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[:en]VIOLIN - Prof. Marianne Boettcher (Berlin University of the Arts)/Kensei Yamaguchi[:de]GEIGE - Prof. Marianne Boettcher (Universität der Künste Berlin)/Kensei Yamaguchi[:]
2023-04-27 - 2023-05-01 | Sankt Goar International Music Academy, Am Hafen 12, Sankt Goar, 56329, Germany
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Marianne Boettcher, violinist from the famous Berlin musician family, studied in Berlin under Professor Willy Kirch and Professor Michael Schwalbé, rounding off her studies in Geneva under Professor Henryk Szeryng. She teaches at the University of the Arts Berlin. She has gotten great recognition for playing classic and romantic music and has also become known as an interpreter of new music. She has given the first performances of many works written for her by contemporary composers.
She has won many prizes and has made a number of recordings for radio, television and the records industry in Germany and abroad. Extended concert tours have taken her repeatedly to the USA, Japan, Russia and almost every other country in Europe (for example in Rheinsberg, Prague, Vienna and Tallinn). She has also been a frequent guest performer at the Berlin Festival, the International Heinrich Schütz Festival in Sweden, the German Bach Festival in Berlin and the Vienna Festival.
The german president Johannes Rau awarded her 2003 the The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Kensei Yamaguchi started playing piano at age five. At twelve, he won the All Japan Student Music Competition, which allowed him to join the Toho-Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, the most prestigious music school in Japan, under the direction of Professor Hiroko Edo. Upon graduation he received a German National Scholarship to further pursue his studies at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, under Professors Erich Andreas and Pascal Devoyon.
Mr.Yamaguchi has participated in numerous international piano competitions. He is the winner of Third Prize in Porto International Piano Competition, Portugal (1998), First Prize at Senigallia International Piano Competition, Italy (1999), and of the prestigious First Prize at Monte Carlo Piano Masters, Monaco (2000).
His numerous concert activities include solo performances with Das Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Filarmonica Marchigiana, Italy, Monte Carlo Orchestre Philharmonique, Orquestra Nacional do Porto, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. In addition he has appeared in solo recitals and chamber music concerts in most European countries, Japan, and the USA.

Dates:

Arrival: Thursday, April 27, 2023, until 12 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, April 31st, 2023, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, May 1st, 2023, until 12 pm
Course Description:

preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
works for violin from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Boettcher, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
NB: The total number of participants is limited to eight musicians.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: March 27, 2023

Tuition:
Course fee: €200,-
Accommodation/Facility Fee (obligatory): €200,-

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Patrick O'Byrne (University of the Arts Bremen)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Patrick O'Byrne (Hochschule für Künste Bremen)[:]
2023-06-01 - 2023-06-05
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© Artem Yasynskyy
Pianist Patrick O’Byrne was appointed in 1985 to a professorship at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, assuming later the senior chair at the Hochschule für Künste, Bremen.
His concert performances worldwide have included appearances with renowned orchestras and illustrious conductors, among others the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Bochumer Sinfoniker, the New York Virtuosi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie under Sir Charles Groves, Franz-Paul Decker and Albert Rosen. Born in Dublin and raised in New Zealand, the pianist has received international awards for his interpretations of French, Spanish and contemporary music. His repertoire encompasses all styles.

파 트 릭 오 번 – Patrick O ’B yrne
Biography
더블린 태생 뉴질랜드 오클랜드 대학졸업
퀸 엘리자베스 2세 예술 장학금, 영국 런던과 파리, 국립 프라이부르크 대학졸업
(독일 DAAD 장학금)
Rosa Sabater, Alicia de Larrocha, Kendall Taylor, Vlado Perlemuter사사

1978년 뉴질랜드 음악대상, 동경 국제 콩쿨, 스페인 Jaén 콩쿨,
영국 Dudley 콩쿨, 마요르카 콩쿨 입상,1983년 José Iturbi 국제 콩쿨 대상.
스페인 음악대상, 국제비평가상

New York Virtuosi, Bochumer Sinfoniker, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, RTE Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra 등 유명오케스트라와 협연 및 TV 및 라디오 녹음 출연.

독일 국립 슈투트가르트 음대 교수 및 부학장 역임.
브레맨 국립음대 교수 및 학장 역임
그의 피아노 테크닉과 해석은 많은 국제 콩쿨 및 유명 마스터클래스에서 탁월한 교수
법과 해석으로 정평이 나 있으며, 훌륭한 제자들을 키워내고 있다.

Dates:

Arrival: Thursday, June 1st, 2023, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, June 4, 2023, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, June 5, 2023, after 2 pm

Course Description:

Piano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
Piano solo or for four hands

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. O’Byrne, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: May 22nd, 2023

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €520,-

帕特里克·奥比恩 (Patrick O’Byrne）出生于都柏林 毕业于新西兰奥克兰大学

曾获伊丽莎白女王二世艺术奖学金，英国伦敦和巴黎毕业于弗莱堡国立大学 (德国DAAD奖学金)。 曾与 Janetta McStay、Rosa Sabater、Alicia de Larrocha、Kendall Taylor、Vlado Perlemuter等人 一起学习。
曾获（个人荣誉经历）： 1978 新西兰音乐奖，东京国际比赛，西班牙哈恩比赛，
1983年英国达德利比赛大奖、马略卡岛比赛大奖、何塞·伊图尔比国际比赛大奖、 西班牙音乐奖、国际评论家奖。
曾与纽约Virtuosi、波鸿交响乐团、德国室内爱乐乐团、新西兰交响乐团、奥克兰爱乐乐团、RTE交响乐团、KBS交响乐团等著名乐团合作，并出现在电视和广播唱片中。
录制并发行了多张室内乐CD，包括拉威尔所有歌曲、Granados (Goyescas) 和莫扎特钢琴协奏曲。
曾于德国斯图加特音乐大学担任教授兼副校长。
于德国不来梅国立音乐大学担任教授兼院长。
他的钢琴技法和理解在许多国际比赛和著名大师班（美国、日本、巴西、意大利、中国、韩国等国家）中以出色的教学方法和解说而出名，培养出了大批优秀的学生。

