto.
At the time of certain attention to so called "informed" performances of baroque music, it is also important to recall the romantic traditions. The master class on Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto is designed to inform listeners of an original Saint Petersburg’s tradition of interpretation. Mistakes and misconceptions of the printed text will be revealed. Suggestions of bowings and fingerings enhancing proper articulation will be given. For the clarity, all three movements of the concerto must be performed, possibly by a different participant for each movement. |
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Emanuel Borok – Orchestral Literature in Preparation for Auditions.
Repertoire and Excerpts to Study:
- W.A. Mozart Concertos # 4,5 (First movement exposition and Cadenza)
- Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Brahms:
- First movement exposition and Cadenza from one of the concertos.
- R. Strauss Don Juan (first page)
- R. Schumann Symphony #2 Scherzo (beginning until key change of one sharp)
- WA Mozart Symphony # 39 second mvmt. (first 65 bars)
- Finale (beginning until letter B)
For those interested in studying Concertmaster class:
- Solos from N. Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
- R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben.
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Piano:
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Vladimir Viardo – French Impressionists.
Debussy and Ravel. Discoveries of the impressionists in the history of music. |
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Pavel Nersessian – Music by Chopin and Liszt.
Piano music of the two giants of the Romantic Age. Differences in styles and artistic credo. Symbiosis of music, poetry and painting in their music. Different approaches in performing their works. |
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Adam Kent – Classical Period. Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven.
Beyond the Piano: Form and Content in the Piano Works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The Classical Era saw the birth of a musical style filled as never before with drama and rhetoric. This class will focus on the vocal and instrumental inspirations behind the keyboard music of this period, as well as the interconnectedness of structure and character culminating in Beethoven's towering piano sonatas. |
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Phillip Kawin – Sound Production and Voicing in Music by Schumann
Pianist and renowned teacher Phillip Kawin will discuss the art of
voicing, timbre and inflection, as three key tools of creative artistic
and musical expression. These are crucial elements in performing the Romantic Piano repertoire most effectively and idiomatically. |
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THE FEE FOR THIS PROGRAM IS $1500.
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