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July 11 - 24, 2009 in Klagenfurt, Austria

With ...

• KRASSIMIRA JORDAN (Baylor University, USA)
  • Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Piano
  • Pupil of Emil Gilels and Stanislav Neuhaus
  • Gold Medal Winner of the Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition
  • Prize winner at the "Alfredo Casella" and "Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competitions; Mozart Prize "Clara Haskil"
  • Former Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria

• THOMAS KREUZBERGER (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Austria)
  • Professor of Piano and Chairman of the Department for Conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria
  • Professor of Piano Performance at the Conservatory of Vienna
  • Pupil of Hans Petermandl and Frieda Valenzi in Vienna
  • Masterclasses in Japan, China, USA.Member of juries at international competitions
  • CD recordings with works by Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Eröd

• DANIELA DAMIANOVA (State Conservatory, Klagenfurt, Austria)
  • Professor at the Carinthia State Conservatory in Klagenfurt, Austria
  • Pupil of Stella Dimitrova (Sofia Conservatory), Wolfgang Watzinger (University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna) and Erik Tawaststjerna (Sibelius Academy in Helsinki)
  • Award winner of several piano competitions in Bulgaria, Germany, Austria and Spain
  • Recipient of scholarships from the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and the Beethoven Society in Vienna

• ANNE MADISON (Omaha Conservatory of Music, Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
  • Artist Faculty and Chair of the Piano Department
  • Pupil of Krassimira Jordan (Baylor University), Thomas Kreuzberger (Vienna Conservatory), and Audun Ravnan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
  • International performances and CD recordings with works by Liszt, Debussy, Prokofiev, and others
  • Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, clinician, speaker, and adjudicator

CARINTHIA INTERNATIONAL PIANO ACADEMY ... will offer exciting opportunities to students of any age, teachers, and observers through private lessons, master classes, and a final concert for the participants. The State Conservatory in Klagenfurt, Austria, will provide the facilities for practice opportunities and performances during the Academy.

Lessons and masterclasses offered by world-class faculty provide cutting-edge information for participants and observers of all ages in the area of piano performance. The Carinthia International Piano Academy creates an international community of teachers and participants in the charming Austrian city of Klagenfurt. They gather to explore the rich cultural heritage of Kärnten, Austria, while fostering individual artistic, intellectual and personal growth in piano studies as well as obtaining a truly international experience.

Many famous composers, such as Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, Hugo Wolf, and Alban Berg, treasured the beautiful nature and the diversity of Carinthia (Kärnten), where they found the inspiration they needed for their creations.

• Program Fees:
  • Tuition and Accommodation for the duration of the academy, double occupancy: 980 Euro

The Academy features trips to Vienna, Salzburg and Venice, available at an additional cost. These trips include visiting composers' homes, various world famous museums, and historic sites.

Euro 150 deposit due together with the application: December 1, 2008 (see the application form). For more detailed information in the USA, please call 254-710-6517 or e-mail Nestroyplatz@hotmail.com, in Europe please call 0043 - 699-10341526.

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