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Master Classes<\/h1>\n

Chesa da Cultura has already hosted numerous master classes, seminars, and concerts with artists such as Dieter Ammann, Oscar Ghiglia, Sofia Gubaidulina, Wilfried Hiller, Klaus Huber, Gary Karr, Rudolf Kelterborn, Helmut Lachenmann, Enrico Onofri, Paolo Pandolfo, Mikl\u00f3s Per\u00e9nyi, Wolfgang Rihm, Albert Roman, Leila Schayegh, Hopkinson Smith, Maurice Steger, Pieter Wispelwey a.o.<\/h3>\n

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St. Moritz Master Classes<\/h2>\n

St. Moritz<\/span><\/span> Master Classes at Chesa da Cultura
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1647244589750{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”3080″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1580727063796{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1647244868363{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]04.09. \u2013 11.09.2022<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1647245754689{margin-top: -30px !important;}”]Hopkinson Smith<\/strong>, Lutenist
\nInterpretation Course for Lute
\nand Plucked Instruments[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_btn title=”Register” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cultura-stmoritz.ch%2Fen%2Fmaster-class-for-lute-plucked-instruments-with-hopkinson-smith%2F|title:Master%20Class%20for%20Lute%20%26%20Plucked%20Instruments%20with%20Hopkinson%20Smith||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1647244679378{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”4118″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1647245566342{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1649076452843{margin-top: -6px !important;}”]25.09. \u2013 02.10.2022<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1647245765364{margin-top: -30px !important;}”]Michael Jarrell<\/strong>, Composer
\nSeminar for Composers and Performers[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_btn title=”Register” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cultura-stmoritz.ch%2Fen%2Fseminar-for-composers-and-instrumentalists-with-michael-jarrell%2F|title:Seminar%20for%20Composers%20and%20Instrumentalists%20with%20Michael%20Jarrell||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1647244581594{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”3120″ img_size=”225×150″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1582729740867{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658244917074{margin-top: -5px !important;}”]08.10. \u2013 15.10.2022<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1647245733304{margin-top: -30px !important;}”]Albert Roman<\/strong>, Cellist
\nInterpretation Course: Six Suites for Solo Cello by J S Bach and Workshop for Cello-Ensemble[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_btn title=”Register” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cultura-stmoritz.ch%2Fen%2Fmaster-class-j-s-bachs-cello-suites-and-cello-ensemble-workshop%2F|title:Master%20Class%3A%20J%20S%20Bach%E2%80%99s%20Cello%20Suites%20and%20Cello-Ensemble%20Workshop||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1647244685867{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”4119″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1647245555804{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1649076442062{margin-top: -30px !important;}”]27.11. \u2013 04.12.2022<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1647245774706{margin-top: -30px !important;}”]Christoph Pr\u00e9gardien<\/strong>, Tenor
\nMaster Class in Singing[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”48px”][vc_btn title=”Register” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cultura-stmoritz.ch%2Fen%2Fmaster-class-in-singing-with-christoph-pregardien%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Due to the currently uncertain situation regarding the Corona Pandemic, the Pro Musica e Cultura Foundation has decided to postpone the St. Moritz Master Classes \u00a0until summer\/autumn 2022. We very much regret this difficult decision.
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Nevertheless, we maintain a positive attitude and are already looking forward to next year\u2019s master classes at Chesa da Cultura. As soon as the new dates for the courses are determined, we shall inform you. Please use the contact form attached below to register already now, without any binding commitment.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Archive” tab_id=”archive-masterclasses”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Master Classes Archive<\/h2>\n

Overview of master classes already held:
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Master Class for Piano with Michael Schneidt<\/h3>\n

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August 3rd<\/sup> \u201310th<\/sup>, 2019<\/p>\n

Michael Schneidt<\/strong>, born in Munich, studied piano at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts with Hugo Steurer and Klaus Schilde, followed by the artistic State Examination (passed \u201cwith distinction\u201d) and the master class. He got additional impulses as a DAAD scholarship holder from Alessandro Specchi in Florence as well as from master classes with Paul Badura-Skoda and Bruno Leonardo Gelber, among others. Michael Schneidt is a prize winner of international piano competitions (1st<\/sup> prize Viotti-Valsesia, Italy), has excelled on radio and television and on CD recordings. He has also premiered many contemporary piano works and has given concerts in Europe (e.g. at the \u201cPrague Spring\u201d and the German Mozart Festival), Japan, and South America. Michael Schneidt is a lecturer at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts, where he teaches piano. He holds master classes throughout Europe and Japan. In 2016, Michael Schneidt also accompanied the students participating in the master class with Mikl\u00f3s Per\u00e9nyi. He is also contributing to the urtext<\/em> editions at Henle Verlag in Munich.<\/p>\n

