International
Music Academy Pilsen

Czech Republic
Presented by The Pilsen Conservatory of Music
Miroslav Brejcha - Director

Stephen Shipps - Artistic Director
Pavel Prantl - Executive Director
František Souček - Associate Artistic Director
Tereza Holíková - Associate Director for Student Affairs
Teri Shipps - Admissions Coordinator
Danae Witter - Assistant to the Artistic Director & Travel Planner
IMA Pilsen 2008 appreciates financial support of the Pilsen Region
Vladislav Vilímec, Patron

29 June, 2008-27 July, 2008

I: 30 June-6 July II: 7 July-13 July III: 14 July-20 July IV: 21 July-27 July

STRING FACULTY

Violin

Marjorie Bagley, US (I-IV)
Radka Beranová, CR (I-IV)
Cyrus Forough, US (III-IV)
Sylvie Gazeau, FR (III-IV)
Eunice Keem, US (III-IV)
Pavel Prantl, CR (I-IV)
Stephen Shipps, US (I-IV)
Václav Snítil, CR (II)
Solomia Soroka, Ukraine (III-IV)
Frantisek Soucek, CR (I-IV)
Daniela Soucková, CR (I-IV)
Ivan Straus, CR (I)
David Updegraff, US (I-IV)

Viola

Petr Holman, CR (I-IV)
Jirí Zigmund, CR (IV)

Cello

Pablo Mahave-Veglia, Chile (I-III)
Miroslav Petrás, CR (I-IV)
Raphael Wallfisch, UK (III-IV)

PIANO FACULTY

Gordon Back, UK, (III-IV)
Miroslav Brejcha, CR (I-IV)
Arthur Greene, US (III-IV)
Ivan Moravec, CR (I-II)
Stephen Swedish, US (I-IV)
Dmitri Vorobiev, US/Russia (I-IV)


CHAMBER MUSIC

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

Zemlinsky String Quartet, CR (I-IV)
Frantisek Soucek, Petr Strízek, Violins
Petr Holman, Viola Vladimir Fortin, Cello

PIANO COLLABORATION

Maxim Averkiev, Russia (I-IV)
Stanislav Bogunia, CR (I-IV)
Nico de Villiers, South Africa (I-IV) .

IMPROVISATION

Bradley Phillips, US (II)

STRING SONATA COACHING

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

MASTER CLASSES

Jindriska Holotová, CR - Violin
Miroslav Vilímec, CR - Violin



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

The International Music Academy Pilsen, now in its fourth year, is the product of many years of collaboration between our faculty members and major international teachers. It was founded to foster those relationships with the goal of developing young talent. Established Czech, American, British, French, Chilean, Ukrainian, Russian and South African faculty and staff assist us in our goal of pursuing a world class Academy and enable students to achieve a high level of accomplishment during the four week session. Consisting of string, piano, improvisation and chamber music programs, the IMAP also includes private study 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: Violinists David Updegraff from the Cleveland Institute of Music, Marjorie Bagley from Ohio University, Naxos recording artist Solomia Soroka from the Ukraine, Chilean cellist Pablo Mahave-Veglia of the Kapell Trio, and pianist Stephen Swedish, Steinway artist and pianist of the Kapell Trio. 

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

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

Stephen Shipps
Pavel Prantl


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