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Mozart & Schubert Choral Masterpieces
with Maestro Lior Shambadal
Prof. Colin Metters (U.K)
Royal Academy of Music, London
Berlin Sinfonietta
International Masterclass for Conductors
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch
15th – 20th March 2015
We are proud to have to opportunity to cooperate for the first time with one of the leading and most distinguished conducting pedagogues of our time, Prof. Colin Metters. Professor of Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he founded the Conductors’ Course in 1983. Colin has an international reputation as a leading pedagogue, and has given masterclasses in Germany, Poland, Finland, Australia, Venezuela, Vietnam, China and the USA. His wide experience affords him an enviable reputation as professional conductor, orchestral trainer and conducting instructor.
He has worked with leading symphony orchestras in the UK, and guest-conducted extensively abroad. In 1997 he was appointed Music Advisor and Principal Guest Conductor to the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, directing a five-year programme of development. In 1999, in recognition of his work, he was awarded the Vietnamese equivalent of the Order of Merit, the first to be made to a British citizen. 
Besides intensive active conducting sessions with a professional orchestra, each one of the participants will have the chance to work with Prof.Metters on critical aspects of conducting including studying the score, musical analysis, conducting technique and string technique. We will have four orchestra rehearsals (4 hours long each) with the professional and dedicated musicians of the Berlin Sinfonietta. All the participants will have the chance to perform in the final, public concert.
The course will be taught primarily in English, and secondarily in German. If you don’t speak these languages, and you would like to participate in the masterclass, we will make our best effort to provide a translator. Please mention that in your application.
All the sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded, and each participant will receive his or her videos on a 8 GB USB stick, which he or she may keep and take home with them.
We look forward to this exciting masterclass. You are very welcome to apply here.
Repertoire:
L. v. Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B♭ major op. 60
Violin Concerto in G minor op. 26
Violin: Marina Grauman
Symphony No.3 in A minor op. 56 “Scottish”
Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64
Violin: Varoujan Simonian
The repertoire for this masterclass is carefully chosen by Prof. Colin Metters. These masterpieces have a very strong connection to one other, and the masterclass’ participants are expected to prepare the whole program.
We would like to express our enormous gratitude to the Juedische Gemeinde zu Berlin, and specially to Mr. Kosche for cooperating and supporting us on this masterclass.