Master classes

Master Classes 2012 - 1 to 22 April

"Having been to IMS Prussia Cove as a student and a teacher over the last thirty years, I cannot think of a better place for holding Master Classes. The spirit that Sándor Végh has instilled has been carried on and I hope we can keep it and pass it on to future generations."
Gerhard Schulz

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The Master Classes are held each spring for three weeks, and over one hundred participants are involved every year. The classes have been running since 1972, when Sándor Végh first invited his students to come to Cornwall and study with him. The seminars provide a totally professional atmosphere and aim to foster the highest level of advanced study, drawing inspiration from the central-European tradition. String players predominate, with solo and string quartet classes, but also an important part of the course is the "Piano in Chamber Music" class, encouraging established ensembles ranging from duo to quintet.

Professors 2012

VIOLIN
Gerhard Schulz: 1-11 April
András Keller: 11-22 April

VIOLA
Thomas Riebl: 1-11 April
Lars Anders Tomter: 11-22 April

CELLO
Steven Isserlis: 1-11 April
Ralph Kirshbaum: 11-22 April

STRING QUARTET
András Keller: 11-22 April

SOLO PIANO, PIANO IN CHAMBER MUSIC and STRING QUARTET
András Schiff and Erich Höbarth: 1-11 April
SOLO PIANO and PIANO IN CHAMBER MUSIC
Thomas Adès: 11-22 April

NB - the piano and chamber music classes are open to applications from solo pianists AND ensembles with piano. If you apply as a solo pianist, you will not receive chamber music lessons - the chamber music lessons are for pre-formed ensembles applying to the master classes. Mr Schiff and Mr Höbarth (1st session) and Mr. Adès (2nd session) will be selecting some solo pianists and some ensembles to make up the class. Contact the office if you have any queries.

String quartets applying to Mr. Keller's class should include a work by Bartók in their proposed repertoire.

Concerts

There will be six public concerts during the seminar; two Maestri concerts enabling students to hear their professors perform, and student concerts at the end of each session giving selected students an opportunity to perform in public. Concerts are in local churches and halls in West Cornwall.

Application deadline for 2012 classes:

FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2011
Age limit: 16–30