BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SGIMFA - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SGIMFA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260331 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20230130T205956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T060310Z UID:10000054-1774483200-1774915199@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]PIANO - Prof. Heribert Koch (Münster University of Music)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Heribert Koch (Musikhochschule Münster)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nTeacher: \n© Marc Jones\nHeribert 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. \nThe 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“. \nBeyond 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). \nHeribert 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. \nInternationally 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. \n\n\nDates:  \nArrival: Thursday\, March 26\, 2026\, until 2 pm\nClosing concert: Sunday\, March 29\, 2026\, 5 pm \nDeparture: Monday\, March 30\, 2026\, until 2 pm \n\n\n\nCourse Description: \nPreparation for auditions\, exams\, concerts and competitions \n\nRepertoire: \nPiano solo works from all periods \nLanguages: \nGerman\, English\, French \nSpecial: \nIn 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. \n\n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Koch\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: February 26\, 2026 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €470\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/piano-prof-heribert-koch-muenster-school-of-music-2026/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Heribert-Koch-Foto-Roger-Frisch-scaled.jpg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250830 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20230708T153315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250309T191442Z UID:10000064-1756080000-1756511999@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]PIANO - Prof. Benjamin Moser (Lucerne UASA)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Benjamin Moser (Hochschule Luzern)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nTeacher:  \nBenjamin 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). \nSince 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. \nAs 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.  \nConcerts 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.  \nIn 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.  \nHe 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. \nThe 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.  \nSince March 2019 Benjamin has been teaching his own piano class as a professor at the Lucerne UASA in Switzerland. \n\n\nDates:  \n\nArrival: Monday\, August 25\, 2025\, until 2 pm \nClosing concert: Thursday\, August 28\, 2025\, 6:30 pm \nDeparture: Friday\, August 29\, 2025\, until 2 pm \n\n\n\n\nCourse Description: \n\npreparation for exams\, concerts and competitions \nRepertoire: \nPiano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Contemporary Music; Piano solo \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Moser\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: July 25\, 2025 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €520\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/piano-benjamin-moser-lucern-uasa/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6649-1-scaled.jpg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250722 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20250226T064708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T121849Z UID:10000082-1752710400-1753142399@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[: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)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teachers\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nTeachers: \n© Pau Fabregat\nRoger 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.   \nWinner 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.  \nHe 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. \nHe 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.  \nRoger 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. \n© Neda Navaee\nAndré 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.\nAndré 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. \nFrom 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. \n\n\nDates:  \nArrival: Thursday\, July 17\, 2025\, by 12 PM\nClosing concert: Sunday\, July 20\, 2025\, at 5 PM\nDeparture: Monday\, July 21st\, 2025\, after 2 PM \n\n\nCourse Description: \n\n• Individual Lessons & Piano Accompaniment \n\n\nThree private lessons for preparation for concerts\, competitions\, exams\, or general musical development\, including rehearsals with piano.  \n\n\n• Practice Techniques & Coaching \n\n\nStrategies for efficient practice\, along with individual guidance on career-related questions\, studies\, or stage performance tips. \n\n\n• Final Concert \n\n\nOpportunity to perform the prepared pieces in a public concert following a final dress rehearsal. \n\n\n Languages of Instruction: \n\n\nGerman\, English\, Spanish\, Catalan \n\n\nTarget Group: \n\n\nAdvanced 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. \n\n\n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Mr. Morelló Ros\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: July 4\, 2025 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €590\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/cello-roger-morello-ros-university-of-music-mainz/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Strings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3-copyright-Pau-Fabregat-scaled.jpg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250603 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20221206T114643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250216T164508Z UID:10000047-1748390400-1748908799@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]PIANO - Prof. Konrad Engel (Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Konrad Engel (Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nTeacher: \n© Irène Zandel\nBorn 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. \nHis 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. \nSince 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. \nOver 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. \nFrom 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. \nBy now amongst his students are many prizewinners at international competitions such as Sendai/Japan\, Aarhus/Denmark\, Mendelssohn/Berlin\, Schumann/Zwickau\, Liszt/Weimar etc. \nHe started his own academic studies in music education at Hannover Music University and \nfinished 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. \nIn 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. \nHis motto actually couldn’t be described better than in Eisler’s words: „Who seeks to understand music only\, won’t understand music at all.“ \n\n\nDates:  \n\nArrival: Wednesday\, May 28\, 2025\, until 2 pm \nClosing concert: June 1st\, 2025\, 5 pm \nDeparture: June 2nd\, 2025\, after 2 pm \n\n\nCourse Description: \n\nPiano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams\, concerts and competitions \nRepertoire: \nPiano solo or for four hands           \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Engel\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: April 28\, 2025 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €540\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/klavier-prof-konrad-engel-berlin-university-of-the-arts/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Engel-Konrad_Foto_Farbe_hoch.jpeg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250428 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20250209T104926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T112351Z UID:10000081-1745452800-1745798399@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[: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)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teachers\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nTeacher: \n© Neda Navaee\nFrancisco 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. \nAlready 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. \nFrom 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. \nAt 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. \n\n\nDates: \nArrival: Thursday\, April 24\, 2025\, until 12 p.m.\nClosing concert: Saturday\, April 26\, 2025\, at 6 p.m.\nDeparture: Sunday\, April 27\, 2025\, until 2 p.m. \n\n\nCourse Description: \nThe 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. \nA special recommendation for those who are aiming for a place at university (especially at the University of Music and Drama Rostock). \n\n\nAccommodation: \n© Falko Hönisch\nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nRegistration: \nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Mr Anguas Rodriguez\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration deadline: March 23rd\, 2025 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation and daily lessons): \n€450\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/ercussion-anguas-rodriguez-university-of-music-and-drama-rostock/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Percussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Anguas-Rodriguez.jpeg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250428 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20231212T062618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250209T113030Z UID:10000073-1745366400-1745798399@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[: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)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teachers\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nTeachers: \n© Neda Navaee\nWhen 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. \nThus 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). \nThe two have since begun to work at the institution as docents for piano and piano duo. \nThe duo has won numerous international competitions: \n1st prize – Rom-98 (international competition) \n2nd prize – TIM (Torneo Internazionale di Musica) (2000) \n2nd prize – Chamber music competition in Caltanissetta (2000) \n1st prize – “Premio Seiler“ in Palermo (2002) \n2nd prize – “Palma d’Oro“ in Finale Ligure (2002) \n1st prize – Piano duo competition in Bialystok (Poland) (2002) \n1st prize – “Piano duo in 20th century“ (Premio Valentino Bucchi) (2003) \n2nd prize – Dranoff International Two Piano Competition in Miami (2003) \n1st prize – San Marino Piano competition (2006) \nWinners of the International Web Concert Hall Competition (2012) \nSuccess 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. \nwww.chipak-kushnir.de \n\n\nDates: \nArrival: Wednesday\, April 23rd\, 2025\, until 12 p.m.\nClosing concert: Saturday\, April 26\, 2025\, at 6 p.m.\nDeparture: Sunday\, April 27\, 2025\, until 2 p.m. \n\n\nCourse Description: \nThe 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. \nParticipants from the “Jugend musiziert” Competition 2025 in the chamber music category are warmly welcome for the finishing touches. \n\n\nAccommodation: \n© Falko Hönisch\nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nRegistration: \nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Ms Chipak and Mr Kushnir\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration deadline: March 23rd\, 2025 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation and daily lessons): \nPiano solo: €450\,-\nPiano duo: €650\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/pianoduo-piano-duo-chipak-kushnir-university-of-music-rostock/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kushnir_Duofoto-scaled.jpg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240816 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20240730T130155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T130155Z UID:10000079-1723248000-1723766399@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[: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[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nAfter 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. \nAmong 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. \nSince 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. \nAs 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. \nCurrently 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. \nThe 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. \nSince 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.\nHis 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.  \n\n\n\nDates: \nArrival: Saturday\, August 10\, 2024 from until 2 pm\nClosing Concert: Wednesday\, August 14\, 2024 at 7 pm\nDeparture: Thursday\, August 15\, 2024 until 2 pm \n\n\nPiano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams\, concerts and competitions \nRepertoire: \nPiano solo or for four hands\nChamber Music for Piano and Violoncello           \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \nFor further impression\, please visit our venue site. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Ms Ogasawara\, or\n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: August 5\, 2024 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €550\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/piano-and-chamber-music-tomoko-ogasawara-university-of-music-freiburg-matthias-ranft/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ogasawara-Tomoko_Foto_freundlich.jpeg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240521 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20221215T182412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T064649Z UID:10000049-1715817600-1716249599@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]PIANO - Prof. Andreas Weber (University Mozarteum Salzburg)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Andreas Weber (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nImpressions\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\nTeacher: \nAndreas 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. \nHis 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. \nTelevision recordings in Austria\, Korea and China. \nHe 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. \nHe 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). \nSince 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. \nSince 2009 he is professor at the International Summer Academy of Mozarteum. \nMany of his students are prize winners of international piano competitions. \n\n\n\nDates:  \nArrival: Thursday\, May 