For the second time now, he successfully conducted a piano course at the Chesa da Cultura on Lake St. Moritz. At the beginning of August, twelve piano talents from Japan, aged 14 to 55, travelled to Chesa da Cultura in St. Moritz to study and make music with Michael Schneidt. Be it technical tips, the imparting of musical expertise or the teaching of the history of music, the course focused on promoting the collaboration of the musicians as well as perfecting their pianistic skills.<\/p>\n

This piano course owes its existence to Mrs Sachiko Tanei and the support of her daughter, Eri Tanei-Putz, and her son, Yuta Tanei. The fruits of this intensive, week-long work were presented in a concert at Chesa da Cultura St. Moritz.<\/p>\n

Sachiko Tanei<\/strong> studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna after graduating from the Toho Gakuen Academy of Music. After her return to Japan, she embarked on dynamic concert and teaching activities. For many years now, she has taught Piano at the Takasaki Keizaidaigaku Fuzoku High School in her hometown of Takasaki. Many of her former students are now active as pianists. She has also been a jury member at various competitions. Since 2001, she has regularly held master classes for young pianists with Professor Michael Schneidt.<\/p>\n

Text by Albert Roman, course instructor<\/em><\/p>\n

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Flyer Final Concert [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Workshop for Cello Ensembles with Albert Roman<\/h3>\n

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October 6th<\/sup> \u201313th<\/sup>, 2018<\/p>\n

Albert Roman<\/strong>, a native of St. Moritz, Switzerland, began playing cello at an early age and studied with such renowned cellists as Andr\u00e9 Navarra, Pierre Fournier, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Tortelier, and Jan\u00f3s Starker. Two first prizes in international music competitions marked the beginning of a busy career, over the course of which he has given concerts and master classes throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. Albert Roman is particularly interested in contemporary music and, accordingly, has premiered cello works. For his contribution in promoting talented young cellists in China, he received the 1999 Friendship Award of the People\u2018s Republic of China. He is a guest professor at the music academies of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan, and Xi\u2019an, Conductor of the Swiss China Cello Orchestra and Artistic Director of Chesa da Cultura St. Moritz. (www.albertroman.ch<\/a>)<\/p>\n

During this intensive working week, the cellists of this year’s Workshop for Cello Ensemble at Chesa da Cultura have grown together into a congenial cello family. 74-year-old Maria Regula Merz enjoyed playing with 10-year-old Lara Zinsli just as much as professional cellist Daniel Romet enjoyed playing with talented cellist Dorothea de Gruyter. Thanks to the considerate support by Rosemarie Willumat and the culinary delights created by Chef Robert Merz, all participants felt at home. The prerequisites for concentrated and undisturbed music-making were given. Listening to and being able to interact with each other were important experiences for the musicians, while the music programme reflected the diversity of this year’s Workshop for Cello Ensemble.<\/p>\n

Text by Albert Roman, course instructor<\/em><\/p>\n

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Participants [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Master Class for Cello with Pieter Wispelwey<\/h3>\n

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August 19th<\/sup>\u2013 26th<\/sup>, 2018<\/p>\n

Pieter Wispelwey<\/strong> is equally at ease on the modern or period cello. His acute stylistic awareness, combined with a truly original interpretation and a phenomenal technical mastery, has won the hearts of critics and the public alike in a truly wide-ranging repertoire. Among his approx. 50 CDs are the concertos of Walton (Sydney Symphony), Dvo\u0159\u00e1k (Budapest Festival Orchestra), Shostakovich and Schumann (Australian Chamber Orchestra), Tchaikovsky (Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen), Prokofiev, Britten, Elgar, Lutoslawski, Haydn, Lalo, and Saint-Sa\u00ebns as well as three recordings of Bach\u2019s Cello Suites and two of Beethoven\u2019s Cello Sonatas. He is currently recording the complete duos by Schubert and Brahms with Paolo Giacometti, with four of six instalments released to date.<\/p>\n

