Academy
International Conducting Masterclass Dresden 2024
with Helmuth Reichel Silva
September 20th to 25th, 2024 - Dresden, Germany
INFORMATION
Application deadline: July 15th, 2024
We are excited to present the third edition of the International Conducting Masterclass Dresden 2024 with Helmuth Reichel Silva for young and advanced conducting students. The course will be held from the 20th to 25th of September 2024 in Dresden, Germany.
A maximum of 8 active participants will have the opportunity to work with Helmuth Reichel Silva in individual sessions, as well as having ensemble and orchestra time with the Universitätsorchester Dresden. The total podium time will be 140 minutes aprox. The sessions will be recorded and the videos will be discussed after the ensemble and orchestral sessions. Passive participants will be able to attend all the sessions. The orchestra sessions will take place in Lukaskirche Dresden, which is renowned for its excellent acoustics.
The masterclass will focus on several areas: individual body language, baton technique, understanding of the score, rehearsal technique and communicational skills in front of the orchestra, always encouraging each participant to further develop their own personality. After the last session, jury members of the orchestra and Helmuth Reichel Silva will select a participant, who will have the opportunity to actively work with the Universitätsorchester Dresden as assistant conductor in the season 2024/25.
The masterclass will be held in English, German and/or Spanish. Each participant is responsible for his/her own scores and should prepare the whole repertoire of the masterclass.
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Helmuth Reichel Silva coaches young conductors in Germany and South America since 2017. He is a regular guest teacher of Orchestral Conducting at the Fundación de Orquestas Juveniles and at the Universidad Alberto Hurtado in his homeland Chile. His deep understanding of the different problematics of conducting helps his students worldwide to improve their own conducting style, while his experience at different competitions, auditions and appearances as guest conductor allow him to share a vast knowledge of the musical and technical aspects of his profession.
His students have succeeded over the last years in auditions at the most important universities in Europe and international competitions such as the Georg Solti Competition Frankfurt, Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award and the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam.
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P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony Nr. 4 F Minor, 1st and 2nd mov. (Breitkopf)
L. van Beethoven: Symphony Nr. 1 C Major, 1st and 2nd mov. (Bärenreiter)
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Friday, 20.09.2024
Arrival of the participants until 14:00
14:00 - 14:30: Welcome meeting
14:30 - 17:30: Score analysis
18:00 - 21:00: Individual sessions without ensembleSaturday, 21.09.2024
10:00 - 13:00: Session with ensemble
15:00 - 18:00: Session with ensemble
Sunday, 22.09.2024
10:00 - 13:00: Session with ensemble
15:00 - 18:00: Session with ensemble
Monday 23.09.2024
10:00 - 12:30: Video analysis
19:00 - 22:00: Session with orchestra
Tuesday 24.09.2024
10:00 - 12:30: Video analysis
19:00 - 22:00: Session with orchestra
Wednesday 25.09.2024
10:00 - 12:30: Video analysis, final meeting -
Application fee: 25,- EUR (non-refundable)
The fee for the course is 800,- EUR for active participants and 100,- EUR for passive participants. Each participant is responsible for his/her own travel and accommodation - however, we are happy to offer free accommodation with host families if required. The selection of the active participants will be communicated via email within seven days after the application deadline.
Age limit: 30 years old as of September 20th, 2024
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Application deadline: July 15th, 2024
A maximum of 8 active participants will be selected based on the online application material:
Online application form with your CV
YouTube link to a video of the participant conducting an ensemble or orchestra (max. 10 Min.)
Payment of the 25,- EUR application fee (non-refundable) via Paypal, credit card or bank transfer to the following account:
— Account holder: Universitätsorchester Dresden
— IBAN: DE09 8505 0300 3120 2529 71
— BIC: OSDDDE81XXX
— Purpose:
“International Conducting Masterclass Dresden 2024 - Application Fee, Participant Name”
* Please indicate the participant name alongside the payment!
The selection of the active participants will be communicated via email within seven days after the application deadline. Passive participants do not need to send a conducting video. The fee for the selected participants (active and passive) shall be transferred to the same bank account not later than August 2nd 2024.
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Please feel free to contact us anytime if you have questions!
International Conducting Masterclass Dresden 2024
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*Disclaimer
A definite admission to the masterclass takes place after a successful selection process. The selected participants will receive a confirmation of participation via email.
The masterclass can be canceled in case of force majeure or other unforeseeable circumstances such as official restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, travel bans or similar. Participants cannot claim compensation for travel or visa costs, etc. Participants from other countries must take care of quarantine and entry regulations themselves.