16\, 2024\, until 2 pm \nClosing concert: Sunday\, May 23\, 2024\, 5 pm \nDeparture: Monday\, May 24\, 2024\, after 12 pm \n\n\n\nCourse Description: \nThe masterclass is primarily aimed at young\, motivated pianists who want to prepare for an entrance examination at a music university or for a competition. \nThe vigilant and creative examination of the score\, as well as the individual encounter and motivation of the participant are the focus of this course. \nAn inspired musical idea and its technical realization should be experienced and formed as an inseparable unit. \nThe final concert provides a valuable experience for the further musical development of the participants. \nRepertoire: \nPiano solo or for four hands \n\n\n© Falko Hönisch\n© Falko Hönisch\n© Falko Hönisch\n \n\n\n\nAccommodation: \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals:  \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Weber\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: April 16\, 2024 \n\n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €470\,- \n \n\n\n   URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/piano-prof-andreas-weber-university-mozarteum-salzburg/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Foto-Weber-scaled.jpg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240109 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20191202T095631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T205334Z UID:10000006-1704326400-1704758399@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]PIANO - Prof. Hardy Rittner (University of Music Freiburg)[:de]KLAVIER - Prof. Hardy Rittner (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nTeacher:  \nHardy 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. \nHardy 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. \nHardy 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. \nFor 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. \nHardy 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. \nAfter 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. \nHardy is a professor for piano and artistic research at Musikhochschule Freiburg and gives masterclasses in Germany and abroad. \n\n\nDates:  \n\nArrival: Thursday\, January 4\, 2024\, until 2 pm \nClosing concert: Sunday\, January 7\, 2024\, 5 pm \nDeparture: Monday\, January 8\, 2024\, after 2 pm \nCourse Description: \n\nPiano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams\, concerts and competitions \nRepertoire: \nPiano solo or for four hands           \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \n  \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Rittner\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: December 4\, 2023 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €520\,- \n\n\nSteinway Grand Piano – Period Instrument vs. Modern Instrument: A comparison with Prof. Hardy Rittner:  URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/piano-prof-hardy-rittner/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rittner-Hardy_Foto-längs_Farbe.jpg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231210T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231210T183000 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20231024T184904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T190445Z UID:10000069-1702211400-1702233000@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:Theaterbus: „Hänsel und Gretel“ am Staatstheater Mainz DESCRIPTION:Beschreibung\nOrt und Zeit\nZugangsbedingungen\nAnmeldung\n\n\n© Falko Hönisch\nDer zweite Theaterbus der Internationalen Musikakademie Sankt Goar führt in diesem Jahr am 2. Adventssonntag wieder an das Staatstheater Mainz: \nHänsel und Gretel \nWohl kaum eine Oper wird so sehr mit der Weihnachtszeit assoziiert\, wie dieses Meisterwerk des Komponisten Engelbert Humperdinck\, der auch einige Jahre seines Lebens im Oberen Mittelrheintal\, um genau zu sein\, in Boppard verbracht hat. \nWas die Presse (AZ\, Wiesbadener Kurier) über diese Inszenierung sagt: \n„Wie Regisseur Erik Raskopf in seiner feinsinnigen Ausgestaltung von Hänsel und Gretel charakterstarke Sänger\, romantische Klangteppiche\, aufwendige Masken und Kostüme und magische Wälder in Engelbert Humperdincks Märchenklassiker zusammenschmilzt\, überzeugt auf ganzer Linie.“ \nWas Zuschauer sagen: \n„Wir haben die Aufführung gestern gesehen. Das Orchester und die Darsteller waren durch die Bank weg in glänzender Spiellaune und haben uns von der Ouvertüre an verzaubert.“ \n„Wir haben die Aufführung heute gesehen und die war wirklich super; die Schauspieler top (vor allem Hänsel und der Vater\, weil ich mich mit den am meisten identifizieren kann).