Welcome to ConductingMasterclasses.com
Regular
masterclasses and seminars in London and Austria with one of the most
successful conducting teachers of recent
years.
Participants include postgraduate conducting students of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music in London, Vienna University of Music and all major German music colleges.
Focus on technical instruction, analysis of scores including memno-technical training, historically informed interpretation of 18th and 18th century music, specific needs of the operatic repertoire.
"I like your approach: you are direct and clear in your requirements, and don’t allow me to do things wrong. But you give a powerful sense of caring passionately about conducting and music in general, which makes me feel very safe.
Peter Fender, Music Director Philharmonia Britannica
Achim Holub's next concert in London - with Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Symphony no 5 - is at St George's, Hanover Square on Wednesday 3 February 2010 at 7.30pm.
For more information please click here.
To download an interview which Bob Jones of Classic FM UK did with Achim Holub recently, please click here.
A PDF of an interview with Ruaraidh Hunter of the Orpheus Foundation in London you will find here.
Next Conducting Seminars in London:
Achim Holub's next Conducting Seminars in London will take place
on Saturday (2.00 till 7.00pm) 30 January,
from Friday 5 till Sunday 7 February (all days am & pm),
on Saturday (2.00 till 7.00pm) 13, 20 and 27 February and
from Friday 5 till Sunday 7 March (all days am & pm).
Repertoire:
One movement or whole work of the participant's own choice.
For the weekend seminar, additionally one movement from Beethoven Violin Concerto or Symphony No 5.
At the Saturday seminars each single participants will receive 1 hour tuition with piano.
Fee: £75 incl. pianist's fee.
At the weekend seminars each single participant will receive
2 hours one-to-one lessons and
2 hours tuition with piano.
Fee: £200 incl. pianist's fee.
Location:
Central London, venue depends on number of participants and will be communicated after application.
Accommodation:
Single rooms with private bathroom at £50 per night are available at a B&B in South Hampstead (near Swiss Cottage Tube Station). We will be happy to book rooms for you.
Application:
To apply, please send an email with your contact details to info@conductingmasterclasses.com.
Weiz 2009 Conducting Competition
The winner of the Weiz 2009 conducting competition is:
Carlo Goldstein (Italy)
The other finalists were:
Konstantinos Diminakis, 2nd prize (Greece)
Samuel Draper, 3rd prize (UK)
Special Commendations were awarded to:
Nicholas Alexander Brown (US) www.nicholasalexanderbrown.com
Michael Veazey (UK)
Andris Rasmanis (Latvia)
A scholarship for the Weiz 2010 orchestra workshop was awarded to:
Petra Giacalone (Italy)
Participants include postgraduate conducting students of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music in London, Vienna University of Music and all major German music colleges.
Focus on technical instruction, analysis of scores including memno-technical training, historically informed interpretation of 18th and 18th century music, specific needs of the operatic repertoire.
"I like your approach: you are direct and clear in your requirements, and don’t allow me to do things wrong. But you give a powerful sense of caring passionately about conducting and music in general, which makes me feel very safe.
Peter Fender, Music Director Philharmonia Britannica
Achim Holub's next concert in London - with Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Symphony no 5 - is at St George's, Hanover Square on Wednesday 3 February 2010 at 7.30pm.
For more information please click here.
To download an interview which Bob Jones of Classic FM UK did with Achim Holub recently, please click here.
A PDF of an interview with Ruaraidh Hunter of the Orpheus Foundation in London you will find here.
Next Conducting Seminars in London:
Achim Holub's next Conducting Seminars in London will take place
on Saturday (2.00 till 7.00pm) 30 January,
from Friday 5 till Sunday 7 February (all days am & pm),
on Saturday (2.00 till 7.00pm) 13, 20 and 27 February and
from Friday 5 till Sunday 7 March (all days am & pm).
Repertoire:
One movement or whole work of the participant's own choice.
For the weekend seminar, additionally one movement from Beethoven Violin Concerto or Symphony No 5.
At the Saturday seminars each single participants will receive 1 hour tuition with piano.
Fee: £75 incl. pianist's fee.
At the weekend seminars each single participant will receive
2 hours one-to-one lessons and
2 hours tuition with piano.
Fee: £200 incl. pianist's fee.
Location:
Central London, venue depends on number of participants and will be communicated after application.
Accommodation:
Single rooms with private bathroom at £50 per night are available at a B&B in South Hampstead (near Swiss Cottage Tube Station). We will be happy to book rooms for you.
Application:
To apply, please send an email with your contact details to info@conductingmasterclasses.com.
Weiz 2009 Conducting Competition
The winner of the Weiz 2009 conducting competition is:
Carlo Goldstein (Italy)
The other finalists were:
Konstantinos Diminakis, 2nd prize (Greece)
Samuel Draper, 3rd prize (UK)
Special Commendations were awarded to:
Nicholas Alexander Brown (US) www.nicholasalexanderbrown.com
Michael Veazey (UK)
Andris Rasmanis (Latvia)
A scholarship for the Weiz 2010 orchestra workshop was awarded to:
Petra Giacalone (Italy)