Teachers: Vitali Berzon was heard in Germany for the first time in october 1990: the then 45 years old pianist Vitali Berzon was permitted to travel to the West after 20 years of beeing banned from foreign travel, because of the communists. Born in Joschkar-Ola (Wolga) he had his first piano lesson at the age […]
Tosca, Donna Anna and Brünnhilde are roles that belong to the repertoire of Atlanta-born Soprano Caroline Thomas. She was educated at Wesleyan College, UT-Knoxville, the Curtis Institute of Music and at the Juilliard School. Miss Thomas has settled in Münster, Germany where she was the Leading Lady of the City Theater of Münster until 2001. […]
Teacher: "There's a musician at work who is in love with every note she plays and improvises, which leaves nothing routine, only experienced with her fellow musicians and acting technically and artistically at the highest level.", writes the Basler Zeitung about the violinist Julia Schröder. Her rousing way of playing also inspired soloists such as […]
Teacher: Born in Nishinomiya (Japan), Hisako Kawamura moved to Düsseldorf (Germany) with her family at the age of 5 where she started studying piano with Kyoko Sawano. She continued her studies with Małgorzata Bator-Schreiber in Göttingen who provided her with musical and artistic training, and Prof. Vladimir Krainev at the Hannover University of Music and […]
Teacher: German pianist Birgitta Wollenweber, born near Cologne commencement of piano studies at the Music Academy of Detmold in 1982 under Prof. Renate Kretschmar-Fischer (student of Conrad Hansen) 1986 State piano teacher examination with distinction Award winner of the ”Federal German Chopin Competition Darmstadt“ 1987 Artistic diploma with distinction 1988 Promotion award by the Hannover Chopin Society […]
Mr. Pier Angelo Conte, artistic director of the Carlo Felice Theater in Genova, Italy; and Virginia and Gianandrea Fedeli, directors of the Atelier Musicale agency in Bologna, Italy (agents of Ainhoha Arteta, Vittorio Grigolo, Andrea Bocelli, amongst others) Dates: 11, 12 and 13 of December 2021 Course Description: Live, 20-minute work sessions (not simple auditions!) with […]
Leben, Werke, Wirken, Sterben Ein musikwissenschaftlich-musikalischer Vortrag über das Leben und Wirken von Johannes Brahms Anlässlich des 125. Gedenkens an den Tod großen deutschen Komponisten der Romantik, Johannes Brahms, veranstaltet die VHS Hunsrück in Kooperation mit der Internationalen Musikakademie Sankt Goar einen Vortrag über sein Leben. Johannes Brahms' Musik stellt ein besonderes Kapitel der Musikgeschichte […]