[:en]ART SONG "Conteporary Music is not dissonant per se"- Prof. Hendrik Bräunlich (University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy" Leipzig)[:de]LIED „Neue Musik ist nicht per se dissonant“ - Prof. Hendrik Bräunlich (Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy“ Leipzig)[:]
2023-07-20 - 2023-07-24
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Hendrik Bräunlich, was born in Leipzig. Prof. Bräunlich’s pianistic talent, as well as his general involvement in music have been nurtured since early childhood.
From 1986 to 1992 he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater (Music Conservatory) “Felix Mendelssohn Bertholdy” in Leipzig with emphasis on vocal accompaniment, piano solo and instrumental accompaniment. There, under the tutelage of Maestro Eugen Wangler, he developed a love for the singing voice, and a passion for accompanying it.
From 1992 to 1997 he studied song interpretation in the postgraduate program at the same conservatory with Lied professor and mentor Prof. Karl-Peter Kammerlander, During this same period he was given the opportunity to work privately with Charles Spencer, with whom he studied most extensively, and Prof. Hartmut Höll – both great lied interpreters. In addition, he accompanied master classes of well-known singers such as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier, Thomas Hampson and Jakob Stämpfli. Mr. Stämpli, impressed with his work, invited him to accompany a master class in Sion (Suisse) during the Tibor Varga Festival.
Prof. Bräunlich’s success at the Varga Festival as well as his association with other famous artists led to additional invitations to accompany international singing competitions such as the Schumann in Zwickau and the Bach in Leipzig. Charles Spencer used his influence to introduce Mr. Bräunlich to world-renowned mezzo-soprano, Christa Ludwig, with whom he became associated for many years – accompanying her master classes in Gumpoldskirchen near Vienna, Wiener Musikverein, Villecroze in France and a national conference of German-speaking singing teachers in Halle/Saale,) to name a few.
Prof. Bräunlich’s accompanying skills were indeed also acknowledged by the fact that he himself became a prize-winner: in 1993 he won the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Prize in Berlin, and in the same year, the accompanying prize at the International Singing Competition in Tauberbischofsheim. In 1994 he received an award at the International Brahms Singing Competition in Hamburg, and in the 1997 Deutscher Musikwettbewerb awarded him a scholarship. In 1998 he was prize-winner at the first International Hilde Zadek Singing Competition in Passau.
The attention generated by these German music competitions enabled Prof. Bräunlich to start a concert career. It also resulted in repeated invitations to accompany the above-mentioned competitions and master classes.
Prof. Bräunlich has recorded for all major German broadcasters. He has also participated in various CD projects, including the first recording of Lieder by Georg Göhler. Other CD recordings include “Hausmusik bei Schumanns” with the Calmus Vocal Ensemble Leipzig, and the award-winning CD of the clarinetist Nicola Jürgensen.
In 1992 Prof. Bräunlich was offered a permanent full-time teaching position at the Leipzig Conservatory; the association with this institution continues to this day. The pedagogical commitment he has to his students, and his support of their individual development is obviously enriched by his personal history of performing and accompanying.
In 2005, under the auspices of the ERASMUS exchange program, he was invited – together with Leipzig Conservatory Voice Prof. Dr. Jeanette Favaro-Reuter – to participate in coaching Lieder of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy at the Royal College of Music in London. During this period he also tought during the Leipzig Summer Courses of Puccini’s “Tosca” as well as master classes of clarinettist Allan Key and Prof. Dr. Favaro-Reuter.
Over the last years Prof. Bräunlich has offered classes, free of charge, at the Leipzig Conservatory with primary emphasis on Piano Lied literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. He has offered addition classes on topics such as “Robert Schumann´s Lieder” and “Claude Debussy´s Lieder and Chants”.
His involvement with 20th and 21st century Lied has led Prof. Bräunlich to an even greater concentration on contemporary music. In 2022, together with soprano Lisa Fornhammar, he developed a special New Music Program. The theme for the 2023/24 session is “New Music is not per se dissonant”.

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Arrival: Thursday, July 20, 2023, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, July 23, 2023, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, July 24, 2023, after 2 pm

Course Description:

Dieser Kurs möchte nach Möglichkeit mit Duos arbeiten. Diese können wir auch gemeinsam zusammenstellen. Wobei es nicht darauf ankommt, ob jede teilnehmende Person nur mit einer anderen Person zusammenarbeitet. Es können gerade die Pianistinnen. zw. Pianisten auch mit mehreren Gesangspartnerinnen bzw. -partnern zusammen musizieren.
So habe ich es selbst bei Wettbewerben während der Runden mit einigen Teilnehmenden zu tun gehabt, was meine Qualität nicht minderte. Meine Idee ist folgende: Jeder teilnehmende Person sucht sich eine bis zwei Liedgruppen aus und bereitet diese vor. Dann können wir während der Kurstage an den Liedern arbeiten und das Erarbeitete zum Schluss in einem Abschlusskonzert vorstellen.
Dies setzt voraus, dass jeder seine Stücke handwerklich gut parat hat, um damit arbeiten zu können. Die Programmfolge des Konzertes sollte dann auch der meiner Ankündigung entsprechen.
Repertoire: Neue Musik ist nicht per se dissonant
Ich habe ein Programm zusammengestellt, welches den tonalen Aspekt der Stücke in den Mittelpunkt rückt. Denn wir sind es gewohnt, nach atonalen Klängen meist eine Auflösung in Form einer Konsonanz zu erwarten. Und diese gibt es in erstaunlich vielen Liedern der Neuen Musik.
Das Programm beginnt mit drei Liedern aus den „Walzergesängen, Op. 6“ von Alexander von Zemlinsky. Diese sind, wie er selbst äußerte, nicht modern, sondern im Spätromantischen verwurzelt.
Nr. 1 Liebe Schwalbe
Nr. 5 Blaues Sternlein
Nr. 6 Briefchen schrieb ich
Danach zwei Brettl-Lieder des Entdeckers der Dodekaphonie, Arnold Schönberg. Diese insgesamt acht Lieder (zwischen April und September 1901 komponiert) gehen auf sein Engagement als Leiter de Berliner Cabaretts Überbrettl zurück.
Zwei davon habe ich ausgewählt: Gigerlette und Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arkadien
Darauf folgen die vielleicht berühmtesten Schüler, nämlich Anton von Webern und Alban Berg. Zuerst Webern. Er kommt, wie auch sein Lehrer und sein Mitschüler Berg, aus der Tradition der Wiener Spätromantik. Nur in wenigen Klängen meint man das Kommende zu hören, eher zu ahnen, die musikalische Struktur steht noch ganz im Zeichen der Tradition: Vorfrühling, Blumengruss, Fromm und Heiter
Dann Alban Berg, dem Romantiker der Zweiten Wiener Schule. Von ihm habe ich die quasi nicht explizit „Neuen Lieder“ ausgewählt, nämlich aus den “Sieben frühen Liedern: Die Nachtigall und Im Zimmer.
Der „zweiten Wiener Schule“ folgt ein anderer österreichischer Komponist, Gottfried von Einem. Von ihm habe ich ein Lied gewählt aus seinen „Zwölf Tag- und Nachtliedern“. Das Stück „Eine Treppe abwärts steigend“ zeigt seine Individualität gut und vermittelt trotzdem nicht das Quere der Neuen Musik.
Nach dem ersten Teil mit ausschließlich deutschsprachigen Tonsetzern gibt es einen zweiten Teil mit amerikanischen Komponisten. Diese haben sich , vor allem nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg, eine guten Ruf gemacht im ansonsten eher prüden Amerika: Zuerst ein Komponist mit sizilianischen Wurzeln, Dominick Argento. Er fühte sich zeitlebens zur Musik George Gershwins und zur amerikanischen Vokalmusik hingezogen. Von ihm habe ich aus seinem Zyklus “Six Elizabethan Songs” folgende ausgesucht: Diaphenia und Hymn
Ihm folgt ein eher sich der leichteren Klassik verpflichtender Musiker, Marc Blitzstein. Er komponierte häufig für den Film und so habe ich gedacht, diese besondere Farbe mit ins Programm zu nehmen. Der Song „I wish it so“ steht ganz in der Linie der für den Film geschaffenen Titel. Nach Blitzstein folgt ein unter anderem mit dem Pulitzer-Preis ausgezeichneten Samuel Barber ein weiterer Amerikaner. Er war nicht nur Komponist, sondern auch Bariton. Und vielleicht hat er deshalb seine Lieder so eingänhig komponiert.
Zuerst „Sure of this shining night“, dann das wesentlich düsterere „The Crucifiction“. Zum Schluss noch ein weiterer sehr wichtiger und bedeutender amerikanischer Komponist, Leonard Bernstein.
Dieser, aus jüdischer Familie stammend, war ein extrem erfolgreicher Musikvermittler. Und als Komponist ist uns allen wahrscheinlich seine „West Side Story“ bekannt, einer Musical-Oper. Aber er hat auch Lieder vertont, unter anderem den Zyklus „I hate music“. Und aus diesem habe ich den namensgebenden Titelsong ausgewählt.

