8th Masterclasses at Youth Classics
The Association for the Promotion of Young Highly Talented Artists in Classical Music organizes training and further education weeks as well as a concert series. Around 80 participants are expected to take part.
The proven team under the direction of Philip A. Draganov will be joined by two new teachers: Konstantin Lifschitz, piano (Kharkov/USSR) and Joseph Hasten, cello (USA/Germany). Louise Hopkins from London, Nora Chastain from the USA, Thomas Grossenbacher and Andreas Jahnke from Switzerland, Matthias Buchholz from Germany, Jose J. Flores from Texas and Tim Kliphuis. Over 80 participants from Switzerland, Europe, the USA and Asia are expected to attend. The master classes are a highlight of the annual Youth Classics program.
Concert series
Part of the masterclasses are the public concerts, which also prepare the young talents for examinations and competitions. They will take place on July 24 and 25, 2017 in the Rathauslaube in Schaffhausen. The final concert will be held on 26 July at the Zurich Conservatory of Music and a Sunday matinee will take place on 23 July at Hofgut Albführen in Dettinghofen (Germany). The annual highlight of the concert series is the gala concert on September 15 at the Zurich University of the Arts in the Toni-Areal.
