A tradition-rich talent pool
The Weimar Master Classes are back for the 65th time with courses and concerts
The University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar invites applications for its internationally renowned ‘Weimar Master Classes’ in July 2025. This will be the 65th time that renowned artists and educators will come to Weimar to give young talents from all over the world important impulses for their further artistic development in intensive one-on-one lessons.
From 19 July to 2 August, there will be rehearsals, fine-tuning, practice – and also public performances.
Online registration is now open at www.hfm-weimar.de/weimar-master-classes until 15 May.
Anyone aged between 18 and 35 can apply to participate. A total of ten guest professors will teach the young musicians in the subjects of violin (with chamber music), viola, cello, piano, oboe, harp, singing, organ and organ improvisation. After a pre-selection process by video, around 100 participants are expected to attend the courses.
The orchestra studio with the Jena Philharmonic is an additional and outstanding offer. Here, selected course participants have the rare opportunity to rehearse as soloists with an award-winning orchestra under the direction of experienced conductor Markus L. Frank.
Almost every evening, some of the teachers and most of the participants can be experienced in public concerts. The courses are also open to the public and can be attended with day tickets.
In the violin class, we will be reunited with the virtuoso violinist Ingolf Turban, who has been a guest here several times before with his expertise. Lukas Hagen from the renowned Hagen Quartet is also back in Weimar, teaching violin and chamber music.
The accomplished teacher Barbara Westphal is taking over the viola class, while the young artist and Hamburg cello professor Alexey Stadler is ‘debuting’ in the cello class.
This year, the woodwind section is represented by the excellent French oboist Jean-Louis Capezzali. After a long absence, there will also be a harp master class with the Czech Jana Boušková, who can already look back on a long solo career and professorships throughout Europe.
Traditionally, there will be two piano courses again. Those familiar with the scene are looking forward to the return of the ‘Master Classes’ veteran Konstantin Scherbakov, who is sure to play a spectacular solo evening again. And for the first time, the successful Weimar piano professor and Decca exclusive Michail Lifits is offering a course.
In 2025, the organ will be added as a further keyboard instrument: Professor Martin Sturm, who also teaches in Weimar, will also teach the art of organ improvisation.
The programme of this year's ‘Weimar Master Classes’ is rounded off by a course in classical singing: Mezzo-soprano and Weimar singing professor Silke Evers, who has been a permanent member of the Würzburg Theatre since 2003 and has guested in opera houses throughout Germany, will be giving valuable tips on vocal technique and interpretation.
Further information and registration: www.hfm-weimar.de/weimar-master-classes
[13 March 2025]