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Bräunlich, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: July 1st, 2023

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation):
Per Participant: €450,-
As Duo: €800,-

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Klaus Sticken (Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Klaus Sticken (Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien)[:]
2023-10-26 - 2023-10-30
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© Martin Teschner
Klaus Sticken is a versatile and distinctive pianist with over 25 years of concert experience. He performs in such venues as the Tonhalle Zurich, the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow, the Philharmonie in Kiev, the Megaron in Athens, the Konzerthaus in Berlin and the Musikhalle in Hamburg. His successes in the Concours Clara Haskil in Vevey, the Grand Prix Maria Callas in Athens and the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan led, amongst other engagements, to concerts with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de Chambre Lausanne, the Ukraine State Orchestra and the Berlin Symphonic and Moscow Symphonic Orchestras. He undertakes concert tours throughout Europe and in the Far East.

His creative engagement with piano music is well displayed in the theme-based recitals for various radio stations, the Deutschlandradio, Radio Suisse Romande and Westdeutsche, Mitteldeutsche and Hessische Rundfunk and others. Sticken also works with experimentally minded partners such as the Kuss Quartet or the author and pianist Cord Garben and tries out new methods of presenting music and text with the poet Oskar Ansull. Recordings for the CD label Thorofon and many radio productions of seldom heard masterpieces by Clementi, Reubke, Strauss, Martin, Honegger, Korngold and Rota provide evidence of the wide-ranging nature of his repertoire.
Through his teachers Vladimir Krainev, Vitaly Margulis, Gyorgy Sebok and Alfred Brendel Klaus Sticken has become familiar with very varied approaches to music. Besides his concert activity serves as a professor of piano at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna.

Dates:

Arrival: Thursday, Oktober 26, 2023, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, October 29, 2023, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, October 30, 2023, until 12 am

Course Description:

Piano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
Piano solo or for four hands

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Sticken, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: October 22nd, 2023

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €500,-

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Hardy Rittner (University of Music Freiburg)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Hardy Rittner (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg)[:]
2024-01-04 - 2024-01-08
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Hardy Rittner is a pioneer in the field of historically informed performance of nineteenth century keyboard music. At the same time he is a member of a new generation of pianists who are at home both on period instruments and on the modern concert grand piano, interpreting a repertoire extending to contemporary music.
Hardy focuses on researching Chopin and making his insights tangible in concert performances. Hardy’s book “Die vergessene Cantilene. Frédéric Chopin’s misunderstood virtuosity” (dissertation for Dr. phil., publication in September 2022) brings new insights into the performance of Chopin’s music. Its key finding is that Chopin pursued a ‘vocal ideal’ influenced by bel canto (amongst others) even in his virtuoso passages. The book propagates a fundamentally different Chopin playing and leads to the conclusion that previous reference interpretations do not correspond to Chopin’s intentions. Hardy’s expertise shaped the new Chopin editions by Bärenreiter, where Hardy introduces notes on performance practice and fingerings based on historical models.
Hardy has performed in most European countries at such distinguished venues as Philharmonie Berlin, Konzerthaus Berlin, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal, Rudolf-Oetker-Halle Bielefeld, and Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Concert engagements have also led Hardy to the United States, Canada, China, South Korea, and Taiwan.
For the Detmold label MDG, the two-time Echo Klassik laureate has recorded the first complete rendition – on period instruments – of Johannes Brahms’s solo piano music; his discography includes a live recording of Brahms’s first piano concerto with the historically informed l’arte del mondo orchestra (conductor: Werner Ehrhardt), Chopin’s complete études, and Arnold Schönberg’s piano oeuvre.
Hardy received fellowships from Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes and Herbert-von-Karajan-Centrum Vienna. From 2009−2012, he was supported by Bayer Kultur as a stART-Künstler.
After studying piano and fortepiano with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and Siegbert Rampe at Mozarteum Salzburg, Hardy continued his education at Universität der Künste Berlin, where he studied piano with Klaus Hellwig (“Konzertexamen”) and music theory (“Diplom”) with Hartmut Fladt. Christian Zacharias, Krystian Zimerman, Ivo Pogorelich, Maria J. Pires, and Sylvain Cambreling were also among those who contributed to his education as a performing artist.
Hardy is a professor for piano and artistic research at Musikhochschule Freiburg and gives masterclasses in Germany and abroad.

Dates:

Arrival: Thursday, January 4, 2024, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, January 7, 2024, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, January 8, 2024, after 2 pm
Course Description:

Piano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
Piano solo or for four hands

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Rittner, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: December 4, 2023

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €520,-

Steinway Grand Piano – Period Instrument vs. Modern Instrument: A comparison with Prof. Hardy Rittner:

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Andreas Weber (University Mozarteum Salzburg)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Andreas Weber (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg)[:]
2024-05-16 - 2024-05-20
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Andreas Weber began his pianistic education at the Music University of Cologne with Prof. Karin Merle and continued with Prof. Hans Leygraf at the University of Music in Salzburg.
His gives concerts as a soloist and as chamber musician in Europe and Asia, i.a. with the Trio Cartellieri and with the Violinist Albert Fischer.
Television recordings in Austria, Korea and China.
He holds many Masterclasses in Korea, China, Germany and Belgium and is member of jury in national and international piano competitions in Germany, Austria, China and Korea.
He made CD recordings with the Cellist Hanna Spielbüchler (Brahms, Schubert and Franck) as well with the Violinist Albert Fischer (Mozart, Brahms, Schubert) and with the Trio Cartellieri (Turina, Takacs, Piazzolla).
Since 2002 Andreas Weber is professor for piano at the University Mozarteum and since 2005 he is the head of the Leopold-Mozart-Institut for highly talented young students and is promoting young talents at national and international level.
Since 2009 he is professor at the International Summer Academy of Mozarteum.
Many of his students are prize winners of international piano competitions.

