Post graduate Courses

Teacher: Patrizia Ciofi – 7 sessions
Programme: Belcanto, Rossini Bellini Donizetti and others

Teacher: Claudio Quintavalla – 8 sessions
Programme: Instrumental technique and orchestral excerpts from lyric/symphonic repertoire.
Objective of the course: Improvement of the instrument approach and preparation for audition and orchestral competitions.

Teacher: Gregory Lecoeur - 7 sessions

Visiting Professor: Raymond Curfs (to be confirmed) - 1 session to be defined

Programme: Technique and repertoire of orchestral percussion and timbals. Preparation for auditions and orchestral competitions.

Professor: Luca Benucci – 9 sessions

Guest teachers: Dale Clevenger, Markus Maskuniitty, Radovan Vlaktovich, André Cazalet, Stefan Dohr

Programme: The course  A.B.CANTA freedom of doing music. Maestro Benucci follows this philosophy from 15 years influencing hundreds of young musicians.

Teacher: Giovanni Gnocchi - 6 session

Guest teacher (to be confirmed): M° Pieter Wispelwey, Prof. at Hochschule für Musik Düsseldorf and M° Thomas Grossenbacher, soloist-cello at Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich and Prof. at Hochschule für Musik Zurich
Masterclass dates to be defined

Professor: Andrea Zucco –6 sessions
Visiting Professor: Stefano Canuti and Chiara Santi (master about oboe reeds) - 2 sessions dates to be defined
During the year will take place a masterclass of Prof. Malte Refardt of the Folkwang Universität - Essen (Germany) in the frame of Erasmus+ Programme

Teacher: Fabio Vacchi - 6 session

Programme: group lessons with analysis of contemporary compositions, orchestration issues, presentation of works by the students, group discussions, private sessions with the professor, group lessons with renowned guest musicians and composition of a work (supervised by the professor) to be performed in the final concert of the course.

Professors:
Federico Maria Sardelli transverse flute, Baroque orchestra direction
François De Rudder Baroque bassoon
Paolo Cantamessa Baroque violin
Bettina Hoffmann Baroque cello
Giulia Nuti harpsichord
Gian Luca Lastraioli theorbo, Baroque lute, Baroque guitar
Elena Cecchi Fedi Baroque voice

Teacher: Luc-Marie Aguera (Quartetto Ysaÿe), Christophe Giovaninetti (Quartetto Ysaÿe), Andrea Nannoni

Teacher: Bruno Delepelaire – 5 sessions

Admission requirements: Candidates will present a program which will forsee:
- a romantic piece (movement of a concerto or sonata or anything else)
- a piece for solo cello from the 20th century or later
- a movement of a Boccherini sonata

Teacher: Bruno Canino - 4/5 session

Programme: Chamber music with piano, piano duo, piano (4 hands).
At the professor’s discretion, the best students may be chosen to hold recitals during the year.

Teachers: Susanna Bertuccioli – 3 sessions
Luisa Prandina – 4 sessions
Visiting Professor: Loredana Gintoli - 1 session.
La Prof.ssa Gintoli will present the baroque harp repertorire and will explain first technical elements to face this type of repertoire.

Teacher: Alfonso Borghese - 7 session
Visiting professor: Ganesh Del Vescovo 1 session to be defined

Programme: a) Interpretation of guitar repertoire with particular emphasis on the works of 20th century composers who have contributed significantly to the evolution of the instrument.

Teacher: Mario Barsotti - 6 session
Visiting Anne Jelle Visser, Professore di Tuba presso la Zurich University of the Arts e Gianluca Grosso ,Tuba presso l'Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale di Santa Cecilia e Professore di Tuba presso il Conservatorio di Frosinone, 1 sessione ciascuno con date da definire

Introduction to the five-key clarinet
Teacher: Giovanni Riccucci- 7 sessions
Visiting Professor to be defined

Programme: Technical study and preparation for competitions. Solo and chamber repertoire with particular focus on contemporary music. At the professor’s discretion, the best students may be chosen to hold recitals during the year.

Teacher: Andrea Oliva – 3 sessions, Chiara Tonelli – 3 sessions, Claudia Bucchini 2 session

Programme: Instrument Technique,  repertoire and orchestral excerpts.At the professor’s discretion, the best student may be chosen to hold recitals during the year.
Admission requirements: Required bachelor degree.

Teacher: Alberto Bocini - 7 session
Assistent teacher: Marco Martelli – 7 sessions alternative to Alberto Bocini
Visiting Professor: to be defined –date of masterclass to be defined

Teacher: Yair Kless – 6 sessions
Programme: The different aspects of performance-mechanism and repertoire.

Teacher:Marco Fiorini - 8 session

Programme: Deepening of the technical and instrumental skills. Solo and orchestral repertoire. Training for exams, auditions and competitions. The work program will be defined according to the specific needs of each student. At the professor’s discretion, the best students may be chosen to hold recitals during the year.

Teacher: Lorenza Borrani- 8 session

Programme: Study of basic technique and of solo, chamber and orchestra repertoire for violin, according to the individual needs and abilities of each student. Study of interpretative flexibility based also, but not solely, upon an informed historic approach. The goal is reaching, realizing and communicate a common reading and interpretation of a score.
At the professor’s discretion, the best student may be chosen to hold recitals during the year.

Teacher: Elisso Virsaladze - 5 session

Admission requirements: candidates must present 20 minutes of music of their choice, which clearly demonstrates the candidate’s technical and musical abilities. The course will take place only if the minimum number of students required is reached.
At the professor’s discretion, the best student may be chosen to hold recitals during the year. Age limit: 30

Teacher: Ricardo Castro - 7 sessions


Programme: The program is 2 years long and will work on how to read and prepare an orchestral score, on the approach of modern conducting techniques and rehearsing strategies for chamber and symphony orchestras, and on how to choose specific conducting and soloist strategies for the piano repertoire with orchestra.

Teacher: Thomas Indermühle - 8 session

Programme: a) Repertoire; b) instrumental technique; c) breathing technique; d) orchestra excerpts.

Teacher: Andrea Lucchesini - 14 sessions with lessons each 15 days
Visiting Professor: Klaus Kaufmann - 1 session. Dates to be defined

Programme: Interpretation of piano repertoire. Participation in chamber music projects is foreseen in collaboration with students participating in other Post-Graduate courses. At the professor’s discretion, the best students may be chosen to hold recitals during the year.

Docente: Antonello Farulli - 8 sessions of two days each
Visiting Professor: Danilo Rossi First viola Teatro alla Scala. Dates to be defined: Paolo Cantamessa dates to be defined

This post graduate course will take place with the collaboration of the pianist Silvia Da Boit.