Obidos Summer International Piano Master Class

■ Workshop period ■

twenty-second to thirtieth of July 2025

■ Courses held ■

Piano

■ Number of lessons ■

Generally, it will be about 4 private lessons.
* The number of hours may change depending on the level, number of students, and major of the professor and students.

■ Audition ■

None
*If there are more applications than expected, an audition may be held by the professor.

■ Workshop venue ■

Obidos

■ Workshop schedule ■

The course schedule will be announced locally.Please check on-site for details.

<General schedule example>
Day 1: Depart from Japan and arrive at your accommodation　
Day 2: Start of training
~
Day 11: End of course Departure from the airport by car
Day 12: Arrival in Japan
*Return transfers will generally be at a specified time. Please contact an AndVision counselor to make flight reservations.

■ Pieces / Number of pieces ■

Free song.Please prepare at least 4 songs.

■ Practice room ■

Yes
* You can practice for 2 to 3 hours every day.

■ Concert Opportunity ■

There is a performance opportunity for the selected people.

■ Accommodation ■

Hotel (single room).With meal (morning)
*Please note that rooms may be fully booked depending on when you apply, so we recommend that you apply early if you are interested.
*The seminar secretariat will provide lunch and dinner during the seminar.

■ Accommodation period ■

Check-in: The day before the start date of the course
Check-out: Course end date
* No previous night or extended night

■ Japanese interpreter / local support ■

▽ Local support
With telephone support from partner companies (telephone only, 24 hours)

▽ Interpretation during lessons
Interpretation cannot be arranged during the lesson.

■ Airport transfer ■

Round-trip airport transfer included (Lisbon Airport)
*Return transfers will generally be at a specified time. Please contact an AndVision counselor to make flight reservations.

■ Professors ■

▽ Piano
Boris Berman
(Professor, Faculty of Music, Yale University, USA)

Andrea Bonatta
(Italian pianist / conductor)

James Giles
(Professor, Faculty of Music, Northwestern University, USA)

Manuela Gouvia
(Former Professor of the Conservatory of Music, Catalonia, Spain)

Jorge Luis Prats
(Cuban pianist)

■ Qualifications ■

Pitch / music college students / music college graduates or equal or higher level participation is possible.

■ Price ■

714,070 yen (720,870 yen including tax)

■ What is included in the price ■

Registration fee, course fees (attendance fee, audition fee, practice room, participation fee for selected contestants' concert, concert viewing fee, certificate of completion, etc.), meals (breakfast), meals during the course (lunch and dinner), local accommodation arrangement fee, hotel accommodation fee (single room), airport transfer fee, support service fee during stay in the country (telephone only), international money transfer fee, bank receipt fee for international money transfer, pre-departure support service fee, set discount

■ Clarify some of the items not included in the price ■

Airfare, Japanese translation fee, overseas travel accident insurance fee, city travel fee, telephone fee, all personal expenses during free time, etc.

■ Price / Schedule Supplement ■

● Please contact an And Vision Counselor as you may be able to take classes even during the period you have set.
● Depending on the local situation of the new corona infection, online lessons may be offered.Please note that if the course is offered, the fee will be charged excluding accommodation fees.The cancellation policy is based on the terms and conditions.

■ Application deadline ■

First deadline: February 2025, 5, 1, Second deadline: March 2025 6, Third deadline: up to capacity
● Even before the application deadline, the deadline will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached.
● Even after the application deadline, you may be able to apply if there is a vacancy in the course, so please contact the And Vision Counselor.

■Notes■

* If you have an attendant, you will be charged a separate fee such as accommodation.Attendance fees may vary depending on the age of the student.
* If you are a minor, you will generally need to be accompanied, but please contact us.
* Please contact us if you are a group led by sensei.
* Separately, we can arrange a local language school (affiliated school) free of charge.
* Private lessons or group lessons can be arranged separately.
* Please contact an And Vision Counselor for paid rental of musical instruments.
* In addition to the above, please feel free to contact the And Vision Counselor for anything.
* This information is as of December 2024, 11.Information may change depending on the year and local circumstances, so please contact the And Vision Counselor for the latest information.