Dates:
Arrival: Thursday, May 16, 2024, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, May 23, 2024, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, May 24, 2024, after 12 pm

Course Description:
The masterclass is primarily aimed at young, motivated pianists who want to prepare for an entrance examination at a music university or for a competition.
The vigilant and creative examination of the score, as well as the individual encounter and motivation of the participant are the focus of this course.
An inspired musical idea and its technical realization should be experienced and formed as an inseparable unit.
The final concert provides a valuable experience for the further musical development of the participants.
Repertoire:
Piano solo or for four hands

© Falko Hönisch
© Falko Hönisch
© Falko Hönisch

Accommodation:
Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Weber, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: April 16, 2024

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €470,-

[:en]VOICE & INTERPRETATION - Prof. Karola Theill (University of Music Rostock)/Peter Sefcik[:de]GESANG & GESTALTUNG - Prof. Karola Theill (Hochschule für Musik Rostock)/Peter Sefcik[:]
2024-07-29 - 2024-08-04
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As one of the few female pianists specializing in song interpretation, Karola Theill has made her name as a performer, teacher and university lecturer.
She appears in concert throughout Germany and abroad (f.e. Musikverein Wien, Opéra de Bastille, Paris) as well as in Israel, the USA and China.
She has been the collaborate partner of singers including Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Benjamin Bruns, Okka von der Damerau, Angela Denoke, Matthias Goerne, Klaus Häger, Fionnuala McCarthy, Thomas Mohr, Martina Rüping, Nadine Weissmann and others.
Karola Theill teaches at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, where she is an honorary professor, and conducts a song-interpretation class at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock.
In addition she gives regular masterclasses in song interpretation in Berlin, at the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy (Germany), at the Music Academies in Poznan and Warsaw (Poland), Riga (Latvia), Castelfranco and Alessandria (Italy), Jerusalem (Israel), Los Angeles (USA) and Hang Zhou (China).
Her activities are documented in radio recordings and on numerous CDs.
Photo: © Steffen Höft
After studying singing at Hannover’s Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Peter Sefcik launched an active concert career in Germany and abroad. From 1972 to 1977, he also undertook intensive studies in Munich with the renowned baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender – the father and sole teacher of Brigitte Fassbaender – who encouraged him to make pedagogy a professional focus.
From 1970 to 2002, Sefcik worked as voice coach of the Knabenchor Hannover and, as vocal trainer of the soloists, took part in the first complete period-instrument recording of the Bach Cantatas, featuring the TÖLZER KNABENCHOR and directed by Gustav Leonhardt and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
Hochschule teaching posts followed in Hannover and Essen as well as a 12-year professorship at the Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater. In 2006 Sefcik took up an appointment as vocal coach and soloist advisor of the Tölzer Knabenchor. Additionally, he conducts seminars and courses at conservatories in Europe and the USA.
Sefcik coaches professional singers currently engaged by leading opera companies, among them the Vienna Staatsoper (lyric tenor), Düsseldorf (character tenor), Glyndebourne Festival (lyric soprano), Geneva (dramatic soprano), Bremen (tenor) and Berlin’s Komische Oper (several singers).

Dates:
Arrival: Monday, July 29, 2024, until 12 pm
Closing concert: Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, 6:30 pm
Departure: Sunday, August 4, 2024, until 12 pm

Contents:
For years now, Karola Theill and Peter Sefcik have been giving courses in Singing & Interpretation. In addition to imparting the foundations of technique, they share the idea of encouraging singers and pianists to heighten their emotional readiness to engage the imagination so that texts and music can take wing when realized in performance.
Out of a profound textual understanding emerges the freedom to interpret and shape with all the colours, nuances and possibilities inherent in the sound of voice and piano.
Karola Theill and Peter Sefcik are experienced and inspiring mentors on this voyage of discovery.
• Individual teaching units with Peter Sefcik (singing) and with Karola Theill (song and oratorio)
• Joint teaching sessions with both instructors
•An evening of audio samples illustrating Peter Sefcik’s philosophy of singing
• An evening of information and discussion of the repertoire being prepared
•General rehearsal with extensive, detailed counselling
• Final concert

Accommodation:
Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Theill or Mr. Sefcik, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: June 29, 2023

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation):
Singers: €800,-
Pianists: €520,-

[:en]PIANO and CHAMBER MUSIC - Tomoko Ogasawara (University of Music Freiburg)/Matthias Ranft[:de]KLAVIER und KAMMERMUSIK - Tomoko Ogasawara (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg)/Matthias Ranft[:]
2024-08-10 - 2024-08-15
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After studying at the State University of the Arts in Tokyo where she was born, the pianist Tomoko Ogasawara continued her studies in Germany at the University of the Arts in Berlin and the University of Music in Freiburg im Breisgau, where she received the solo diploma with honors and went on to win 1st Prize in the German Hochschulwettbewerb.
Among her teachers were Georg Sava, Tibor Hazay and Georgy Sebok who influenced her artistic development and led her to early success, for example as finalist in the international competitions “Maria Canals” / Barcelona and “ Clara Haskil” / Montreux.
Since then concert engagements have taken Tomoko Ogasawara to the concert halls of the international music world (such as Berlin, Montreux, London, Paris, Tokyo, Jerusalem, Bangkok, Shanghai). She has played concerts together with Albrecht Mayer, Jörg Widmann and Tabea Zimmermann and regularly plays with the principals and leading musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra and the SWR Orchestra also in the context of chamber music formations, such as the piano trio “Franconia”, the ensemble “Abraxas” and at international festivals such as “Affinis” in Japan.
As soloist Tomoko Ogasawara has played, among others, with the Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Bad Reichenhall Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Bamberg. She is featured in numerous radio broadcasts as well as CD recordings. In the season 2006/2007 Ogasawara performed the complete cycle of piano sonatas by W. A. Mozart.
Currently Tomoko Ogasawara passes on her musical experience through the teaching position she holds at the University of Music in Freiburg im Breisgau as well as regular master classes in Tokyo and Yokohama. Students of hers have won prizes in both national and international competitions.
The Hamburg born Matthias Ranft received his first cello at the age of seven and while still in high school he started studying at the Conservatory of Music Arthur Troester. His musical education lead him to Freiburg with Christoph Henkel and then later after winning scholarships from the DAAD and the Cultural Society of German Industry he went to study with Janos Starker in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Before his graduating from the Conservatory in Freiburg he had already collected Orchestra experience between 1981 and 1983 as solo cello with the Hofer Symphony and won the 1984 Mendelsson Competition in Berlin.
Since 1985 Ranft has been the first cellist with the Bamberg Symphony/ Bayerish State Philharmonic. On the side he takes regular part in international festivals such as Affinis in Japan. He also concertizes as a chamber musician with the ensemble ABRAXAS, Trio FRANCONIA, with Jörg Widmann, and with Frank Peter Zimmermann among others. He has also played as soloist under Gilbert Varga, Roger Norrington, Adam Fischer, Lawrence Renes and Jonathan Nott.
His musical accomplishments are shown through countless radio and CD recordings. He has shared his musical experience as a docent at the Freiburg Conservatory from 2001-2004 and at masterclasses throughout Japan. Matthias Ranft plays on a Giovanni Grancino cello from 1695.

