Symphonic Journey Vol. 2 With Prof. Colin Metters

Symphonic Journey Vol. 2 With Prof. Colin Metters

IMB Proudly Presents:
31st International Masterclass for Orchestral Conductors in Berlin:

SYMPHONIC JOURNEY VOL. II
WORKSHOP AND FINAL CONCERT with

Prof. Colin Metters (Royal Academy of Music, London)
Berlin Sinfonietta
Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky
November 19th – 24th 2017

After our many successful collaborations, cuminating in a great Choral Masterclass in June 2017, we are proud to cooperate again with one of the leading and most distinguished conducting pedagogues of our time, Prof. Colin Metters. He is the Professor emeritus of Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he founded the Conductors’ Course in 1983. Colin has an international reputation as a leading pedagogue, and has given masterclasses in Germany, Poland, Finland, Australia, Venezuela, Vietnam, China and the USA. His wide experience affords him an enviable reputation as professional conductor, orchestral trainer and conducting instructor.

He has worked with leading symphony orchestras in the UK, and guest-conducted extensively abroad. In 1997 he was appointed Music Adviser and Principal Guest 13229-ded6533f55f0bc8f8d6110aeba1b878c_large Conductor to the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, directing a five-year program of development. In 1999, in recognition of his work, he was awarded the Vietnamese equivalent of the Order of Merit, the first to be made to a British citizen.

After the positive Feedbacks we have received after our manu masterclasses with Prof. Metters, we have decided to dedicate also this masterclass to the many differences and likes between the many aspects of conducting a symphony and accompanying a soloists. Prof. Metters chose this time the challenging and the very beloved Rococo Variations for Cello, beside Beethoven 7th and other great masterpieces, making a very interesting program musically, and has its technical issues, problems and challenges.

Besides intensive active conducting sessions with a professional orchestra, each one of the participants will have the chance to work with Prof. Metters on critical aspects of conducting including studying the score, musical analysis, conducting technique and string technique. We will have four orchestra rehearsals (4 hours long each) with the professional and dedicated musicians of the Berlin Sinfonietta. All the participants will have the chance to perform in the final, public concert.

Address: Bernburger Str. 3-5, 10963 Berlin
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For this masterclass we are happy to be in vited to hold the masterclass week including the final concert in the very intimate St. Lukas Church, in the center of Berlin, (Bernburger Str. 3-5, 10963). The church has great atmosphere and its regular concert visitors. We are thankful that the masterclass’ final concert was inserted to the church’s concert season programs, and expecting many audiences. (image: Berlin Sinfonietta and English Choir Berlin performing Händel’s Messiah) at the final concert of a masterclass, in front the full St. Lukas Church.)

You are more than welcome to apply here .

All rehearsals and the final concert will be video recorded and will be given after the concert on a USB stick. The USB stick will be provided by us. Participants are welcome to bring their own recording devices.

The course will be taught primarily in English, and secondarily in German. If you don’t speak these languages, and you would like to participate in the masterclass, we will make our best effort to provide a translator. Please mention that in your application.

Repertoire:

L. v. Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

P. I. Tchaikovsky
Variations for cello and orchestra on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Cello: Ildikó Szabó

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 <Italian>

R. Schumann
Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

The participants expected to prepare all the repertoire pieces.

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Louise Quaade, administrator OCA 8.12.17 / 12pm

Dear Sir/Madam
We would be grateful if you could pass on the following information to the readers of your site, many thanks!

12. INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR CONDUCTORS
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Sunday 29 October – Friday 3 November 2017
With Maestro Frans Rasmussen / Maestro Martin Akerwall
Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Bulgaria.

We welcome all conductors and musicians who want to share and improve their skills in leadership and orchestral conducting. No age or level limit.

Enjoy 100 minutes podium time with full seized Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra incl. daily rehearsals and final concert. Additional daily sessions in basic/advanced conducting technique, aspects of score analyzing, rhetoric communication and rehearsal techniques, video analyzing, and personal coaching.

We take pride in meeting the demands for high quality masterclasses with an efficient professional faculty that ensure you a “no-nonsense” masterclass with more active time and focus on you. Maestro Akerwall and maestro Rasmussen are praised for the fact that they have created and maintained masterclasses that are humanly inclusive, in addition to being almost relentlessly demanding no matter the participants level.

REPERTOIRE
Beethoven Symphony 3
Mendelssohn Symphony 5
Bruckner 4 Symphony, first movement.
Berlioz Roi Lear Overture
Mozart Magic Flute Overture
Wagner Tristan and Isolde Overture

All repertoire will be rehearsed during the masterclass with Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra. To gain the maximum benefits from the course we recommend you to prepare and study all repertoire prior to the start of the masterclass.

FEES & TERMS
Participation fee:
€ 1550/active (100 minutes podium-time)
The participation fee includes 100 minutes podium time in front of Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, additional daily podium time in sessions with pianist, individual video analysis, evaluation, personal coaching.

APPLY
Your application will be processed within few days. Participants are accepted successively. Apply here: http://conductorsacademy.com/project/masterclass-29-october-3-november-2017-bulgaria/

FURTHER INFORMATION:

DAILY SCHEDULE
Sunday 10.00 – 17.00
– Welcome
– Beginning of the masterclass.
– Podium time in front of a piano-duo
– Analyzing of scores
– Conducting exercises.

Monday – Thursday 10.00 – 19.00
– 10.00 – 14.00 Orchestral rehearsal/ Conductors training
– 16.00 – 19.00 Video analyze, personal coaching, evaluation, podium time in front of a piano-duo

Friday
– 10.00 – 13.00 Video analyze, personal coaching, evaluation, podium time in front of a piano-duo, conductors training
– 14.30 – 17.00 General Rehearsal
– 18.30 Concert

CONCEPT
The venue takes place in Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra’s concert hall in center of Pazardzhik. The tuition focus during the masterclass will be on conducting technique, aspects of score analyzing, rhetoric communication and rehearsal techniques. We will also on psychological aspects of orchestral conducting, preparing yourself and the score for rehearsal and concert. Please be aware of, that your active part in the masterclass is doubled with both maestro Akerwall and maestro Rasmussen teaching you both simultaneously and separated. One-hour personal coaching sessions will be given on request.

THE FACULTY
Both Maestro Rasmussen and Maestro Akerwall are both well-known and respected Scandinavian coaches and conductors. As participant you will experience yourself in the company of a dynamic and intensive duo that works with your individual skills and improvement from different approaches. Yet their common principles and understanding in culture and the art of conducting makes it for you an progressive efficiently and instructive one-direction-experience.

Maestro Martin Akerwall is regarded one of his generation’s most outstanding and gifted Danish conductors. Since 1989 has regularly worked with symphony orchestras in Scandinavian and appeared in concerts with orchestras in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, USA, France, Singapore, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Awarded with several distinguished Danish prizes Akerwall began his career at German opera houses as Principal Conductor before he became positions as conductor at Bern State Opera in Switzerland, The Royal Danish Theater and The Finnish Opera. In recent years, Akerwall has been renowned as a sought-after teacher for conductors all over the world. He has given masterclasses in USA, Finland, Latvia, Bulgaria and in Denmark. His teaching are rooted in the Finnish conducting tradition with world class conductors as Jukka Pekka Sareste, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leif Segerstam, Jorma Panula. Further his teaching gains benefit from his acquisition of the German conducting school as conductor at German theaters. He also have a master in NLP, Hypnosis and Leadership. His many years of professional experience, psychological insight and his comprehensive and effective conducting technique makes his teaching extended, individualized, nuanced and differentiated.

Maestro Frans Rasmussen is one of Denmark’s most respected conductors and music educators. He is known for his warm charisma and his contagious enthusiasm both as a leader but also as a teacher. For more than 40 years he has educated young musicians and conductors at the Royal Danish Academy. He has been given master classes for more than 20 years. Maestro Rasmussen has studied piano, and orchestral conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. Rasmussen has gained his eminent conducting technical abilities, and long-life know-how from his teachers in the Russian conducting school of Nicolai Malko. Throughout his long career, Frans Rasmussen has regularly been guest conducted orchestras and ensembles in Denmark, Scandinavia, the United States, Africa, and Asia. He has been First Guest conductor at Ho Chi Minh City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Leader of The Danish Royal Lifeguard 1994-2000. As an opera conductor Frans Rasmussen has worked as music director on productions at the Royal Danish Theater and Danish National Opera for 50 years. From 1981-86, he was Chief Conductor of the Royal Theater’s choir.

VIDEO
All participants will receive a personalized video of their rehearsals in a professional sound recording. Participants are welcome to bring their own recording device.

LANGUAGE
The course will be taught primarily in English and German and secondarily Swedish or Danish for Scandinavian participants.

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