Summer season at Youth Classics
The Association for the Promotion of Young Artists, founded in 2011, will be holding master classes on the Rheinau Music Island from July 12 to 23. Public concerts will take place in Schaffhausen and Zurich.
Around 60 highly talented young music artists from America, Germany, Georgia, Israel, Romania, Russia, Taiwan, Urkaine and Switzerland will meet this year for the master classes at the Music Island Rheinau. Workshops are held in addition to individual lessons. The team of instructors under the direction of Youth Classics Founder Philip A. Draganov is made up of Jens-Peter Maintz, Igor Ozim, Nora Chastain, Jose G. Flores, Louise Hopkins, Tamara Kordzadze, Tim Kliphuis and Volker Jacobsen.
Concert series
The masterclasses include public concerts that prepare the young talents for examinations and competitions. This year's gala concert at the Tonhalle Zurich will take place on July 22. On July 20, a Sunday matinée with brunch will be held directly on the Rheinau Music Island and on July 18 and 19, two further concerts will be held in the Rathauslaube in Schaffhausen.
