Description

Vienna Young Pianists - the extraordinary piano event in Austria! An exclusive and varied festival with master classes, workshops and concerts for a maximum of 25 participants. Our program is especially designed for young pianists from the ages of 11 to 17 years. Each student receives 5 individual lessons with a number of different professors from our internationally renowned faculty. There will be workshops in jazz piano and contemporary improvisation, held in small groups. Two lectures will give the young musicians a deeper understanding of Mendelssohn's piano music and about career planning. Free practice facilities are available for participants from outside Vienna. The concerts include a piano competition for extraordinary artistic achievements. Joseph Haydn and Felix Mendelssohn both 2009 jubilees - and Austrian contemporary composers form the focal points of repertoire for our 2009 festival.

The young musicians will be offered the opportunity to perform in Ehrbar Hall, one of the city's most beautiful concert halls - in which Johannes Brahms and Gustav Mahler once performed. Participants may attend all concerts free of charge. An interesting cultural and culinary excursion (optional) rounds off the Vienna Young Pianists program. It is of particular importance to us to create an atmosphere at once intimate and inspiring, and we look forward to welcoming the young artists in the surroundings of a city steeped in its long cultural and musical tradition.

Highlights

Opening faculty recital
Final student recital and celebration

Type of Programs

• Cultural Exploration
• High School Study Abroad

Languages

• English
• German
• Japanese
• Russian
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

700

Program Fees Include:

5 individual lessons with different faculties, free admission to all classes and workshops, 3 hours practicing per day for students from abroad, public performance. Accommodation: available on request

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

5-7 days

Vienna International Pianists's Mission Statement

The Vienna International Pianists were founded in 1988 by the Spanish pianist Jose Francisco Alonso, in order to create a community of renowned concert artists and young student musicians.

Year Founded

1988