Andreas Willwohl, viola
Andreas Willwohl is one of the leading violists of his generation. In a age of 14 he studied in the Specialist School for Music at Belvedere Castle in Weimar, later he commenced his studies at the “Franz Liszt” Musikhochschule in Weimar continuing a year later at the “Hanns Eisler” Musikhochschule in Berlin with Alfred Lipka.
Of great artistic incentive for him was the support of, inter alios, Christoph Poppen, Thomas Kakuska, Kim Kashkashian and Wilfried Strehle in chamber music Norbert Brainin, Eberhard Feltz, Walter Levin and the Alban Berg Quartet.
Andreas Willwohl has appeared at international music festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein music festival, the Castle Concerts in Thun, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, the Salzburger Festspiele, and has played Thomas Brandis, Wolfgang Böttcher, Nobuko Imai, Michael Sanderling, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Johannes Moser, Isang Enders, Lauma Skride and Daniel Heide.
Andreas Willwohl has appeared as a soloist with several major orchestras, including the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Brandenburg Symphonie Orchestra, the Korean Chamber Orchestra, the German Chamber Orchestra Berlin and the Metamorphosen Chamber Philharmonic (Berlin), collaborating with conductors of the likes of Marek Janowski, Patrick Lange, Christoph Poppen, Matthias Foremny, Conrad van Alphen and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, and appearing in venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, Seoul Arts Center, Toppan Hall in Tokyo, the Auditorium in Dijon, and Metz Congress Hall. He is also been active as a chamber musician, and so he is the member of the Mandelring Stringquartet.
The winner of international awards, he received too a study grant from the German People’s Foundation for Study, and also from the Yehudi Menuhin foundation ‘Live music now’.
Andreas Willwohl has from 2001 to 2013 been principal violist in the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 2011 Andreas Willwohl was appointed professor at Nuremberg University of Music, and he has given master classes around the world.
After one of his appearances at the Berlin Philharmonie, a critic wrote: “Not since the Alban Berg Quartet’s Thomas Kakuska have I found the performance of a violist in a chamber music ensemble so utterly convincing.” Andreas Willwohl plays an instrument by Stefan Peter Greiner with a bow by Dominique Peccatte.
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Regulation
- The High Musical Proficiency Masterclasses will take place during the Academy of the Piana del Cavaliere Festival, in the municipality of Orvieto (TR).
- The course will take place between September 5 and 9, 2022.
- Participation is open to musicians, regardless of age or nationality, who can either be full participants or auditors. Management reserves the right to close registration if the number of full participants for each class reaches the maximum allowed, as established by the class instructor.
- There is no limit to the number of student auditors.
- Piano accompanists will be available to course participants and instructors.
- Course participants are required to pay registration and attendance fees. Full participants are required to make a bank transfer in the amount of 270 EUR, if they register by July 31, 2022 (this includes course registration, enrollment in the selected course as full participant with access to piano accompanist, and insurance fee). Registration after July 31, 2022 is 300 EUR and should be received no later than August 14, 2022. Student auditors are required to make a bank transfer in the amount of 50 EUR (this includes registration, enrollment in the selected courses as auditor, and insurance fee).
Payment should be made out to: Associazione Festival della Piana del Cavaliere – IBAN: IT05V0538740510000002985102.
- Applications for all course participants (participants and auditors) must be sent by July 31, 2022 in order for the discount price to apply, or by August 22, 2022 if paying full price. Registration forms available at www.festivalpianadelcavaliere.it, under Masterclass, must be filled out and submitted with all required documentation, including proof of payment. Management reserves the right to consider applications received after the close of registration at its discretion.
- In case of participant withdrawal, fees will not be refunded. Refunds will only be issued if the organisation cancels the course for reasons beyond participants’ control.
- Where to stay: the organisation has signed agreements with local lodging facilities. Details can be found at www.festivalpianadelcavaliere.it.
- The organization is not responsible for any injuries to people nor damage to property that may occur during the course in the spaces reserved for classes, study, and concerts.
- Participants must bring their own proposed music with the corresponding piano piece, as well as a music stand.
- At the end of the course, students will receive an official certificate of attendance.
- Public concerts are planned as part of the Academy’s and the Festival della Piana del Cavaliere’s concerts. Concerts may include solo and/or ensemble performances in which course participants are required to participate as deemed appropriate by the instructors.
- For any additional information please contact the organisation at: masterclass@festivalpianadelcavaliere.it.
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