International Summer Academy Ettal
The International Summer Academy is a summer academy founded by Kurt Pahlen in 1977 to train young musicians in various master classes . It has been held in Ettal Abbey since 2017 .
history
Kurt Pahlen provided the basic idea for the International Summer Academy when he spontaneously assembled six lecturers into one faculty in 1977 with some musician friends such as Sándor Végh , Peter-Lukas Graf and the singer Sena Jurinac and carried out the first academy with sixty students from different countries. Until 2016 it was held at Lenk, Switzerland. With the 40th anniversary it will be organized by Klangakzente eV in Ettal Abbey.
Lecturers such as Sándor Végh , Thomas Demenga and Eduard Brunner shaped the academy. Today musicians such as Ana Chumachenco , Nora Chastain , Troels Svane and Adrian Oetiker work to educate young artists.
Musicians like Julia Fischer , Bomi Song, but also today's lecturers Adrian Oetiker, Nora Chastain and Adelina Oprean were trained by the academy's lecturers.
Master classes
As a rule, 6–8 master classes are offered during the International Summer Academy. Master classes for violin, viola, cello, piano and voice are offered. Ana Chmumacenco, Nora Chastain, Adelina Oprean, Anke Dill, Silvia Simionescu, Conradin Brotbek, Troels Svane and the artistic director Adrian Oetiker teach here regularly.
In August 2018 there will be master classes by Nora Chastain (violin), Anke Dill (violin), Silvia Simionescu (viola), Conradin Brotbek (cello), Troels Svane (cello), Christiane Iven (vocals) and Adrian Oetiker (piano).
All master classes are public.
Due to the internationality of this academy, musicians from many different nations and cultures meet, exchange ideas and make music with one another. This meeting promotes intercultural dialogue, new perspectives and perspectives and thus represents an essential part of personal development.
Academy concerts
Academy concerts take place every evening, except on the days of summer festival concerts, in order to prepare young musicians for their later concert activities and to practice the necessary routine. This variety of performance opportunities for students is extraordinary for an academy and enables the young musicians to frequently present themselves to an audience during these two weeks.
It is the symbiosis of training center and concert offers that offers such a fertile breeding ground for the musical development of the students and offers concert goers and classical music lovers a concert experience at the highest level.
Summer festival
In addition, a summer festival will take place in Ettal during this time, at which the professors - also together with students - will perform at numerous concerts. It is a special experience to perform in concert with the renowned musicians and to benefit from their many years of concert experience.