New: European Summer Course for Chamber Music

With the arrival of the ESC, the former masterclass of the Orlando Festival is transformed into a ten-day extensive range of lessons, concerts and workshops. ESC brings together the most talented young musicians aged from 18 to 32 in chamber music, where a shared interest in European heritage and a continuous pursuit of excellence are important preconditions for participation, thus enhancing the awareness and quality of European chamber music practice and to interest and inspire subsequent generations of musicians and audience. Goals are to increase knowledge and experience in various aspects of music practice. This includes both musical themes, in the form of HIP (historically informed performance) with regard to the principles of contemporary performance practice, as well as useful techniques, such as efficient rehearsal methods, knowledge of learning paths and dealing with physical and mental stress. All this in the form of master classes and workshops. The following topics are discussed in the masterclasses: score treatment, methods of approach, form analysis and harmonic insight, critical reading of Urtext editions, score reading, choice of tempo, use of metronome, tuning and intonation, analysis of different levels of the voice tissue , Unity of style, uniformity (or not).