Dates:
Arrival: Saturday, August 10, 2024 from until 2 pm
Closing Concert: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 7 pm
Departure: Thursday, August 15, 2024 until 2 pm

Piano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
Piano solo or for four hands
Chamber Music for Piano and Violoncello

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.
For further impression, please visit our venue site.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Ms Ogasawara, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: August 5, 2024

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €550,-

[:en]PIANO/PIANO DUO - Piano Duo Chipak-Kushnir (University of Music and Drama Rostock)[:de]KLAVIER/KLAVIERDUO - Klavierduo Chipak-Kushnir (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock)[:]
2025-04-23 - 2025-04-27
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© Neda Navaee
When Olha Chipak and Oleksiy Kushnir first met in 1998 while studying at the Lviv Music Academy in Ukraine, they could not have imagined where their musical partnership would take them. What they certainly knew, however, was that from that point on they would not only pursue a career as solo artists but also devote themselves to an equal degree to performing chamber music. They soon won their first international competition together (“Roma 98”), but the piano duo—like Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter she is from the legendary music metropolis Odessa on the Black Sea, he from the cultural melting pot of Lviv, where the first music conservatory in the Ukraine was founded as early as 1786—sought more than recognition by juries.
Thus their path as a duo took them to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Rostock where they majored in piano duo performance with Hans-Peter and Volker Stenzl and in 2006 completed their degree in piano ensemble performance (concert exam – Konzertexamen).
The two have since begun to work at the institution as docents for piano and piano duo.
The duo has won numerous international competitions:
1st prize – Rom-98 (international competition)
2nd prize – TIM (Torneo Internazionale di Musica) (2000)
2nd prize – Chamber music competition in Caltanissetta (2000)
1st prize – “Premio Seiler“ in Palermo (2002)
2nd prize – “Palma d’Oro“ in Finale Ligure (2002)
1st prize – Piano duo competition in Bialystok (Poland) (2002)
1st prize – “Piano duo in 20th century“ (Premio Valentino Bucchi) (2003)
2nd prize – Dranoff International Two Piano Competition in Miami (2003)
1st prize – San Marino Piano competition (2006)
Winners of the International Web Concert Hall Competition (2012)
Success at these competitions led to concert performances at important venues in many European countries, the U.S., and China as well as guest performances at festivals such as the Festival “Virtuosi”(Ukraine), the Piano Festival in Trieste (Italy), the “Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern”. The artistry of the duo is documented in recordings for NDR (North German Radio), BR-Classic (Bayern Radio) and television and radio recordings in the Ukraine, Poland and San Marino.
www.chipak-kushnir.de

Dates:
Arrival: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, until 12 p.m.
Closing concert: Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 6 p.m.
Departure: Sunday, April 27, 2025, until 2 p.m.

Course Description:
The course is open to students and advanced young pianists, whether preparing for immediate exams, competitions, projects, or simply navigating through their studies. Tailored specifically for piano duos (four hands or on two pianos) looking for new inspirations.
Participants from the “Jugend musiziert” Competition 2025 in the chamber music category are warmly welcome for the finishing touches.

Accommodation:
© Falko Hönisch
Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Registration:
Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Ms Chipak and Mr Kushnir, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration deadline: March 23rd, 2025

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation and daily lessons):
Piano solo: €450,-
Piano duo: €650,-

[:en]MARIMBA/PERCUSSION - Francisco Manuel Anguas Rodríguez (University of Music and Drama Rostock)[:de]MARIMBA/SCHLAGWERK - Francisco Manuel Anguas Rodríguez (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock)[:]
2025-04-24 - 2025-04-27
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© Neda Navaee
Francisco Manuel Anguas Rodríguez was born in Seville, Spain in 1990. After com- pleting his bachelor’s degree at the Royal Conservatory of Music Victoria Eugenia in Granada, he began his master’s degree at the Rostock University of Music and Theater with Henrik M. Schmidt, Torsten Schönfeld, and Jan Frederick Behrend. In 2015 he studied at the Toho University in Tokyo at the invitation of the marimba legend Keiko Abe.
Already during his studies he performed in the Philharmonisches Orchester Vorpommern, serving as principal percussionist in 2016/2017 and principal timpanist in 2017/2018. He gained professional experience as an orchestral musician with the Staatskapelle Berlin and at the Komische Oper Berlin.
From 2015 to 2019 he worked at the Bayreuth Festival. His passion for historical performance practice brought him to international concert stages as principal timpanist with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. As a chamber musician, he is always searching for new tonal colors and combinations.
At his concerts with the Ukrainian Piano Duo Chipak-Kushnir and Elbtonal Percussion, he captivates his audience with his natural approach and his musicality. He is the winner of numerous competitions, including the Ian Murray Competition and the 2008 Ciutat de Llíria Percussion Competition in Llíria, Spain.

Dates:
Arrival: Thursday, April 24, 2025, until 12 p.m.
Closing concert: Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 6 p.m.
Departure: Sunday, April 27, 2025, until 2 p.m.

Course Description:
The course is aimed primarily at pupils and students who want to focus on the marimba. In individual and group lessons, both technical and interpretative aspects are covered in detail.
A special recommendation for those who are aiming for a place at university (especially at the University of Music and Drama Rostock).

Accommodation:
© Falko Hönisch
Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Registration:
Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Mr Anguas Rodriguez, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration deadline: March 23rd, 2025

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation and daily lessons):
€450,-

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Konrad Engel (Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Konrad Engel (Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin)[:]
2025-05-28 - 2025-06-02
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© Irène Zandel
Born in the region of Frankfurt/Main, Konrad Maria Engel grew up in a mainly scientifically oriented family. However it came clear already during his early childhood that music would be his vocation some day. More than a dozen scholarships, awards and many prizes at international competitions reinforced that impression over the years, most importantly to mention the German National Music Competition, Bach-Competition Leipzig and a first prize at the international Chopin-Competition Hanover.
His concert career – now almost 40 years of stage experience – took him all over the northern hemisphere, across Europe, Asia and the US. As a soloist he performed with numerous renowned orchestras and at several international festivals. His repertoire did never exclude any style or period and included all kinds of keyboards from cembalo to fortepiano and various historic grand pianos.
Since his younger days Konrad Engel is also very much dedicated to chamber music and Kunstlied. Just to mention a few long term highlights, there was the applauded „Trio Corrado” together with Konradin Seitzer (Violin) and Konrad Haesler (Cello) as well as various performances together with Leonid Gorokhov, Markus Becker, Mareike Morr, Sharon Kam and many other renowned partners. Beyond that he was member of bigger ensembles as well as conducting two chamber orchestras for several years.
Over the last two decades he discovered his great passion for teaching and rather focused his career on education since several years. After getting first experiences in teaching at the municipal music school Hanover, a lectureship at the University for Arts Bremen in 2011 was an important leap.
From 2012 to 2018 he held a substitutional professorship at Hanover Music University, where he first got in touch with the education of highly talented young students. In 2017 he got a full professorship at the University „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin and the honour to become head of piano department at the „Musikgymnasium C.P.E. Bach“ in addition.
By now amongst his students are many prizewinners at international competitions such as Sendai/Japan, Aarhus/Denmark, Mendelssohn/Berlin, Schumann/Zwickau, Liszt/Weimar etc.
He started his own academic studies in music education at Hannover Music University and
finished his third Diploma with the „Konzertexamen“ in 2006 after being a student of Karl-Heinz Kämmerling for many years. His education was also enriched by important impulses from John O’Conor (Wilhelm-Kempff-Academy Positano), Bernhard Wetz and Gerhard Schroth (Frankfurt) as well as chamber music lessons by Vassilia Efstathiadou, Antje Weithaas, Grainne Dunne.
In his sparse free time Konrad Engel is interested in many other subjects, such as astronomy and technology but also visual arts, history and philosophy – never to forget about classic cars.
His motto actually couldn’t be described better than in Eisler’s words: „Who seeks to understand music only, won’t understand music at all.“

Dates:

Arrival: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, until 2 pm
Closing concert: June 1st, 2025, 5 pm
Departure: June 2nd, 2025, after 2 pm

Course Description:

Piano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
Piano solo or for four hands

