Music at Menlo Chamber Music Festival International Master Class

■ Workshop period ■

April 2017th, 7- October 11st

■ Courses held ■

Chamber music (piano, violin, viola, cello, contrabass)

■ Number of lessons ■

Generally, it is a daily lesson or master class.

■ Audition ■

Documents, sound source, and video will be reviewed in advance.The audition is divided into two stages, and those who pass the first round proceed to the second round.The second round will be a live audition on site, but those who cannot participate in the live audition will be decided by the video etc. whether or not they can participate.Auditions are in the order of application, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible.

■ Workshop venue ■

Menlo School

■ Workshop schedule ■

The detailed schedule will be announced locally.

<General schedule example>
Day 1: Depart from Japan and arrive at your accommodation
Third day:
~
Last day of the course: End of the course
The day after the last day of the course: Departure from the airport by car
The day after the last day of the course: Arrival in Japan

■ Song ■

The class side specifies the composition and song of chamber music

■ Practice room ■

Yes

■ Concert Opportunity ■

We are planning to perform at a concert about once every two to three days.However, the professor will be finally confirmed for the appearance.

■ Accommodation ■

Home stay
* Meals depend on the family.

■ Accommodation period ■

Check-in: The day before the start date of the course
Check-out: The day after the end of the course
* It is not possible to stay the night before the extension.Check-in and check-out dates are subject to change due to local circumstances.

■ Japanese interpreter / local support ■

▽ Local support
And Vision With telephone support from local staff (telephone only)

▽ Japanese interpreter
Japanese interpreter cannot be arranged / possible

■ Airport transfer ■

Round-trip airport transfer included (San Francisco Airport)

■ Professors ■

▽ Piano
Peter Dagan
(American pianist)

Gilbert Kalish
(Professor, Faculty of Music, Stony Brook University, New York State University, USA)

Yuho Poyonen
(Finnish pianist)

Yeukwon Seungwoo
(Korea / American pianist)

Orion Weiss
(American pianist)

Wu Han
(Artistic Director, American Lincoln Center Chamber Music Association, American Pianist)

▽ Violin
Benjamin Bailman
(American violinist)

Ivan Chan
(Professor, Music Academy, Hong Kong, China)

Chad Hopes
(American violinist)

Bella Harristova
(Russian violinist)

Paul Huang
(Taiwan / American violinist)

Subin Kim
(Professor, New England Conservatory of Music, USA)

Sean Lee
(Professor, Pre-College, Juilliard School, USA)

Yura Lee
(Former Professor, University of Music, Dresden, Karl Maria von Weber, Germany)

Amy Schwartz Moretti
(American violinist)

Arnaud Shusman
(French violinist)

Dambi Umm
(American violinist)

▽ Viola
Roberto Diaz
(Professor / Principal of Curtis Institute of Music, USA, Former Chief of Philadelphia Orchestra, USA)

Shin-Yoon Hoang
(Professor, Curtis Institute of Music, USA, Professor, Juilliard School, USA)

Paul Newbauer
(Professor, Juilliard School, USA, Associate Professor, Manes Conservatory, USA)

Richard Oneil
(American viola player)

▽ Cello
Nicholas Canellakis
(Part-time lecturer at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA)

David finckel
(Professor, Juilliard School, USA, Professor, Stony Brook University, New York State University, USA, Artistic Director, Lincoln Center Chamber Music Association, USA)

Clive Greensmith
(Former member of Tokyo String Quartet, USA)

Keith Robinson
(American cellist)

▽ Contrabass
Scott Pingel
(Professor, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, USA)

▽ Chamber music
Escher String Quartet

▽ Horn
Radovan Vlatkovich
(Professor at Mozarteum University of Music, Austria, Professor at Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland, Professor at Royal College of Music, Sofia, Spain)

■ Qualifications ■

18 years old ~ 29 years old
* Only individuals can be accepted (organized groups cannot participate)

■ Price ■

149,000JPY

■ What is included in the price ■

Audition fee, airport transfer fee, support service fee during local stay (telephone only), overseas international remittance fee, overseas international remittance bank receipt fee, pre-departure support service fee

■ 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 ■

● For this course, the audition fee / application fee is 39,000 yen (a part of the fee), and even if the audition fails, the audition fee / application fee of 39,000 yen will not be refunded.
● Those who pass the audition will be paid the course fee and accommodation fee from the course side.
● Please contact an And Vision Counselor as you may be able to take classes even during the period you have set.
● Consumption tax may be required for some items depending on the conditions.

■ Application deadline ■

2016/12/20
● 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 2016, 11.Information may change depending on the year and local circumstances, so please contact the And Vision Counselor for the latest information.