Young talents from all over the world back on the music island of Rheinau
The 11th Youth Classics Swiss International Music Academy (SIMA) will take place on the Rheinau Music Island from July 16 to 25, 2021. After a break in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, over 60 talented musicians from Switzerland and abroad will benefit from the experience of internationally renowned instructors during ten days of solo lessons, chamber music lessons and workshops. Due to the pandemic, concerts will take place internally this year, but will be streamed live.
The from the Youth Classics Association The Swiss International Music Academy (SIMA) is one of the established Swiss masterclasses for talented young musicians (violin, viola and cello) from Switzerland and abroad. After a coronavirus-related break in 2020, over 60 talented young musicians aged between 10 and 25 - around half of whom are from Switzerland - will be taking part in the 11th SIMA at Musikinsel Rheinau from July 16 to 25 this year.
High-quality teaching and new insights
Once again, selected lecturers from renowned music academies in Switzerland and abroad, most of whom are also active as soloists or orchestral musicians, have been engaged. They work with the participants during the Academy as part of the solo lessons. In the lessons, the young musicians are taught technical basics, works are interpreted and the participants are prepared for competitions, examinations and auditions. In addition to individual lessons, there are also rehearsals with accompaniment for strings, chamber music lessons and chamber orchestra rehearsals as well as various workshops in the group, such as a violin making course.