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Engel, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: April 28, 2025

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €540,-

[:en]CELLO - Prof. Roger Morelló Ros (High Performance Music School in Valencia & Young String Musicians Academy Mainz)[:de]CELLO - Prof. Roger Morelló Ros (Junge Streicherakademie Mainz & Hochschule für Musik ESMAR - Valencia)[:]
2025-07-17 - 2025-07-21
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© Pau Fabregat
Roger Morelló Ros (b. Catalonia 1993) is a committed, expressive, and highly imaginative cellist with a remarkable ability to connect with his audience, serving as a communicative bridge between creator, creation, and listener. He creates performances that convey passion, authenticity, and spontaneity, captivating both audiences and organizers in prestigious venues such as the Philharmonie Berlin, the Suzhou Bay Grand Theater in China, Palau de la Música Catalana or Casa Milà (Gaudí’s building in Barcelona), where he was an Artist in Residence during the 2018/19 season.
Winner of more than 30 grants and prizes in competitions, Morelló’s solo career has led to collaborations with numerous orchestras – most notably the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, and has been invited to important festivals such as Verbier Festival, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Rheinhessen Musikfestival (Artist in Residence 2024) or the Schumannfest Düsseldorf, to name just a few.
He recently released the album The Voice of Casals in homage to Pau Casals, a careful and precise work, brimming with life and emotion — a delicate balance that Morelló masterfully achieves in both his recordings and performances, as highlighted by critics. Additionally, he has released Schumann goes Tango (Austrian Gramophone, 2022), and Founders Trio (Hänssler Classic, 2024) which premiered in Florida.
He studied with David Blay and Damian Martínez in Spain, before moving to Germany to pursue a Master’s and a Soloist-Diploma with Maria Kliegel at the University of Music in Cologne, graduating with honors and with the financial support of the Humboldt Foundation, Deutschlandstipendium, and the Güell Scholarship.
Roger Morelló is regularly invited to give masterclasses (Berkeley School, Music Festival Salut Taiwan, Vila-seca Conservatory of Music – Spain, Jiangxi Arts Center Grand Theatre – China) and is a professor at the Streicherakademie Mainz (Mainz University of Music). His performances have been broadcast by the BBC, Spain’s National Radio, German broadcasters (WDR, SWR, NDR), and Belgium’s RTBF – Musiq3, among others.
© Neda Navaee
André Dolabella was born in Belo Horizonte (Brazil). He began his piano studies in 1995 with Professor Robério Molinari, and in 2000 he moved to Professor Frédéric Meinders. From 2002 to 2008, André Dolabella completed his diploma and master’s degree in piano with Prof. Solter at the Karlsruhe University of Music with the highest marks.
André Dolabella has received numerous awards, including the 2000 “Arnaldo Estrella” competition in Minas Gerais, the “Young Soloists OSPA” in Porto Alegre, the 2001 “Franz Liszt National Piano Competition” in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro and the 2003 “Guiomar Novaes” competition in Sao Paulo. In Germany, he won the 2003 KulturFonds Baden e.V. competition and received a scholarship from the Richard Wagner Association in Karlsruhe. In the same year, André Dolabella won the Büttner Piano Competition.
From 2009 to 2013, Dolabella was a member of the ensemble at the Hanover State Opera as a répétiteur with conducting duties. As a soloist, he has given concerts with various orchestras, including: Minas Gerais State Orchestra, Porto Alegre State Orchestra, Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, Lower Saxony State Orchestra Hanover, Hastings Philharmonic. Dolabella also devotes himself to chamber music and song accompaniment and has performed in numerous cities in Brazil, Italy, Spain, Finland, Greece, England and Germany. Dolabella is a lecturer at the Nuremberg and Mainz University of Music for string accompaniment.

Dates:
Arrival: Thursday, July 17, 2025, by 12 PM
Closing concert: Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 5 PM
Departure: Monday, July 21st, 2025, after 2 PM

Course Description:

• Individual Lessons & Piano Accompaniment

Three private lessons for preparation for concerts, competitions, exams, or general musical development, including rehearsals with piano.

• Practice Techniques & Coaching

Strategies for efficient practice, along with individual guidance on career-related questions, studies, or stage performance tips.

• Final Concert

Opportunity to perform the prepared pieces in a public concert following a final dress rehearsal.

Languages of Instruction:

German, English, Spanish, Catalan

Target Group:

Advanced young cellists (from around 12 years old, exceptions for a good level) preparing for music studies (Pre-College level), as well as students and other cellists looking to further develop their playing.

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Mr. Morelló Ros, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: July 4, 2025

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €590,-

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Benjamin Moser (Lucerne UASA)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Benjamin Moser (Hochschule Luzern)[:]
2025-08-25 - 2025-08-29
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Benjamin Moser came to international attention in June 2007 as a prizewinner in the prestigious Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow, in which he received the prize for the best interpretation of Tchaikovsky, as well as the audience prize. In January of that year he also won first prize in the International Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York, as well as eight additional special prizes and recitals in, among other venues, Paris (Gulbenkian Centre), Washington (Kennedy Centre) and New York (Carnegie Zankel Recital Hall).
Since then, Benjamin has performed regularly, both in solo recital, and as soloist with orchestra. These performances include the Tchaikvsky concerto at the Dubrovnik Festival, concertos by Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Tchaikovsky in the Munich Herkulesaal and in the Alte Oper Frankfurt with the Munich Symphony Orchestra. He performed Rachmaninov’s Paganini Variations with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He played Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie under Andris Nelsons. He has also played this concerto in the Tonhalle Zurich, with the Polish Chamber Philharmonic with conductor Wojciech Rajski, and for the Marienbad Chopin Festival. In addition, he has played concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Grieg and Rachmaninov and recitals with works by Bach through to contemporary composers throughout the US and in Argentina, Germany, England, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
As guest performer, Benjamin Moser has been invited to many important festivals, including the Bodensee Festival, the Alpenklassik Festival, the Lucerne Festival, the Klavierfestival Ruhr (to which he was reinvited six times), and to the YCA chamber music festival in Tokyo and Beijing.
Concerts in 2015 included 6 Mozart concertos in Japan, the Mozart double concerto with the MDR Radio Orchestra and several others. In March 2016 he played his solo debut recital at the London Wigmore Hall. He also enjoys playing chamber music. He has played several concerts with various ensembles, collaborating with highly-regarded soloists such as Nicolas Altstaedt, Julian Steckel and his brother, Johannes Moser.
In 2009 Benjamin made his debut recording with a CD of Russian piano music (with works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Medtner and Prokofiev) with Munich-based label OehmsClassics, to critical acclaim. His second CD with French piano music by Debussy and Ravel was released in 2012, again through OehmsClassics and received excellent reviews. His third album with the final sonatas of Beethoven and Schubert was released in spring 2015 under the AvI Classics label and received rave reviews (among them the Supersonic Award by Pizzicato magazine). His newest CD with works by Gershwin, Wild and Mussorgskij was released in May 2019.
He recorded Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Bamberg Symphony for the Bavarian radio. Many of his concerts have been recorded by radio stations, by the BR, SWR, RBB, Deutschlandfunk, Radio WQXR New York among others.
The young pianist, born in 1981 in Munich, hails from a family of musicians. He commenced his studies as a teenager at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich with Professor Michael Schäfer, before continuing with Professor Klaus Hellwig at the Universität der Künste Berlin.He was also greatly inspired by his work with Dimitry Bashkirov, Fu Tsong, Stanislav Ioudenitch and since 2012 Alfred Brendel in London. During his studies in Berlin he won first prize in the Artur-Schnabel piano competition in Berlin and in 2003 he was a recipient of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes’ scholarship. In 2005 he received the Steinway Prize Berlin. He was also a recipient of scholarships from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and the Deutsche Musikrat.
Since March 2019 Benjamin has been teaching his own piano class as a professor at the Lucerne UASA in Switzerland.

