We will be holding the Chamber Music Academy in Kyoto again in 2024. We look forward to receiving your applications.
ⅠOverview
At Music Dialogue, we hope to help young performers to become excellent performers who can understand the essence of ensembles by learning true music-making together with experienced performers through chamber music. This is a rare opportunity to experience the process of music-making at an international level while performing with Heiichiro Ohyama (artistic director of Music Dialogue), who has served as music director and principal player at various orchestras and music festivals around the world as a conductor and violist, and Hanako Tanimoto (Music Dialogue artist), a violinist who is active as a soloist, chamber musician, and instructor.
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[Period]January 2024th (Friday) - January 1th, 5 (holiday/(Monday))
[Meeting place]Asahidou Musical Instrument Store (24 Fujikicho, Teramachi-dori Ebisugawa-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City)
*Only on the first day, January 1th, at Imabuku Concert Hall (5-1-10 Imabuku Higashi, Joto-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)
[Instruments available]Piano, violin, viola, cello
[Course Content]
-Lessons/rehearsals in which students will form a chamber music group with Heiichiro Ohyama and Hanako Tanimoto.
・Days 1-3: Rehearsals 1-XNUMX hours per day (partially open to the public)
Day 4: Dress rehearsal, performance (open to the public)
The pieces to be studied will be decided by the school principal after examining students' career history, performance experience, desired pieces, etc.
★You will be required to take a two-hour online course in December (such as music history or song analysis) to help you prepare the pieces you will perform.
*As a rule, the orchestra consists of 3 to 5 people, including piano, violin, viola, and cello.
*Due to the composition, songs other than the one you requested may be selected.
*The availability of rehearsals may change depending on the COVID-19 situation.
[Lecturer's background]
Heiichiro Ohyama (viola) After graduating from Toho Gakuen School of Music, he graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the UK. He then trained at Indiana University in the US. After participating in the Marlboro Music Festival as a violist in 1972, he was invited to many international music festivals, performing with such famous musicians as Gidon Kremer, Radu Lupu, and Isaac Stern. In 1979, he was appointed principal viola of the LA Philharmonic led by Carlo Maria Giulini, and in 1987, he was appointed assistant conductor to Andre Previn. Since then, he has conducted in various parts of Europe and the US as a guest conductor. He has also conducted many orchestras in Japan. He has served as artistic director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the La Jolla Summerfest in the US. He was the principal conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra for five years from 1999, and the principal conductor of the Osaka Symphony Orchestra for three and a half years from 5. In 2004, he retired from his 3-year professorship at the University of California. He was the music director of the Nagasaki Music Festival for three years from 2003. In 30, he retired from his 2007-year tenure as music director of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra. In 3, he received the Fukuoka City Cultural Award, in 2017 the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Art Festival Excellence Award, and in 35 the Santa Barbara City Cultural Achievement Award. He is currently the artistic director of Music Dialogue, the CHANEL Pygmalion Days Chamber Music Series, and the Lobero Theatre Chamber Music Project in the United States.
Hanako Tanimoto (violin) After completing the soloist diploma course at Toho Gakuen College of Music, she received a scholarship from the ROHM Music Foundation to study at Brandon University in Canada. She has won numerous awards, including second place at the Canadian National Violin Competition, first place at the Schon Violin Competition, the 21st Century Association Award, the Osaka Prefectural Governor's Award, and the Critic Club Music Award. She currently works as a member of the Nagaokakyo Chamber Ensemble, Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka, Tokyo Baroque Players, and Music Dialogue Artists, focusing on solo and chamber music. She also works as a special part-time lecturer at the Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya High School Music Department and an advisor to Takarazuka Music Research, mentoring the next generation. In 2021, she released her debut CD, "JS Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (6 Pieces)."
Official website: http://hanakotanimoto.com
II. How to apply
【Subjects】
In principle, applicants must be under 35 years of age and are studying music professionally aspiring to become performers, or are already active as performers, and wish to further improve their performance technique and ability to interpret chamber music.
[Training fee]60,000 JPY (TAX+)
*Transportation, accommodation, meal costs, etc. must be borne by the participant.
*No refunds will be given if you cancel after payment has been made.
【Application method】
Please send the following documents by post or email to the secretariat by the deadline. (Please note that submitted documents will not be returned.)
- Participation application form
- Participants' photos
Attach image files such as JPG to email. Free size, color. - A recording of your own performance of approximately 1 minutes made within the past year
Please attach and include a wav file or YouTube URL in the email. - One letter of recommendation
A letter of recommendation from a musician. There are no restrictions on the format, so please write about the relationship between the recommender and the applicant, the characteristics of the applicant, and future potential. Please send it directly from the recommender.
*Those who have previously performed with or been taught by Heiichiro Ohyama are exempt from submitting photos, audio recordings, and letters of recommendation.
【Application deadline】Must arrive on Friday, December 2023, 11
[Selection and notification]We will select applicants based on their application documents and audio recordings and notify the winners by email by January 11th.
[Others]
・Students can observe all lessons/rehearsals during the period.
・Participants will be responsible for all travel, accommodation, lodging and meal costs necessary to attend the course.
[Organizer, application and inquiries]
Music Dialogue Office:
153-0062-2 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 15-10
Sponsor: Music Dialogue, a general incorporated association
Cooperation: Asahidou Musical Instrument Store
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