Pieter Wispelwey, an internationally renowned cellist with great charisma has lured the best young cellists to St. Moritz. As a result, the general level of the participants was particularly high. From the very first minute, spirited, agile Pieter Wispelwey brought the students to be taught into top form by conveying his suggestions for improvement by gesticulating, dancing, singing, or playing his cello. He recognized the problems of the students very clearly and always had suggestions for improvement. Elementary aspects were treated in-depth as were interpretational subtleties. Thanks to his phenomenal musical memory and empathy, he always reached each individual student. He always remained patient and understanding.<\/p>\n

Text by Albert Roman, Artistic Director<\/em><\/p>\n

Fiore Favaro<\/strong> has studied in Italy with Alessandro Commellato and Riccardo Zadra. Between 2009 and 2013, she has been awarded two MAs at the Basel Academy of Music with pianist Filippo Gamba. She was given several 1st prizes at international music competitions and gives concerts throughout Europe as a soloist and chamber musician. In 2013, she played at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Fiore Favaro teaches Piano at the Basel Academy of Music.<\/p>\n

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Participants [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Master Class for Baroque Violin with Leila Schayegh<\/h3>\n

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July 15th \u2013 22nd, 2018<\/p>\n

Leila Schayegh<\/strong> is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician on the important stages of the Early Music scene. Since 2010, Leila Schayegh has been a lecturer at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where she heads a class for violin in old diapason. Thanks to her good reputation as a professor, she regularly works as a guest lecturer at workshops and master classes at various music schools and academies and with various orchestras. Her repertoire impresses in its breadth from early Baroque to late Romanticism. Her recordings have been awarded the \u00abDiapason d\u00b4Or\u00bb in 2015 and 2016, as well as the \u00abEditor\u203as Choice\u00bb by Grammophone and the \u00abBest List\u00bb of the German Record Prize.<\/p>\n

Leila Schayegh has worked intensively with the eager young violinists for one week. She intuitively grasped each student\u2019s skills and immediately adjusted to the participants\u2019 various levels of expertise. Positively encouraging them, she summed up problems and gave the participating baroque violinists a suitable piece of music to improve their playing. Thanks to her versatility and
\npedagogical skills, she was able to convey an authentic interpretation to her students. The progress of all participants during this week was quite impressive.<\/p>\n

Text by Albert Roman, Artistic Director<\/em><\/p>\n

Andreas Westermann<\/strong>, born in Munich in 1988, studied at the Hochschule fu\u0308r Musik und Theater Mu\u0308nchen Alte Musik and Chor- und Ensembleleitung with Prof. Christine Schornsheim and Prof. Martin Steidler. In 2014, he continued his studies at the renowned Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, completing them in 2016 with distinction. With the Quartett \u00e0 5 ensemble, Andreas Westermann won the 2nd prize at the International Gebru\u0308der-Graun Competition. He works as an accompanist at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.<\/p>\n

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Master Class Leila Schayegh [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Seminar for Composers and Introduction to his Oeuvre with Helmut Lachenmann<\/h3>\n

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July 5th \u2013 12th, 2018<\/p>\n

Helmut Lachenmann<\/strong> was born in Stuttgart in 1935. He studied at the local conservatoires, followed by studies in Composition in Venice with Luigi Nono. Since 1966, he has been teaching at various universities and institutes on all continents. Numerous awards, including the Bach Prize of the City of Hamburg (1972), Ernst von Siemens Music Prize 1997, Leone di Oro of the Venice Biennale (2008), a nomination as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (2010), and a nomination as Commandeur des Arts et Lettres (2012) followed. Helmut Lachenmann is an Honorary Doctor of Music at the music academies of Hanover, Dresden, and Cologne, a member of the Academies of Arts in Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Mannheim, and Munich as well as of the Belgian Academy of Sciences, Literature and the Arts.<\/p>\n

Helmut Lachenmann played a decisive role in shaping 20th-century music. Composers from all over the world came to St. Moritz to work with Helmut Lachenmann for a week to profit from his immense experience and to meet the Artist-in-Residence in person. He proved very sensitive as to the participants and their works. Mr Lachenmann was able to broaden the compositional horizons of his students and increase their creativity. He deemed it important to show the participants that every composer must find his or her own style, though every authentic compositional style is rooted in tradition.<\/p>\n

Text by Albert Roman, Artistic Director<\/em><\/p>\n

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Opening Concert Lachenmann [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

Composers & Players [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Contemporary-Music Seminar for Composers and Instrumentalists with Dieter Ammann<\/h3>\n

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November 26th<\/sup> \u2013 29th<\/sup>, 2016<\/p>\n

The seminar focused on the comprehensive musical spectrum in Dieter Ammann\u2019s music and his vast experience as a teacher. The seminar addressed composers who wished to present their works (in group or private tutoring) and performers who wanted to familiarize themselves with Dieter Ammann\u2019s music and to be introduced to the world of New Music.<\/p>\n

Thus, 12 composers from Switzerland, Germany, Moldavia, Romania, Turkey, and Egypt came to Chesa da Cultura to participate in a seminar on contemporary music with renowned Swiss composer Dieter Ammann.<\/p>\n

With the internationally known Mondrian Ensemble<\/strong>, four top musicians could be engaged, who represent top-level interpretations. The closing concert on November 29th<\/sup>, 2016, introduced two important works by Dieter Ammann as well as miniatures by the seminar graduates and permitted a fascinating insight into the music scene of the 21st<\/sup> century. As Composer-in-Residence, Dieter Ammann was on hand at Chesa da Cultura throughout the entire seminar.<\/p>\n

Flyer [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Master Class for Cello
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September 27th<\/sup> \u2013 October 4th<\/sup>, 2016
\nThe master class for cello with well-known Hungarian cellist Mikl\u00f3s Per\u00e9nyi took place at Chesa da Cultura from Sept. 27th<\/sup> till Oct. 4th<\/sup>, 2016. The six actively participating cellists were given a full week of highly intensive lessons. Maestro Per\u00e9nyi was always courteous in dealing with his students. He teaches with admirable patience and knows every work by heart. When it comes to improving and deepening his students\u2019 performance, he will play part or even the entire piece for them in his finely nuanced way and outstanding musicality. Mikl\u00f3s Per\u00e9nyi\u2019s interpretation always focuses on the composer\u2019s intention. Thus, his lessons represent a holistic approach to music and offer valuable insights into the workshop of a master cellist.<\/p>\n

Michael Schneidt<\/strong>, Professor for Piano at the Munich Academy of Music and Theatre perceptively and empathically accompanied the participants.<\/p>\n

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Flyer [PDF]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Master Class for Viola da Gamba
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August 20th<\/sup> \u2013 27th<\/sup>, 2016
\nThe course is aimed at gambists, students, enthusiastic amateurs, and the public and took place at Chesa da Cultura on August 20th<\/sup> \u2013 27th<\/sup>, 2016. The course began with a joint dinner. Paolo Pandolfo taught individual and ensemble lessons (technique, improvisation, gamba consort), assisted by Am\u00e9lie Chemin<\/strong>. The actively involved participants were accompanied on the harpsichord by Johannes Keller<\/strong>.
\nVirtuoso gambist Paolo Pandolfo inspired his students and encouraged them to perform at their best. He immediately recognized any instrumental difficulties of the performers, analyzed them and by concrete instructions contributed to solve their problems. He had his students repeat a phrase until a musical unity was achieved. Paolo Pandolfo\u2019s virtuosity was a model to everyone. At the closing concert works by W. Brade, B. de Boismortier, G.<\/p>\n

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Cello Ensemble Workshop
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July 9th<\/sup> \u2013 16th<\/sup>, 2016
\nThis class was designed for students, cellists, and enthusiastic amateurs and took place\u00a0at Chesa da Cultura in St Moritz from July 9th<\/sup> till July 16th<\/sup>, 2016. It focused on familiarizing the students with the literature for cello ensemble and promoted the art of playing together, introducing various forms of improvisation. For the improvisations, non-European instruments were available. The individual groups were organized according to the level of skill and the wishes of the participants. In the evening, Albert Roman conducted the cello orchestra composed of the participants. The youngest student was 18, the oldest 69 years old.<\/p>\n

A highly varied programme with works by J. S. Bach, G. Faur\u00e9, G. E. Goltermann, F. Gr\u00fctzmacher, D. Popper, H. Purcell, A. Stradella, G. Ph. Telemann, and ragtime music, negro spirituals, and improvisations by the participants themselves had the audience applaud enthusiastically.<\/p>\n

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Master Class for Baroque Violin with Enrico Onofri<\/h3>\n
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