Dates:

Arrival: Monday, August 25, 2025, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Thursday, August 28, 2025, 6:30 pm
Departure: Friday, August 29, 2025, until 2 pm

Course Description:

preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
Piano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Contemporary Music; Piano solo

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Moser, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: July 25, 2025

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €520,-

[:en]PIANO - Uwe Zeutzheim (Peter Cornelius Conservatory Mainz)[:de]KLAVIER - Uwe Zeutzheim (Peter-Cornelius-Konservatorium Mainz)[:]
2025-10-31 - 2025-11-02
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© Simon Zimbardo
Uwe Zeutzheim studied piano, chamber music, and song accompaniment in Mainz, Hanover, and Frankfurt with Gerhard Niess, Wolfgang Schamschula, Burkhard Schaeffer, Klaus Storck, and Charles Spencer. In addition, he attended numerous master classes, among others with Menahem Pressler (Beaux Arts Trio). As a scholarship holder at the Hanover University of Music, he participated in the “Internationale Musiktage” in Hitzacker.

Since then, he has regularly performed at home and abroad—in the USA, Finland, Poland, Italy, Greece, France, Switzerland, and Turkey—as a sought-after accompanist, chamber music partner, and soloist. He has contributed to television, CD, and radio productions (including for SWF, SR, and BR).

He accepted several invitations to the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, where he collaborated with renowned artists such as Tom Krause and Jorma Hynninen. On the initiative of the Goethe-Institut, he has been a guest lecturer on German art song at the State Conservatory in Ankara. At the invitation of the German Foreign Office, he performed regularly in Bonn and Berlin, as well as in Poland, including Mozart’s Piano Concerto K. 413 at the Philharmonic Hall in Opole. In 2010 he appeared at the “Kulturfestival Boppard” with Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto, accompanied by the Peter Cornelius Symphony Orchestra of Mainz.

In addition, he is regularly active as a juror at various competitions.

Uwe Zeutzheim teaches piano and song interpretation at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz. Numerous successes by his students in competitions—including several first prizes at the federal level of Jugend musiziert—attest to his successful pedagogical work.

Dates:
Arrival: Friday, October 31st, 2025, until 12 pm
Opening Concert: Friday, October 31st, 2025, until 6 pm
Closing Concert and Departure: Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, 5 pm

Course Description:

This course is aimed at ambitious pianists who wish to further develop their self-chosen and prepared program over the course of a compact weekend through both active and passive instruction.

The workshop is not intended as a substitute for regular one-on-one lessons, nor is it designed to lure away talented pianists. Rather, it can serve in particular as targeted preparation for concerts or competitions – including Jugend Musiziert 2026.

Young students and piano pupils preparing for entrance examinations can also benefit from Uwe Zeutzheim’s extensive experience in this field. If desired, personal guidance regarding study opportunities and admission requirements at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz is available. The course also provides an excellent platform for students and piano teachers who wish to continue their professional development.

The course concludes with a joint piano concert, in which the results are presented to the public.

Uwe Zeutzheim, a native of Boppard on the Middle Rhine, leads a piano class at the renowned Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz, working with dedicated pupils, young students, and advanced students alike. Numerous national and international competition successes by his students testify to his effective teaching.

A trusting, fear-free atmosphere forms the foundation of his pedagogical work, offering space for individual and creative development. Awakening enthusiasm and passion for music and for a composer, and jointly discovering paths to sonic and musical expression, are central impulses for engaged and expressive piano playing.

Tailored to each individual’s strengths and potential, and based on a solid technical foundation, Uwe Zeutzheim places particular emphasis on authentic, natural expression and a colorful, nuanced piano tone—key prerequisites for a style of playing that feels narrative and alive.

Repertoire:
Piano solo literature from all eras: From Baroque through Classical and Romantic to contemporary music.

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Mr. Zeutzheim, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: October 15, 2025

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €240

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Heribert Koch (Münster University of Music)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Heribert Koch (Musikhochschule Münster)[:]
2026-03-26 - 2026-03-30
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© Marc Jones
Heribert Koch initially received his training at the Universities of Music in Cologne and Karlsruhe and attended master classes with renowned musicians, among others with Tatjana Nikolajewa and Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Finally, the encounter with Peter Feuchtwanger, with whom he continued his studies in London, became particularly formative and Heribert Koch subsequently assisted him on his master classes.
The international Piano Journal, which recently published an extensive portrait of him, describes him as „one of the most inspiring and creative pianist-teachers working in Europe today“.
Beyond concert programmes with major works from the standard repertoire, he frequently performs unfamiliar compositions, often presenting them in the form of lecture recitals. In this context he also acts as an editor. He received particular recognition for his profound research about César Franck, whose early piano works he made accessible to musicologists and performing musicians in well-respected first editions (publisher Dohr, Cologne).
Heribert Koch is a member of the Presidium of the EPTA Germany (European Piano Teachers Association) and served as European President of the Association in the seasons 2012/13 and 2019/20. He regularly acts as a juror of renowned competitions, gives master classes and is a sought-after speaker at international conferences.
Internationally successful pianists emerged from his piano class at the Münster University of Music, who were able to achieve numerous awards and can be heard in some of the most renowned concert venues worldwide.

Dates:
Arrival: Thursday, March 26, 2026, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, March 29, 2026, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, March 30, 2026, until 2 pm

Course Description:
Preparation for auditions, exams, concerts and competitions

Repertoire:
Piano solo works from all periods
Languages:
German, English, French
Special:
In addition to working individually with the participants, Heribert Koch will also offer joint group lessons in which he will introduce special piano exercises for a flexible, refined technique.

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Koch, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: February 26, 2026