“ \nEinen ersten kleinen Eindruck über die Inszenierung am Staatstheater Mainz erhalten Sie auch hier: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dbI_nULIJg \n\n\nDa die Abfahrtszeiten dieses Mal etwas früher geplant sind\, bleibt Ihnen auch noch etwas Zeit\, um über den neben dem Staatstheater befindlichen Mainzer Weihnachtsmarkt zu schlendern\, bevor die Vorstellung um 15 Uhr beginnt: \nvon Sankt Goar (Parkplatz Am Hafen) um 12:30 Uhr\nvon Oberwesel (Bahnhof) um 12:50 Uhr und\nvon Fähre Kaub (Engelsburg) um 12:55 Uhr und\nvon Bacharach (Parkplatz Rheinanlagen) um 13:05 Uhr \nAnkunft am Staatstheater: 14:00 Uhr \nVorstellungsbeginn um 15:00 Uhr \nVorstellungsende um 17:10 Uhr \nDie Dauer der Vorstellung beläuft sich auf 2 Stunden und 10 Minuten inkl. einer Pause. \nDie Rückfahrt ist um 17:30 Uhr geplant. \n\n\nMit €45\,- sind Sie dabei und fahren mit uns ins weihnachtliche Mainz zu Hänsel und Gretel. \nDarin inkludiert sind: \n-Hin- und Rückfahrt\n-die komplette Verpflegung vor dem Stück und in der Pause\n-das Programmheft des Stücks\n-die Garderobe \n\n\nDa die Plätze im Bus sind auf 50 beschränkt sind\, wird um eine Anmeldung bis zum 10. November 2023 gebeten: als E-Mail an tickets@sgimfa.com oder telefonisch unter 0173-5728995 (auch SMS\, Signal oder WhatsApp) \nBitte melden Sie sich namentlich unter Angabe\, dass Sie im Theaterbus mitfahren möchten an. \nKontaktieren Sie uns auch gerne über unser Kontaktformular. URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/theaterbus-hansel-und-gretel-am-staatstheater-mainz/ LOCATION:Staatstheater Mainz\, Gutenbergplatz 7\, Mainz\, Rheinland-Pfalz\, 55116\, Deutschland CATEGORIES:Festival Calendar,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/8039B9CA-0500-49AB-82BA-0B716FA38FBB.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Theaterbus":MAILTO:tickets@sgimfa.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231031 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20221229T102047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231016T143448Z UID:10000051-1698278400-1698710399@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[: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)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\nTeacher: \n© Martin Teschner\nKlaus 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. \n\n\n\nHis 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. \nThrough 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates:  \n\nArrival: Thursday\, Oktober 26\, 2023\, until 2 pm \nClosing concert: Sunday\, October 29\, 2023\, 5 pm \nDeparture: Monday\, October 30\, 2023\, until 12 am \n\n\nCourse Description: \n\nPiano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams\, concerts and competitions \nRepertoire: \nPiano solo or for four hands           \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Sticken\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: October 22nd\, 2023 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €500\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/piano-prof-klaus-sticken-music-and-arts-university-of-the-city-of-vienna/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/KS_Brustbild-Farbe-scaled.jpg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230725 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20230529T102319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T111159Z UID:10000063-1689811200-1690243199@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[: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)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\nTeacher: \nHendrik Bräunlich\, was born in Leipzig. Prof. Bräunlich’s pianistic talent\, as well as his general involvement in music have been nurtured since early childhood. \nFrom 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. \nFrom 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. \nProf. 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. \nProf. 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. \nThe 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. \nProf. 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. \nIn 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. \nIn 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. \nOver 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”. \nHis 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”. \n\n\nDates:  \n\nArrival: Thursday\, July 20\, 2023\, until 2 pm \nClosing concert: Sunday\, July 23\, 2023\, 5 pm \nDeparture: Monday\, July 24\, 2023\, after 2 pm \n\n\nCourse Description: \n\nDieser 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. \nSo 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. \nDies 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. \nRepertoire: Neue Musik ist nicht per se dissonant \nIch 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. \nDas 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. \nNr. 1 Liebe Schwalbe\nNr. 5 Blaues Sternlein\nNr. 6 Briefchen schrieb ich \nDanach 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. \nZwei davon habe ich ausgewählt: Gigerlette und Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arkadien \nDarauf 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 \nDann 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. \nDer „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. \nNach 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 \nIhm 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. \nZuerst „Sure of this shining night“\, dann das wesentlich düsterere „The Crucifiction“. Zum Schluss noch ein weiterer sehr wichtiger und bedeutender amerikanischer Komponist\, Leonard Bernstein. \nDieser\, 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. \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Bräunlich\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: July 1st\, 2023 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): \nPer Participant: €450\,-\nAs Duo: €800\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/art-song-prof-hendrik-braeunlich-university-of-music-and-theatre-felix-mendelssohn-bartholdy-leipzig/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Art Song,Instrumental Masterclasses,Vocal Masterclasses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Braeunlich-Hendrik_Foto.jpeg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230502 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20221122T152027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221221T060701Z UID:10000043-1682553600-1682985599@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]VIOLIN - Prof. Marianne Boettcher (Berlin University of the Arts)/Kensei Yamaguchi[:de]GEIGE - Prof. Marianne Boettcher (Universität der Künste Berlin)/Kensei Yamaguchi[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\n\n\nTeacher:  \n \nMarianne 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. \nShe 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. \nThe german president Johannes Rau awarded her 2003 the The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. \nKensei 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. \nMr.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). \nHis 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. \n\n\n\nDates:  \n\nArrival: Thursday\, April 27\, 2023\, until 12 pm \nClosing concert: Sunday\, April 31st\, 2023\, 5 pm \nDeparture: Monday\, May 1st\, 2023\, until 12 pm \nCourse Description: \n\npreparation for exams\, concerts and competitions \nRepertoire: \nworks for violin from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Prof. Boettcher\, or \n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nNB: The total number of participants is limited to eight musicians. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: March 27\, 2023 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee: €200\,-\nAccommodation/Facility Fee (obligatory): €200\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/violin-prof-marianne-boettcher-berlin-university-of-the-arts/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Strings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Boettcher-Marianne_Foto_Farbe.webp GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230402T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230402T203000 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20230205T061544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230205T062006Z UID:10000056-1680442200-1680467400@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:Theaterbus: „Die Eroberung von Mexico“ am Staatstheater Mainz DESCRIPTION:Beschreibung\nOrt und Zeit\nZugangsbedingungen\nAnmeldung\n\n\n© Falko Hönisch\nEin neues Angebot macht die Internationale Musikakademie Sankt Goar und initiiert erstmalig einen Theaterbus\, der die Menschen aus dem Oberen Mittelrheintal bequem zu Oper- und Musiktheateraufführungen in der näheren und weiteren Umgebung bringen wird. \nZu außergewöhnlichen Angeboten an verschiedenen Theatern und Opernhäusern\, die erlebenswert sind\, organisiert die Musikakademie zusätzlich zu den im Oberen Mittelrheintal stattfindenden Konzerten\, entsprechende Theaterfahrten. \nZum Anfang dieses neuen Projekts\, das das Leben und Wohnen im Oberen Mittelrheintal noch lebenswerter gestalten soll\, wird mit einer zeitgenössischen Oper ein besonders mutiger Aufschlag gemacht: \nAm 2. April 2023 geht es ins Staatstheater Mainz zur letzten Aufführung der von der Presse umjubelten Produktion „Die Eroberung von Mexico“ von Wolfgang Rihm\, in der auch der Leiter der Internationalen Musikakademie Sankt Goar\, Falko Hönisch\, zu erleben ist. \n\n\n\nDie Abfahrten sind: \nvon Sankt Goar (Parkplatz Am Hafen) um 13:30 Uhr\nvon Oberwesel (Bahnhof) um 13:50 Uhr und \nvon Bacharach (Parkplatz Rheinanlagen) um 14:05 Uhr \nSo kann die Ankunft am Staatstheater Mainz um 15:15 Uhr sichergestellt werden\, um pünktlich zum Vorstellungsbeginn um 16:00 Uhr vor Ort zu sein. \nDie Dauer der Vorstellung beläuft sich auf 2 1/2 Stunden inkl. einer Pause. \nDie Rückfahrt ist um 19 Uhr geplant. \n\n\n\nDie Kosten für diesen Opernausflug