Académie Musikè Association Masterclasses

Today we want to share with you reviews and comments about one of our piano professors - Jean-Bernard Pommier.

See quotes about his performances from famous media in the carousel in the post.

Recently we talked about who AMA masterclasses are ideal for and we believe that it would be fair if we answer the question, why should you choose AMA Masterclasses?

1. Qualified professors
To work with musicians, we have invited professors with major experience:
- Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano
- Olga Martinova, violin
Thanks to this, each of them will be able to give clear advice to each participant in the allotted time and share a particle of their professionalism.

2. Longer lesson times
During our masterclasses, lessons will be 90 min. each. In most masterclasses of this level, this is around 45-60 min.

3. Extensive organization experience
We have been organizing a large number of concerts and masterclasses, so we understand what details to pay attention to and how to make your training and participation as productive and comfortable as possible.

4. Location
Vienna is a city where you get inspired. A city in which every corner is saturated with the classics! Here you can meet a large number of like-minded people and have a good time. Also, you can get here by any transport convenient for you - plane, train, car.

5. Programs and price
We have different programs - solo, chamber music and both. Everyone can choose what is more important. Also, our masterclasses are affordable for students and young professionals.

You can find more information in the pinned stories or the link in the profile header. If you have any questions, write your questions in the comments, we will be happy to answer them!

Today we would like to talk about what kind of people would be interested in taking part in our master classes.

Firstly, these are young professionals (students at music universities and conservatoires) in the disciplines piano and violin.

Secondly, these musicians have a sincere desire to get as much performance experience and exposure to major artists as possible.

Thirdly, these are diligent people who are determined to constantly improve themselves and posess a high level of discipline.

We do our best to create favorable conditions for the development of every musician who participates in our master classes. We are waiting for you!

P.S. Places are limited, register now using the link in the profile header.

How do you prepare yourself for the new year? We start by reviewing the results of this year, which we certainly want to share with you!

In the carousel you will find information about AMA Masterclasses and our professors in facts & figures. In case you have listed 'practicing more' as one of your new year resolutions, why not sign up for our masterclasses and make a good start?

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What do I get at the end of the master classes?

We understand how important it is for young musicians to gain performance experience and to document important milestones. Therefore, we will prepare for you not only a complete training program, but also participant certificates.

Your certificate includes:
1. Our professors;
2. Their autographs;
3. Your name and and all organizational information, as well as which course you attended.

You can see an example from the last masterclasses in our stories!

Do not hesitate and register now on the site - https://www.euphonia.at/

Today we want to talk about exchanging knowledge and collaboration, two elements that are so important in the professional development of young musicians.

For example, our professor of piano Jean-Bernard Pommier met Herbert von Karajan and performed with him during various occasions. Many years after their perfomances, he gave a great interview at the Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute in Salzburg remembering vividly his encounters with the great master. Collaboration is an opportunity to help each other, share useful information and develop.

Today and tomorrow in our stories, we would like to share impressions from the final concerts of masterclasses in September 2021. We still keep in touch with many musicians and applaud their professional success!

We invite you to become a part of our musical family! To register, follow the link in the profile header and see you in Vienna!

What will happen in Vienna during the master classes?

Vienna has many things to offer and inspire you during your stay.
We have prepared for you a list of events and exhibitions that you can visit from 7 to 14 February 2022!

These are just a few of the activities that take place in Vienna during the AMA Masterclasses. Lots of art, classical music and the atmosphere of this city will inspire you!

Hope you're having a great weekend! Today we would like to share with you the locations where masterclasses and final concerts are held.

1. Billrothhaus - Festaal
Address - Frankgasse 8, 1090 Wien

2. KLAVIERgalerie - Kaisersaal
Address - Kaiserstraße 10, 1070 Wien

3. Mozarthaus Vienna
Address - Singerstraße 7, 1010 Wien

You can see a photo of each of the halls in the carousel. All halls are located in the central districts of Vienna. The city really breathes classical music and beautiful architecture, your inspiration and motivation will be triggered here!

Our violin professor is Olga Martinova.

She studied under the legendary pedagogue Mikhail Waiman at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, sharing a class with Philippe Hirschhorn and in the same year as conductors Valery Gergiev and Vasily Sinaiski among others. She has performed as a soloist with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, as well as symphony orchestras of St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Sofia and Barcelona, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Soloists Orchestra and other orchestras.

Among the conductors with whom she performed were Yehudi Menuhin, David Zinman, Hans Vonk, Vasily Sinaisky, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Hartmut Haenchen, Anton Kersjes, Tibor and Gilbert Varga, Anthony Ros-Marba, Arnold Katz, Lev Marquis and others. She was a prize winner of the All-Russian, All-Union and Tibor Varga competitions. Her career has led her to all the major stages in the world and she remains a sought-after pedagogue.

The Euphonia Kulturverein was created in 2018 by Greek violinist Angelina Georgiadi and Dutch pianist Ineke Hellingman to support young professional musicians. The ancient Greek word ‘Euphonia’ means ‘well sounding’ and is also used for a certain bird species that imitates the singing of other birds. Hector Berlioz described in his 'Soirées d'orchestre' his vision of a musical utopia, named Euphonia: a city in Germany where all inhabitants are involved with music, whether as performers or as instrument manufacturers that collectively form the most impressive choir that ever existed...

The Euphonia Kulturverein hosts a series of interdisciplinary concerts, the Euphonia Art Nights, where young artists of different disciplines meet and co-create their programs. The first program featuring string sextets of Schoenberg and Zemlinsky with poetry readings of Richard Dehmel and visual art of Simone Carneiro took place in the Ankersaal last year and was met with high acclaim.

Angelina Georgiadi is concert master of the Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien. Originally from Thessaloniki, she has studied at the prestigious Gnessin Academy in Moscow, Bruckeruniversität Linz and the MUK in Vienna in the class of Lidia Baich. Currently based in Vienna, she is performing throughout Europe and can be heard regularly in various festivals.

Ineke Hellingman is a Dutch concert pianist based in Vienna and studied in Paris at the Ecole normale de musique Cortot under Jean-Bernard Pommier. Recent performance highlights include her debuts in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria performing Rachmaninoff's piano concerti with the Sofia Philharmonic. Ineke was the first Dutch pianist to ever be invited by the Armenian National Philharmonic.

Today we want to inform you about the experience of Prof. Pommier and how he started masterclasses for young musicians.

The world renowned French pianist and conductor Jean-Bernard Pommier has experienced firsthand how valuable an academy environment is to young musicians. Due to personal connections, he was able to profit from direct exposure to artists like Pablo Casals, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Roberto Casadesus and others from an extremely young age. After becoming a laureate at age seventeen of the Tchaikovsky competition, he benefited from direct involvement with Eugene Istomin, Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman and conductors such as Herbert von Karajan and Sergiu Celibidache. Although in his case these contacts materialized through happenstance and were not formally organized, Pommier immediately recognized the need for a young performing artist to be involved with and guided by great artists. He now takes this role upon himself by sharing the stage with young musicians and preserving the artistic tradition that he forms a part of.

Our masterclasses started in 2019 in the south of France, where Pommier organized within his festival Piano Prestige the first additional Academy program. The same participants have returned every three months for an Academy session, which allows for a longer apprenticeship and sufficient time between each session to develop new repertoire. The Academy normally consists of piano and violin solo, as well as chamber music sessions for ensembles ranging from duos to quintets.

We are proud to present the eleventh edition of this project, taking place in Vienna for the second time, and opening the doors for young professionals in Austria to benefit from the vast amount of knowledge and experience of Olga Martinova and Jean-Bernard Pommier in addition to the performance opportunities.