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €470,-

[:en]VOICE — Wolfgang Klose (University of Music Rostock)[:de]GESANG — Wolfgang Klose (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock)[:]
2026-07-27 - 2026-08-01
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© Anne-Marie von Sarosdy
Stylistic versatility, authentic sound, and the synthesis of word and music form the fundamental pillars of singing for the tenor Wolfgang Klose. He received decisive artistic impulses from Thomas Heyer, Mario Hoff, and Konrad Jarnot, as well as in masterclasses with Francisco Araiza, Julie Kaufmann, and Kurt Widmer.
On the opera stage he has appeared in several lyric roles, including Tamino (The Magic Flute), Symon (The Beggar Student), and Pylades (Iphigenia in Tauris). In addition to independent productions, engagements have taken him, among others, to the Handel Festival in Halle, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and the stages of the City of Cologne.
His particular passion, however, is concert singing. His broad repertoire ranges from Monteverdi to contemporary modern works, with a focus on the cantatas and oratorios of the Baroque and Classical periods. As a guest at numerous festivals and concert venues in Germany and abroad (Gewandhaus Leipzig, Cologne Philharmonie, Essen Philharmonie, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Beethovenhalle Bonn, Wrocław Philharmonic, and many others), he performs equally with symphony orchestras and period-instrument ensembles, collaborating with renowned conductors.
In 2013, the Association of German Concert Choirs awarded him first prize at the Podium of Young Vocal Soloists. Radio and CD recordings document his artistic work, including releases with WDR, rbb, SWR, as well as Carus Verlag, Virgin Classics (formerly EMI France), and cpo.
A graduate of the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf, he has been teaching successfully in courses since 2008 and at university level since 2010. After teaching assignments at various universities, he has led a voice class at the hmt Rostock since 2015. His students have achieved success in competitions and already appear as soloists on concert and opera stages.
In addition, he serves as a competition juror.
© Susanne Diesner
Christian von Gehren completed his studies in conducting and piano with distinction at the music universities in Karlsruhe and Copenhagen. His work as a conductor has taken him to major European orchestras such as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, and the Munich Radio Orchestra, as well as to opera houses in Paris, Marseille, Nice, Copenhagen, Wiesbaden, and Leipzig.
He has also conducted at festivals in Bregenz, Birmingham, and Bergen. In 2016 he made his conducting debut in Shanghai with Orff’s Carmina Burana. From 2017 to 2020, Christian von Gehren was chief conductor of the Jönköping Symphony Orchestra in Sweden, with which he performed a wide symphonic repertoire from Mozart and Beethoven to Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy, and Gustav Mahler. In the operatic field, he most recently conducted Bernstein’s On the Town and Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia there.
He also has a strong interest in the oratorio repertoire: most recently he conducted Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in Jönköping and the St John Passion in Essen. Work with young orchestral musicians is equally important to him: from 2009 to 2015 he was Musical Director of the Orff Academy of the Munich Radio Orchestra, an international orchestral academy that accompanied a production each summer at the Carl Orff Festival in Andechs. As chief conductor in Jönköping, he supported collaborations with the music universities in Gothenburg and Malmö in the fields of orchestral work and contemporary music. He is also active as a song accompanist and regularly gives masterclasses in the fields of Lied, opera, and oratorio, for example at the music universities in Oslo and Odense.
As a pianist, he has accompanied masterclasses by Christa Ludwig, Renata Scotto, and Ulf Bästlein.
From 2000 to 2003 he directed France’s largest state opera studio, the Centre National d’Insertion Professionnelle d’Artistes Lyriques. Since 2016, Christian von Gehren has taught orchestral conducting at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf. Since 2022 he has also been affiliated with the HfMDK Frankfurt through teaching in the field of music theatre. In 2025, the Robert Schumann Hochschule appointed him professor.

Dates:
Arrival: Monday, July 27, 2026, until 12 pm
Closing concert: Friday, July 31st, 2026, 6:30 pm
Departure: Saturday, August 1st, 2026, until 12 pm

Course Description:
The voice is the instrument most closely connected to the human body and therefore capable of transporting emotions unfiltered and most directly to the audience. Etymologically, there is a direct translation to personare (latin for through sounding); in Hebrew there is even the same word for soul and throat.
For five days we will be working on throat skills which will help to make these connections hearable. Additionally to working on stylistic differences of the epochs, diction and interpretation impulses the fun of making music is of great importance as well!
Our master class is intended for all who are searching for new impulses in singing and interpreting – e.g. as a preparation for attending universities or for a check-up for (midterm) exams – we will work individually in three units each day and actually strengthen the instrument “voice”.
The interpretation of the repertoire will increase in authenticity by working out and improving individual qualities.
The masterclass will be accompanied by Prof. Christian von Gehren.
Repertoire:
Concert and opera arias, as well as art songs from the baroque era to contemporary music

Accommodation:
Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.
For further impression, please visit our venue site.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Mr. Klose, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: June 27, 2026

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €590,-

[:en]PIANO - Prof. Jacob Leuschner (Hochschule für Musik Detmold)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Jacob Leuschner (University of Music Detmold)[:]
2026-09-10 - 2026-09-14
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© Sudi, Detmold
Jacob Leuschner,  born in Freiburg in 1974, studied in Freiburg and Lübeck. His most important teachers were Helmut Barth, Michel Béroff, Konrad Elser and Leonard Hokanson.
Since 1989, he has performed as a soloist and sought-after chamber musician in many European countries, Japan, South Korea, China and the USA, and has been invited to numerous international festivals. He has been a regular participant in the funding project Bundesauswahl Konzerte Junger Künstler (Federal Selection Concerts Young Artists) held by Deutscher Musikrat.
The awards he has won at major piano competitions testify to his artistic stature: Viotti (Vercelli), Beethoven (Vienna), Schubert (Dortmund), Mozart (Salzburg), Leeds, Rina Sala Gallo (Monza), Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, Deutscher Hochschulwettbewerb – to name just the most important ones.
He is also the recipient of the Possehl Music Prize, the Kai-Uwe von Hassel Prize and the
Wiesbaden Mozart Prize.
Jacob Leuschner taught at the University of Music Lübeck, and was a Visiting Professor at the University of Music Franz Liszt in Weimar. From 2008 to 2014, he held a professorship at the University of Music in Cologne, and then followed a call to join the University of Music in Detmold. He regularly gives masterclasses in many European countries, Japan, China and Korea.
His repertoire ranges from the Virginalists to the present; one focus is the masters of Viennese classical music. He has performed the complete cycles of Mozart’s, Beethoven’s and Schubert’s piano sonatas at several occasions. He also works as a juror at international piano competitions and as a publisher, and has dealt intensively with historical keyboard instruments. He is the founder and artistic director of the Brahms Piano Competition in
Detmold.
His discography includes not only numerous chamber music pieces, such as the complete works for cello and piano by Reger with Guido Schiefen (Oehms Classics), but also the late Beethoven sonatas and Liszt transcriptions. In addition to two solo CDs, he released a complete recording of Mozart’s sonatas for piano and violin in 2017 with violinist Keiko Urushihara (Nippon Acoustic Records), which was met with enthusiasm by the Japanese trade press and awarded the "Excellence Award" by the Japanese State Office for Culture.
In 2019, his recording of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations was published by the label „Perfect noise“.
Today, Jacob Leuschner is one of the most distinguished and versatile German pianists of his generation.

Dates:

Arrival: Thursday, September 10, 2026, until 2 pm
Closing concert: Sunday, September 13, 2026, 5 pm
Departure: Monday, September 14, 2026, after 2 pm

Course Description:

Piano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams, concerts and competitions
Repertoire:
Piano solo or for four hands

Accommodation:

Students are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river.
Meals:
A kitchen is available for cooking; groceries can be bought in a nearby supermarket. Group shopping is advised. A different team can do the cooking daily, which can be organize in situ.
Rooms:
Committed to the spirit of romanticism, all masterclasses offered by the Sankt Goar International Music Festival and Academy unite everything under one roof: living, learning, eating and sleeping. That is why participants will be hosted on a shared room basis.

Audition information and registration:
In order to be accepted, you must meet one of the following criteria:
(a) be recommended by Prof. Leuschner, or
(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review.
In addition, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40,- application fee.
Registration Deadline: August 10, 2026

Tuition:
Course fee (incl. accommodation): €490,-
