International Vocal Artists Academy of Payerbach

07/08/2026

07/08/2026

The IVAAP2026 wonderul team!
This summer programm was an intense journey, full of sun, friendship, love and dedication to music!

We are looking forward for the next chapter... IVAAP 2027!

15/07/2026

We look forward to seeing many of you at our very first concert!
July 20, 2026, 7:00 PM, !

Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie zahlreich zu unserem ersten Konzert begrüßen zu dürfen!
20. Juli 2026, 19:00 Uhr, .

19/06/2026

15 young singers have been selected for the 2026 Academy. We are looking forward to hearing them perform in Payerbach!
You are warmly invited to discover their work during two exceptional evenings alongside Maestro Vladimir Chernov.

- July 20, 2026, at 19h in Hotel Payerbacherhof, Payerbach
- July 25, 2026, at 19h, in Schloss Reichenau, Reichenau an der Rax
Welcome!

15 junge Sängerinnen und Sänger wurden für die IVAAP 2026 ausgewählt. Wir freuen uns sehr darauf, sie in Payerbach zu hören!
Sie sind herzlich eingeladen, ihre Arbeit bei zwei außergewöhnlichen Abenden gemeinsam mit Maestro Vladimir Chernov zu erleben.

20. Juli 2026 um 19:00 Uhr in Hotel PayerbacherHof, Payerbach
25. Juli 2026 um 19:00 Uhr in Schloss Reichenau, Reichenau an der Rax
Willkommen!

10/05/2026

Our team is growing! Here is our wonderful new pianist!
baranovskaia is a pianist, accompanist, and teacher based in Klagenfurt, Austria. Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, she graduated with distinction from the Mussorgsky College of Music in St. Petersburg before moving to Austria to continue her studies at the Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität für Musik in Klagenfurt. There, she is pursuing a degree in Piano Performance with a minor in Accompaniment and also Pedagogy under the mentorship of Prof. Ekaterina Rumyantseva.

Since 2023, Ekaterina has been a musician with the "Live Music Now" Kärnten Foundation, actively performing in Austria and abroad as both a soloist and chamber musician.

In 2025, she participated in the Erasmus+ project "Le Nozze di Figaro" in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy, where she worked as accompanist for the vocal class of renowned bass-baritone Lisandro Abadie. During the project, she further developed her expertise in operatic recitative under the guidance of Florian Birsak-Hayer.

Together with clarinetist Aleksandr Izmailov, Ekaterina forms the chamber ensemble Duo Clap. In 2026, the duo was awarded Second Prize at the "18th International Chamber Music Competition “Cameristi dell’Alpe Adria” in Majano, Italy. In the same year, the duo presented a recital as part of the "Kultur-Forum-Amthof" festival in Feldkirchen, Carinthia, Austria.

Also in 2026, Ekaterina was invited to join the "Belcanto Ossiach Academy" as an accompanist for its September session. In July 2026, she is scheduled to perform a concert together with Italian soprano Virginia Genovese at the Birthplace of Gustav Mahler in the Czech Republic.

Alongside her concert activity, Ekaterina is dedicated to teaching and collaborative piano, with a particular focus on chamber music and vocal repertoire.

23/02/2026

We are thrilled to announce the summer 2026 program, which will be held from 13th to 29th July 2026 in Payerbach!

The program offers individual lessons with Vladimir Chernov, who focuses on musical interpretation, and with Olga Toporkova, who specializes entirely in cultivating a healthy vocal technique in her work. In addition, students will participate in a variety of group classes including acting workshops, and movement and dynamic posturology workshops.

You are welcome to apply on :

Applications must be submitted by April 1st, 2023. To be considered as a candidate for the IVAAP summer program, please submit two recent recordings (made within the last 24 months) and a current résumé.

13/08/2025

We are so lucky to have those amazing pianists and Musicians along our students!

18/07/2025

Meet our IVAAP2025 speaker!
goebl
Claudia Goebl works as a soprano, mental coach, and career coach. With a keen sensitivity for emotions, self-doubt, self-marketing challenges, and inner conflicts, she helps singers discover their strength – both on stage and in their personal lives – without losing their authenticity. Her work focuses in particular on topics such as stage fright, fear of self-promotion, and overcoming inner blocks as an artist.
She teaches mental coaching at the Department of Voice and Music Theater at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw), where she supports singers and artists in their personal and professional development.
As a soprano, she feels especially at home in the fields of operetta and art song. Engagements have taken her to the Vienna Volksoper, the Finnish National Opera Helsinki, the Landestheater Linz, the Bühne Baden, and to various Austrian festivals, such as the Schlossfestspiele Langenlois, Oper Burg Gars, and the jOPERA Jennersdorf Festival Summer, where she frequently portrayed lively and spirited stage characters.
On the concert stage, she has performed with the Tonkünstler Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra, as well as András Schiff with the franz ensemble and the TrioVanBeethoven.
Claudia Goebl received her artistic training in vocal performance, lied, and opera at the mdw, studying with KS Edith Lienbacher, KS Robert Holl, and Prof. David Lutz. She also studied musicology at the University of Vienna, completed the Marketing & Sales program at the Executive Academy of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and trained as a certified mental coach at the Vitalakademie. Additionally, she holds a hypnosis certification from Dr. Johanna Disselhoff.