belaufen sich auf: €42 (Hin- und Rückfahrt\, Theaterkarte und ein Glas Sekt in der Pause) \nEs findet die am jeweiligen Veranstaltungstag gültige Corona-Bekämpfungsverordnung des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz Anwendung. \n\n\n\nDa die Plätze im Bus sind auf 31 beschränkt sind\, wird um eine Anmeldung bis zum 14. Februar 2023 gebeten: als E-Mail an tickets@sgimfa.com oder telefonisch unter 0173-5728995 (auch SMS\, Signal oder WhatsApp) \nBitte melden Sie sich namentlich unter Angabe\, an welcher Veranstaltung  Sie teilhaben möchten\,  an. \nKontaktieren Sie uns auch gerne über unser Kontaktformular. URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/theaterbus-die-eroberung-von-mexico-am-staatstheater-mainz/ LOCATION:Staatstheater Mainz\, Gutenbergplatz 7\, Mainz\, Rheinland-Pfalz\, 55116\, Deutschland CATEGORIES:Festival Calendar,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/8039B9CA-0500-49AB-82BA-0B716FA38FBB.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Theaterbus":MAILTO:tickets@sgimfa.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230326T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230326T190000 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20230316T192805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T072910Z UID:10000060-1679850000-1679857200@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]Foyer Concert: „His name ought not to be Bach\, but Ocean.“[:de]Foyerkonzert: „Nicht Bach\, sondern Meer sollte er heißen!“[:] DESCRIPTION:Concert Description\nProgram\nArtists\nPlace & Time\nEntry\nRegistration\n\n\nLatvian pianist Georg Kjurdian presents in this concert parts of his recently published CD.  \nAmongst other pieces\, the program includes works for the piano solo composed by J.S. Bach\, Ludwig van Beethoven\, Johannes Brahms\, Franz Liszt\, Richard Wagner and Anton Webern. \n\n\n\nJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)\nfrom Well Tempered Piano\, Volume I:\nPrelude and Fugue in E-flat minor/D-sharp minor\, BWV 853 \nAnton Webern (1883-1945)\nVariations\, Op. 27 \nLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)\nSonata No. 31 in A-flat major\, Op. 110\nModerato cantabile molto espressivo\nAllegro molto\nAdagio ma non troppo – Fuga\, Allegro\, ma non troppo \nIntermission \nJohann Sebastian Bach\nFrench Suite No. 5 in G major\, BWV 816\nAllemande\nCourante\nSarabande\nGavotte\nBourret\nLoure\nGigue \nJohannes Brahms (1833-1897) \nThree Intermezzi\, Op. 117\nAndante moderato\nAndante non troppo e con molto espressione\nAndante con moto \nRichard Wagner (1813-1883)/Franz Liszt (1811-1886)\nIsoldens Liebestod \n\n\n\n© Rebecca ter Braak\nOnly piano has never occupied the Latvian-born Georg Kjurdian (*1994). He started playing guitar at the age of four and composition at the age of 8. Georg got acquainted with the piano at the age of ten\, which he has since described as his greatest passion and experimental scene. \nHaving come to Germany at the age of 18\, he considers Hisako Kawamura\, Arnulf von Arnim\, Andreas Reiner and Evgeni Sinaiski as the ones who have most influenced his skills and musical worldview. A laureate of international competitions (such as the 14th Bach Competition in Leipzig)\, a dedicated soloist and chamber musician\, Georg Kjurdian is dedicated\, among other things\, to unconventional programming concepts and the new concert formats that continue to make classical music relevant to listeners. \nIn early 2023\, his debut CD will be released on the label “Challenge Records”\, where he will play the works of the 3 big Bs (Bach\, Beethoven and Brahms). \n\n\n\nSunday\, March 26\, 2023 \nTime: 5 pm\nLocation: Glass Foyer of the Rheinfelshalle at Sankt Goar (Heerstraße 139\, 56329 Sankt Goar) \nThe venue is accessible by people with disabilities \nVisitors from the right shore of the Rhine river will be able to reach after the concert the Ferry from Sankt Goar to Sankt Goarshausen. \n\n\n\nThe concert is free of charge. Donations are welcome. \n\n\n\nPlease use our contact form\, if you want to attend the concert. \nFor a direct contact\, please use one of the following options: \n+49 173-5728995 (phone\, SMS\, WhatsApp\, Signal)\ntickets@sgimfa.com URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/foyerkonzert-nicht-bach-sondern-meer-sollte-er-heissen/ LOCATION:Rheinfelshalle Sankt Goar\, Heerstraße 139\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Concerts,Festival Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Georg-Kjurdian-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230317T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20230317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20230215T073533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230311T150414Z UID:10000057-1679077800-1679083200@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:Foyerkonzert: Mozarts Leben - Ein Vortrag mit Musik DESCRIPTION:Konzertbeschreibung\nProgramm\nMitwirkende\nOrt und Zeit\nZugangsbedingungen\nAnmeldung\n\n\n \nPianist und Dirigent Roman Salyutov referiert mit launigen Texten und musikalischen Beispielen am Flügel über W.A. Mozart. Musikinteressierte können auf diese Weise Einblicke in das Leben eines der wichtigsten Komponisten der Klassik erhalten.