and is open for players of all orchestra instruments. We welcome students and professionally trained instrumentalists.
Please send your APPLICATION to plmf@plmf.ee by JUNE 27th
(CV: name, date of birth, address/e-mail, mobile number, instrument,
musical education, teachers, orchestra and soloist experience etc).
Summer Academy participation fee is 180 €,
The participation fee includes the study programme between July 3- 8, also lunch on those days and
extra programme between July 10 – 15 together with visitations of the YOA orchestra concerts on July 13th and 15th
at the Rapla Church Music Festival.
See the Summer Academy full programme HERE
Leon Spierer (violin, Berlin Philharmonic, concertmaster 1963-1993)
Otto Derolez (violin, Brussels Philharmonic, concertmaster)
José Aurelio Castillo (violin, Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster)
Craig Mumm (viola, Metropolitan Opera Symphony Orchestra, associate principal violist)
Ilmari Hopkins (cello, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, associate principal cellist)
Dominic Seldis (double bass, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, principal double bass)
Mary Ann Mumm (violin, Metropolitan Opera Symphony Orchestra)
Leone Buyse (flute, Boston Symphony Orchestra, principal flutist 1983-1993)
Gordon Hunt (oboe, Philharmonic Orchestra, principal oboist)
Michael Webster (clarinet, Rochesteri Philharmonic, principa clarinetist 1968-1988)
Rodion Tolmachev(bassoon, Mariinsky Theatre, orchestra principal)
Javier Gándara (French horn, Metropolitan Opera Symphony Orchestra)
Mauro Maur (trumpet, Rome Opera Symphony Orchestra, principal trumpetist)
Karl Frisendahl (trombone, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, principal trombonist)
Fernando Meza (percussion, University of Minnesota, principal percussionist)
Birgitte Volan Håvik (harp, Oslo Philharmonic, principal harpist)
Ricardo Castro (piano, Haute École de Musique) etc.
This year’s Summer Academy is held in cooperation with the YOA Orchestra,
which artistic directors include PLACIDO DOMINGO, PHILIP GLASS,
MARTHA ARGERICH and YO-YO MA (further info http://www.yoa.org/about/advisory-councils).
more than 1300 applicants 77 young musicians were selected to participate
in the International Rapla Summer Academy, at the Rapla Church Music Festival concerts
and also in a one month tour in the summer of 2016 in the Baltic and Nordic area
(Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany between July 11 – August 2).
In addition, the tour will feature one of the most outstanding Estonian pianists IRINA ZAHHARENKOVA.
This year together with PLMF, YOA also gave the same once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to an estonian trumpetist Mihkel Kallip.
about the YOA orchestra on www.yoa.org.
Summer Academy Programme
Programme for the 7th Summer Academy participants on July 3 – 8 and 10 – 15, 2016
Sunday, July 3
9.30 – 10.00 Summer Academy opening ceremony
10.00 – 12.00 observing full orchestra rehearsal (conductor Benjamin Zander), including meeting Faculty at 10:30 rehearsal break
12.00 – 13.00 lunch
13.15 – 14.00 private lessons with Faculty (incl. handing out the music for July 8)
14.00 – 16.00 individual rehearsals or observing YOA full orchestra rehearsal (conductor Benjamin Zander)
16.00 – 17.00 private lessons with Faculty or YOA Mentors (choice of teacher dependent on specific Faculty availability)
Optional:
19.15 Benjamin Zanders lecture “Art of Possibility”
Monday, July 4
10.00 – 12.00 master classes / individual lessons
12.00 – 13.00 lunch
13.00 – 14.00 chamber music coachings
14.00 – 16.00 observing YOA orchestra sectionals (NB! YOA sectionals often include technique and general musical teaching by YOA faculty. All Summer Academy participants will be included in technical and/or warm up exercises.)
16.00 – 16.30 break
16.30 – 18.00 master classes / individual lessons
Tuesday, July 5
10.00 – 12.00 chamber music rehearsals
12.00 – 13.00 lunch
13.00 – 14.00 master classes / individual lessons
14.00 – 16.00 individual rehearsals and observing YOA full orchestra rehearsal (conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto)
16.00 – 16.30 break
16.30 – 18.00 chamber music coachings
Wednesday, July 6
10.00 – 12.00 chamber music rehearsals
12.00 – 13.30 lunch
13.30 – 15.00 individual rehearsals and observing YOA full orchestra rehearsal (conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto)
15.00 – 15.30 break
15.30 – 17.00 master classes / individual lessons
Thursday, July 7
10.00 – 12.00 observing YOA orchestra sectionals
12.00 – 13.00 lunch
13.00 – 15.30 chamber music rehearsals
15.30 – 16.30 break
16.30 – 18.00 master classes / individual lessons
18.15 – 19.30 YOA Faculty open Panel Discussion
Friday, July 8
10.00 – 12.00 observing YOA orchestra sectionals
12.00 – 13.00 lunch
13.00 – 15.30 chamber music rehearsals
15.30 – 16.00 break
16.00 – 18.00 chamber music concert dress rehearsal with faculty
18.00 – 19.00 dinner
19.00 Summer Academy chamber music concert at the assembly hall of Audentes School
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On the following days all Summer Academy participants are welcome to participate in the following events:
Sunday, July 10
10.00 – 17.00 public music workshops with pre-registration in different instrument sections, aimed towards all local musicians, music students, music teachers and music lovers
Monday, July 11
10.00 – 13.00 YOA orchestra rehearsal, conductor Benjamin Zander
Tuesday, July 12
14.00 – 17.00 YOA orchestra rehearsal, conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto
19.00 – 21.00 YOA orchestra rehearsal, conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto
Wednesday, July 13
13.00 – 15.00 YOA faculty open Panel Discussion
15.00 – 17.00 YOA orchestra dress rehearsal at Rapla Church, conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto
19.00 – 20.30 YOA concert in Rapla Church
Thursday, July 14
10.00 – 12.00 Leadership seminar led by Hilda Ochoa (founding Chairman of YOA, President and CEO of Strategic Investment Group, former chief investment officer of the World Bank, long-time member of World Economic Forum etc.). First hour of seminar in English, second hour in Spanish.
14.00 – 15.30 public concert-lecture by Benjamin Zander with YOA orchestra: “The Transformative Power of Classical Music”
Friday, July 15
10.00 – 13.00 YOA orchestra rehearsal, conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto
15.00 – 17.00 YOA orchestra dress rehearsal at Tallinn St John’s Church, conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto, soloist Gautier Capuçon
19.00 – 20.30 YOA concert in Tallinn St John’s Church