International Music Academy Pilsen, Czech Republic

International
Music Academy Pilsen
Czech Republic

Presented by the Pilsen Conservatory of Music
Miroslav Brejcha, Director

Stephen Shipps - Artistic Director
Tereza Mitchell - Executive Director
František Souček - Associate Artistic Director
Teri Shipps - Admissions Coordinator
Danae Witter - Assistant to the Artistic Director & Travel Coordinator
Magdalena Mašlaňová - Assistant to the Executive Director

June 28, 2009 - July 26, 2009

Weekly Sessions I: 29 June-5 July, II: 6-12 July,
III: 13-19 July, IV: 20-25 July

STRING FACULTY

Violin

Marjorie Bagley, US (I-IV)
Radka Beranová, CR (I-IV)
Leoš Čepický, CR (I)
Jiří Fišer, CR (II-III)
Sylvie Gazeau, FR (III-IV)
Kenneth Johnston, US (I-IV)
Stephen Shipps, US (I-IV)
Solomia Soroka, Ukraine (I-IV)
Daniela Součková, CR (TBA)
Ivan Štraus, CR (I)
David Updegraff, US (I-IV)
Kirsten Yon, US (I-IV)

Junior Violin Faculty

Michal Sedláček, CR (I-IV)
Danae Witter, US (I-IV)

Viola

Petr Holman, CR (I-IV)
Jiří Žigmund, CR (I-IV)

Cello

Pablo Mahave-Veglia, Chile (I-IV)
Miroslav Petráš, CR (I-IV)
Sergei Kalyanov, Russia (I-II)
Raphael Wallfisch, UK (I)

Improvisation

Bradley Phillips, US (II-III)
Jeremy Kittel, USA (III-IV tentative)

Violin Master Classes

Jan Fišer
Jindřiška Holotová
Miroslav Vilímec

PIANO FACULTY

Miroslav Brejcha, CR (I-IV)
Arthur Greene, US (I-IV)
Stephen Swedish, US (I-IV)
Dmitri Vorobiev, US/Rusko(I-IV)

Piano master classes

Ivan Moravec, CR (I-II)

CHAMBER MUSIC

Kapell Piano Trio, US (I-IV)
Stephen Shipps, Violin
Pablo Mahave-Veglia, Cello
Stephen Swedish, Piano

Zemlinský String Quartet, CR (I-IV)
František Souček, Petr Střížek, Violins
Petr Holman, Viola; Vladimír Fortin, Cello

STRING SONATA COACHING

Sylvie Gazeau (III-IV)
Gordon Back (III)
Stephen Swedish (I-IV)

COLLABORATIVE PIANISTS

Stanislav Bogunia, CR (I-IV)
Polina Khatsko, US/Belarus (I-IV)
Maxim Averkiev CR/Russia(I-IV)

FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, STEPHEN SHIPPS
(sbshipps@umich.edu)

Consisting of string, piano, improvisation and chamber music programs, the IMAP includes private lessons and master classes with tri-weekly concerts in beautiful historic locations throughout Pilsen. This year we are proud to announce new additions to our outstanding faculty: Cellist, Sergei Kalyanov, of the Musical Academy in Lund, Sweden, Violinists Leos Cepicky of the Wihan String Quartet, Jiří Fišer of the Prague Conservatory and Gymnasium, Kenneth Johnston, Concertmaster of the Erie Symphony and Kirsten Yon of the Texas Tech University faculty. Outstanding alumni Michal Sedláček and Danae Witter have joined our Junior Violin Faculty.

IMAP alumni scored victories in major competitions as well as performing in dozens of major concerts around the world. Highlights include:

Bella Hristova will make her Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2009 and is new member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.She will be performing at the Marlboro Festival of Music in 2009.
Josef Špaček won Third Prize in the 2008 Carl Nielsen International Competition and will appear as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra in January, 2009.
Daniela Součková new member of the Škampa String Quartet. They will perform in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.
Eldbjørg Hemsing won the Audience Special Prize and Third Prize at the Eurovision Competition in 2008.

We look forward to your interest in studying and making music in the beautiful countryside of the Czech Republic!

Stephen Shipps

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