A week of lessons for young violinists, violists and cellists aged 8 to 18 at Zell an der Pram Castle in Upper Austria. The course prepares students for competitions such as Jugend musiziert and Prima la Musica, or for an exam. It accepts soloists and preformed ensembles. Students choose their own program, ideally with their teacher.
Each student has a daily individual lesson of 40 or 80 minutes, depending on the booking, with a piano accompanist. The week includes stage training, workshop concerts and the public final concert in the castle’s fresco hall. The teachers select who performs. Supervisors look after the students from morning to bedtime and run the leisure program. Faculty: Michaela Girardi, Eberhard Staiger and Oliver Rau (violin), Isabel Schneider (violin and viola), Dorothea Kügler and Carola Krebs (cello).
Teaching languages: German and English. Course fee €390 with 40 minutes a day or €720 with 80 minutes, plus a €140 administration fee. Accommodation at the castle from €407. External participants are accepted in exceptional cases.