Sopron Early Music Days 2011

18-25. June 2011.

 The Early Music Days festival is the forum of the best Hungarian and foreign historical music performers and ensembles. It offers debuting opportunities to career-starters, participation opportunities on world-famous professors’ master courses and it also encourages and supports performances of forgotten or only recently discovered treasures of the world’s music history. The motto of the 2011 Early Music Days will be “the Viennese Classics”, to which will all master courses and concerts relate to. When proposing to the master courses’ professors and the performing artists, we put the 18th century’s music in focus. Haydn’s and Mozart’s works will make up a significant part of the program. Both the master classes and the programs of the concerts will combine this with the music of the predecessors: the Baroque composers and the successors: Beethoven’s, Schubert’s and others’ works. 

 

Further Informations

Master courses
Lectures
Registration and participation fees
Application form
Contact

 

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The 27th Early Music Days – organized by Philharmonia Budapest Concert and Festival Agency – will be held between 18-25 June 2011 in Sopron.

The recited courses and festival concerts provide great facilities in professional education for Hungarian and foreign musicians as well.

Number of active participants at the violin course: maximum 12
Number of active participants at the fortepiano course: maximum 12
Number of participants at the singing course: maximum 15

Baroque recorder, flute, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, and string players, harpsichordists, as well as  singers are also welcome at the chamber music course.

Courses will only be held in case of at least 5 active participants.

Applications will be accepted in the order of their arrival.

The number of the students at the dance and chamber music courses, as well as the passive participants is not limited.

The courses will be held in the Ferenc Liszt Conference and Cultural Center

Sopron, Liszt Ferenc tér 1.

violin: daily 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
singing: daily 10 a.m. –­ 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
fortepiano: daily  10 a.m. –­ 2 p.m.    
chamber music: daily 3 p.m. – 7 p.m   
historical dance  A): 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
                           B):  9 a.m. – 10 a.m.  

The students of the Liszt Academy of Music receive a credit point for their participation.

Please indicate the selected piece/s on the registration form.

 

Master courses

Violin

SIMON STANDAGE  (Great Britain)

Language of the course: English

Program:
- "The Mixed Style" – Bach and Leclair
 - Sonatas for violin and piano by Mozart and Beethoven(opp. 12, 23, 24 & 30)

(The latter ones will be performed at the fortepiano course as well. This means that the participants will have the possibility to play with the students of the fortepiano master course.)

You may use modern or Baroque violin as well, tuned on 415 or 440 Hz.
(In case of playing a modern instrument please use a gut E string if possible.)    

  

Fortepiano

MALCOLM BILSON  (USA)      

Language of the course: English, German, Hungarian

Program:
- Keyboard Music from 1760 till 1820
- Sonatas for violin and piano by Mozart and Beethoven (opp. 12, 23, 24 & 30)

(The latter ones will be performed at the violin course as well. This means that the participants will have the possibility to play with the students of the violin master course.)

     

Singing

Nancy ARGENTA
and Ingrid ATTROT (Canada)

Language of the course: English

Program:
Oratorio, cantata, opera arias and songs by Purcell, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Schubert – free of choice

  

Chamber music

for Baroque wind, string, lute and harpsichord players and singers

MALCOLM BILSON
SIMON STANDAGE
György VASHEGYI (Hungary)                      

Languages of the course: Hungarian, English, German

Program: Chamber music from the 17-18thcentury

                (Please bring the scores with you)

  

Historical dance

 

RITA SZÉLL (Hungary)       

Languages of the course: Hungarian, English, German

Program:

A/for beginners and advanced students (in divided groups)
Guillaume Louis Pécour: La Nouvelle Gaillarde (1709)
                                               Autre Entrée á deux (1704)
                                               Entrée Espagnole pour une femme (1704)

B/Complementary program for the participants of the musical and singing courses 
The basic of the Baroque dance types
Contra Dances

  

Lectures

  • Nancy Argenta: “Introduction to Baroque Style” 
  • Malcolm Bilson: “Performing the Score” 
  • Simon Standage: “The Mixed Style – Bach and Leclair”

                       

Registration and application fees

 

1.  GENERAL REGISTRATION FEE:                          €70

that should be transferred at the time of the application (30 April 2011) to the following bank account:

                         10032000-00286978-00000048
Philharmonia Budapest Concert Agency – Early Music Days, Sopron
Bank name: Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank)
Address: H-1054 Budapest, Szabadság tér 8-9.
SWIFT: MANEHUHB 
IBAN: HU70 1003 2000 0028 6978 0000 0048
(Please cover the costs of the transferency!)

With the application please enclose the copy of the transfer of the application fee. Your application is only valid with the money transfer.

We are sorry but in case of withdrawal the registration fee cannot be refunded.

2. PARTICIPATION FEE FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS:            €100

3. PARTICIPATION FEE FOR PASSIVE PARTICIPANTS:            €70

The Chamber music course and the Dance course B) is free for the active participants of other courses.
Those who have paid the active or passive participation fee are entitled to visit all courses and concerts.
The participation fee should be paid upon arrival on the spot.

4. DAILY TICKET FOR PASSIVE PARTICIPANTS:              €15      

5. ACCOMMODATION in youth hostel – upon request - is provided by the organizers. Fee: HUF 2900/person/night.
Accommodation fee should be paid upon arrival.

 

Further information:

Secretary of the Festival:

Maria Liszkay 
Phone: +36.1. 266-14-59 Telefax: +36.1.302-49-62
e-mail: liszkay.maria@hu.inter.net

 

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