Prof. Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy

György Kurtág turns 100 today!

Our next masterclass, May 24–28, 2026, will be celebrating the music of Kurtág and Olivier Messiaen. Read more on our website — link in the first comment! The application form is open; deadline: March 8.

Greetings, and many thanks to all seven participants who attended the academy last week, taking part in masterclasses with Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist, Håvard Gimse, Leif Ove Andsnes, and Christian Ihle Hadland at Rasmussen Samlingene in Bergen.

Here is a photo from after the concert on Saturday, 29 November, from left to right: Daiwen Zhang (China), Rune Leicht Lund (Denmark), Yufeng Pan (Sweden), Samir Abdourazakov (Sweden), Giorgi Grdzelidze (Georgia), Sammi Shiwen Chen (Hong Kong), Nikita Khnykin (Norway), Christian Ihle Hadland, and Jiří Hlinka.

Photo: Ole Albrekt Nedrelid

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Applications are open
We are pleased to invite you to apply for an intensive week of masterclasses at the Prof. Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy, taking place 24–29 November 2025, with internationally renowned artists Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist, Håvard Gimse, Leif Ove Andsnes and Christian Ihle Hadland.

Application deadline: 15 October 2025�
More information:

Masterclasses with Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist, Håvard Gimse, Leif Ove Andsnes and Christian Ihle Hadland, 24–29 November, 2025 | Prof. Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy The participants will receive 2 classes each of 45 minutes duration with each professor. The classes starts at 09:00 on 24 November and ends with a concert in the evening of 29. November

A huge thank you to all students and professors who took part in last week's masterclasses! We were privileged to have Christian Ihle Hadland, Håvard Gimse and Leif Ove Andsnes as our professors for the week.

Here's a moment captured after Friday's concert at Rasmussen Samlingene, featuring (from left to right): Jiří Hlinka himself, Antoine Rivard-Landry (Canada), Shuhang Zhao (China), Jan Škrobánek (Czech Republic), Riikka Lumiaho (Finland), Herman Pellbäck (Sweden), Oskar Abel Valand Halvorsen (Norway), Nikita Khnykin (Norway) and Christian Ihle Hadland.

NEXT MASTERCLASS: The next session will take place during the last week of November, starting November 24th. Announcement and application form coming very soon!

ATTENTION!

We are delighted to announce that new masterclasses are running up at the Prof. Jiri Hlinka Academy, 8-12 September, with the leading Norwegian pianists, Leif Ove Andsnes, Håvard Gimse and Christian Ihle Hadland.

Application deadline: 27 July.

Further information and application scheme to be to be found on https://klaverakademiet.no/8-12-sept-2025/

Next masterclass at the Hlinka Academy!

Application date: 15 April.

Further details on www.klaverakademiet.no

In the last episode of #YuliannasMusicalDialogues about Chopin’s Mazurkas Op. 59, we reveal the connection of the F Sharp Minor Mazurka to the Barcarolle and uncover a „Spanish“ element! Stay tuned for the upcoming episodes — the time has come for the B minor Sonata!

We are looking forward to welcoming Yulianna Avdeeva, together with Christian Ihle Hadland and Håvard Gimse to give masterclasses at our academy, next week.

The masterclasses are open to the public. Free entrance!

Information about participants and schedule on: https://klaverakademiet.no/participants-and-program-for-masterclasses-and-concert-with-andsnes-gerstein-gimse-and-hadland-20-26-november-2023-1-2-2-2/

You still have the chance to apply!

Application deadline, tomorrow, 15 October.

Det nærmer seg konsert!

Velkommen på søndag 8. september kl 18:00.