\n \n\n\n \nAuf dem Programm stehen unterschiedliche Werke für das Klavier solo\, sowie Videosequenzen\, an denen Herr Salyutov das Leben und Wirken von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart vorstellt. \n\n\n\n© Beatrice Tomasetti\nRoman Salyutov\, 1984 in Leningrad\, dem heutigen Sankt Petersburg geboren\, studierte Klavier und Dirigieren in ebenda und in Köln und promovierte in Musikwissenschaft zum Dr. phil. in Paderborn. Seine Auftritte als Konzertpianist führen ihn\, neben Deutschland und Europa\, in die USA\, nach Japan\, Australien\, Neuseeland und Israel. Meisterkurse und musikwissenschaftliche Vorträge sind ebenso Teil seiner künstlerischen Arbeit. Sein Repertoire umfasst über 400 Werke vom Barock bis zur Moderne. \nDer Musiker lebt in Bergisch Gladbach. Er leitet das Sinfonieorchesters Bergisch Gladbach\, initiiert verschiedene Kulturprojekte wurde für sein ehrenamtliches Engagement im Bereich Kultur mit der Ehrennadel der Stadt Bergisch Gladbach ausgezeichnet. \n\n\n\nFreitag\, den 17. März 2023 \nUhrzeit: 18:30 Uhr\nOrt: Glasfoyer der Rheinfelshalle in Sankt Goar (Heerstraße 139) \nDer Konzertort ist barrierefrei zugänglich! \nDie Besucherinnen und Besucher der rechten Rheinseite können nach dem Konzert die Fähre nach Sankt Goarshausen erreichen. \n\n\n\nDer Eintritt zu dem Konzert ist frei. Um eine Spende wird gebeten. \nEs findet die am jeweiligen Veranstaltungstag gültige Corona-Bekämpfungsverordnung des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz Anwendung. \n\n\n\nBitte melden Sie sich namentlich unter Angabe\, an welchem Konzert Sie teilhaben möchten\, über unser Kontaktformular an. \nKontaktieren Sie uns auch gerne direkt: \n0173-5728995 (telefonisch\, SMS\, WhatsApp\, Signal)\ntickets@sgimfa.com URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/foyerkonzert-mozarts-leben/ LOCATION:Rheinfelshalle Sankt Goar\, Heerstraße 139\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Concerts,Festival Calendar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Roman-Foto.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220905 DTSTAMP:20260605T190235 CREATED:20210324T162110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T094334Z UID:10000002-1661644800-1662335999@www.sg-imfa.com SUMMARY:[:en]PIANO - Tomoko Ogasawara (University of Music Freiburg)[:de]KLAVIER - Tomoko Ogasawara (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg)[:] DESCRIPTION:Teacher\nDates\nCourse Details\nAccommodation\nRegistration\nCosts\nImpressions\n\n\nAfter 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. \nAmong 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. \nSince 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. \nAs 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. \nCurrently 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. \n\n\nDates: \nArrival: Sunday\, Juli 31st\, 2023 from until 2 pm\nClosing Concert: Saturday\, August 5\, 2023 at 6 pm\nDeparture: Sunday\, August 6\, 2023 until 12 pm \n\n\nPiano-works from all periods: from Baroque over Classic and Romantic to Modern Music; preparation for exams\, concerts and competitions \nRepertoire: \nPiano solo or for four hands           \n\n\nAccommodation: \n \nStudents are hosted on a shared room basis in a beautiful villa on the bank of the Rhine river. \nMeals: \nA 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. \nRooms: \nCommitted 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. \nFor further impression\, please visit our venue site. \n\n\nAudition information and registration: \nIn order to be accepted\, you must meet one of the following criteria: \n(a) be recommended by Ms Ogasawara\, or\n(b) submit an unedited video audition (YouTube link) for review. \nIn addition\, you must complete and submit our application form and pay a €40\,- application fee. \nRegistration Deadline: Jun 31st\, 2023 \n\n\nTuition: \nCourse fee (incl. accommodation): €590\,- URL:https://www.sg-imfa.com/events/piano-tomoko-ogasawara-university-of-music-freiburg-2023/ LOCATION:Sankt Goar International Music Academy\, Am Hafen 12\, Sankt Goar\, 56329\, Germany CATEGORIES:Academy Calendar,Instrumental Masterclasses,Piano ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.sg-imfa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ogasawara-Tomoko_Foto_freundlich.jpeg GEO:50.15337;7.7091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sankt Goar International Music Academy Am Hafen 12 Sankt Goar 56329 Germany;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Am Hafen 12:geo:7.7091,50.15337 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR