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The best participant of this Masterclass will be invited as a guest conductor with a Russian orchestra in the next concert season.
Conditions of the Conducting Course:
The course is open to active participants and auditors at all levels from beginners to professionals!
There is NO AGE LIMIT.
The course is open until filled.
Please fill out the online application form: application
The course language is ENGLISH. If you do not speak English please let us know.
Free choice of repertoire (subject to confirmation by the Orchestra).
Participants of conducting competitions are very welcome. We will find the music for you. If you have special repertoire needs for future projects or competitions, you are welcome to propose any classical or modern pieces.
Active participants should fill out the application form. Participation will be confirmed after receipt of application.
There will be two concerts. One conducted by the maestro and one where all active participants will conduct.
After the course, each participant, whether active or auditor, will receive a certificate of participation signed by Maestro Eri Klas
Pricing: by request
The price includes video recording of all rehearsals and the concert. The Participants will conduct every day. In addition to that there will be extra rehearsals, technical exercises, and video sessions with Maestro Eri Klas.
Location of the course:
Vilnius Congress Concerts Hall
Vilnius str.6/16
Vilnius, LT-01102
Travel to Vilnius:
The Lithuanian capital, officially in the list of the world cultural heritage taken up, can refer to one of the biggest preserved Old Town cores of Europe. The mixture of historical churches, palaces, paved places, lanes and streets, the coexistence of renovated and neglected buildings, in addition the pulsating activity of the capital does not miss his effect on the visitor.
For more information of travelling to Vilnius, please take a look at
www.vilnius-airport.lt/lt
Visa: We offer uncomplicated assistance in getting visa, if needed. Please ask for more details, we will be happy to help you.
Accommodation Information:
We organize accommodation at the hotel Holiday Inn at a special low rate for all participants of the course. It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the Concert Hall.
Maestro Eri Klas was born in 1939 in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated as an opera and concert conductor in both Tallinn and Leningrad, beginning his conducting career at the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn and at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. From autumn 1998 to summer 2006 Eri Klas was the Artistic Director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Afterwards the orchestra invited him as its Conductor Laureate. Eri Klas is regularly guest conducting orchestras all over the world. Since year 2000 he has been artistic director of the Tallinn Philharmonia. He has conducted over 100 orchestras in 40 countries from Australia to Iceland and from Japan to the United States. He also conducted the Asian Youth Orchestra on a tour of Asia and Europe. He was on several tours (appearing in Vienna, Budapest, Italy, China and Sweden) with the choir and orchestra of the Sibelius Academy. Eri Klas has recorded for several labels. He was the Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Sibelius Academy 1993-97. Currently he is a Professor at the Estonian Music Academy. Eri Klas was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Estonian Music Academy. He holds the Royal Order of the Polar Star Officer First Class awarded in 1989 by the King of Sweden and Commander of the Lion of Finland awarded in 1992 by the President of the Republic of Finland. Eri Klas is also the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF.
The Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert on 30 January 1989. During the 17 years of its existence the orchestra has given more than 1,000 concerts, at home and abroad. It has toured several places in several times, such as France, Spain, Italy and many other countries. The orchestra has performed in prestigious festivals, such as the Warsaw Autumn, Europamusicale in Munich, Costa de Estoril in Portugal, the Santes Creus and Santander festivals in Spain, the Chichester and Leeds festivals in England, the Nyon Festival and the Tibor Varga Violin Competition and Festival in Switzerland. The Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra has prepared and played an impressive number of complex compositions: masterpieces of the international symphony repertoire, large-scale vocal symphonic works, concertos, and the most important symphonic works by various Lithuanian composers. In fact, every concert given by the orchestra in Lithuania is also notable because these performances are always intriguing in many ways: interesting interpretations, prominent guest soloists and well-throughout programmes. It has recorded many CDs.
For more information:
The Philharmonisches Kammerochester Berlin is the promoter of this course.
For any further questions, please write to conducting@philharmonie.com.
Best regards,
Michael Zukernik
Artistic Director
PHILHARMONISCHES
KAMMERORCHESTER BERLIN
Akazienstraße 3
D-10823 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 720 111 0
Fax: +49 (0)30 720 111 29
Mobil: +49 (0)172 320-5261
conducting@philharmonie.com
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