Master class Chamber Music for string players & pianists

Evgenia Epshtein (1st week) / Minna Pensola (2nd week)
Johannes Meissl (both weeks)
Peter Schuhmayer (1st week)  / Patrick Jüdt (2nd week)
Vida Vujic (both weeks)
Avedis Kouyoumdjian (2nd week)
Marianna Shirinyan (2nd week)

Target group
Pre-existing ensembles only
Graduate and postgraduate students or highly advanced undergraduates with performing experience.

Course structure
Arrival: July 20 / Departure: August 3
Welcome meeting & Commencement of activities: July 21
Each ensemble will, if possible, receive instruction from all of the chamber music professors present at the course.

Repertoire
The master class repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music. Previous years have always seen special attention paid to Viennese Classicism, to works by Central and Eastern European Composers, and to the music of the Second Viennese School. isa also encourages all students to bring along repertoire that has to do with the current year’s theme or is linked to it in terms of music history.
Learn about the background of your works, and use the power of your imagination!

Course language
English

Alongside the master classes given by well-known, leading artistic personalities, isa also offers participants additional learning opportunities in the form of workshops, lectures, and coaching sessions.
All supplementary workshops and lectures are accessible only in combination with a master class and are included in the course fee.

The isaFestival is the presentation platform for all isa participants, providing the opportunity to perform in public as part of its concerts.
Exceptionally high artistic quality (soloist-level) is required.
Selection and final decisions regarding invitations to perform are made by isa’s artistic director.

Application deadline: January 2- March 2, 2025
A separate registration is required for each ensemble member

Requirements:

• A high artistic level is a prerequisite for participation.
• Two demo recordings (video): One slow and one fast piece:

– One of the pieces must be from the Viennese Classical period (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven).
– The other piece can be from any stylistic era.

(Upload as video links)

Application fee per ensemble: € 195
(to be paid by one ensemble member)
Course tuition fee per person:
one week € 430
two weeks € 790

Master class including practice opportunities
Participation in workshops, lectures, and competitions
Free admission to all concerts of the isaFestival.

The application fee must be paid online or via bank transfer no later than March 2, 2025.
The course fee must be paid by July 1, 2025, after receiving confirmation of participation.

From July 1, 2025 the course fee can only be reimbursed in proven cases of force majeure (e.g. illness, accident, death in the family, etc.). In no case will the registration fee be refunded.