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Master Classes
(listed by date)
Master Class with the Borromeo String Quartet and the Parker String Quartet
Saturday, May 17, 2008: 10:00am
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
AYPO's Nova String Quartet will be participating.
FREE! Click here for details
Master Class with Elmar Oliveira
Saturday, May 10, 2008: 10:00am - 12:00pm
St. George's United Methodist Church, Fairfax, VA
The Virginia String Teachers Association (VASTA) is teaming up with the Fairfax Symphony and George Mason University to present a masterclass with the world-famous violinist, Elmar Oliveira. Five soloists have been selected to perform in this masterclass including violinist Erin Phelps from the AYP. Students in grades K-12 are eligible for the FSO free student ticket program, and discount tickets are available for accompanying parents.
Students in grades K-12 are eligible for the FSO free student ticket program, and discount tickets are available for accompanying parents. For more information, go to the VASTA website: www.vastaweb.org. For further information, please contact VASTA President Helen Fall at VAViola@aol.com or (703)425-9279.
Master Class with The Emerson String Quartet
Saturday, May 10, 2008: 1:00pm
Jane Lang Recital Hall, NW DC Campus of Levine School of Music
Acclaimed for its insightful performances, dynamic artistry and technical mastery, the Emerson String Quartet has amassed an extraordinary list of achievements: eight Grammy Awards, including two for “Best Classical Album;” three Gramophone Magazine Awards and performances of the complete cycles of Beethoven, Bartók and Shostakovich quartets in major concert halls throughout the world. For three decades, the group has collaborated with such artists as Leon Fleisher, the Guarneri String Quartet, Paul McCartney and Richard Stoltzman.
FREE! Must RSVP to 202-686-8000, ext. 0
Master Class with the Pacifica Quartet
Saturday, April 12, 2008: 1:00pm
Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC
The public has an opportunity to hear talented young quartets from the Greater Washington area perform for the Pacifica Quartet, followed by a discussion of technique and interpretation. The audience will be invited to question and comment.
FREE! For reservations call 202-338-3552. Click here for details
Master Class with Pianist Bradford Gowen
Friday, April 4, 2008: 7:00pm
Jane Lang Recital Hall, NW DC Campus of Levine School of Music
Bradford Gowen has received national attention since winning first prize in the 1978 Kennedy Center / Rockefeller Foundation International Competition for Excellence in the Performance of American Music. Currently on the piano faculty at the University of Maryland, he is one of the pianists featured in The Most Wanted Piano Teachers in the USA.
FREE! Must RSVP to 202-686-8000, ext. 0
Master Class with the Cavani String Quartet
Saturday, March 29, 2008: 8:30pm
Jewish Community Center, Rockville, MD
The Cavani String Quartet, winner of the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award, has been described by The Washington Post as “completely engrossing, powerful and elegant.” Cavani has also been a top prizewinner at the Fischoff, Banff International and Cleveland Quartet Competitions. The quartet makes its home in Cleveland, Ohio, where since 1988, they have been the Quartet-in-Residence at the world-renowned Cleveland Institute of Music.
FREE! Reservations required, call 301-348-3872
Master Class with Marilyn Horne
Thursday, February 28, 2008: 7:00pm
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland
Opera superstar Marilyn Horne leads a public masterclass featuring Voice/Opera students of the UM School of Music.
Click here for details
String Fest '08
Saturday, January 26, 2008: 10:00am - 3:30pm
Diehn Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
For details please contact Lucy Manning at lmanning@odu.edu or (757) 683-6114.
Download application here
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