INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN FESTIVAL SAAR 2023

EAT. SLEEP. PLAY THE VIOLIN.

ACADEMY + FORUM: 12TH – 20TH AUGUST
COMPETITION: 20TH – 24TH AUGUST

GALA CONCERT
24TH AUGUST 2023 I 7.00 p.m.
Sendesaal at Funkhaus Halberg

MASTER CLASSES - SEMINARS - COMPETITION - CONCERTS

The violin with all its multifaceted possibilities is to be the focus of the International Violin Festival Saar 2023 from 12-24 August. In the summer of 2023, the International Violin Festival Saar will take place for the first time at the Landesakademie für musisch-kulturelle Bildung Ottweiler. The festival is an event with supra-regional significance for the music scene of the Saarland. During the festival, the region becomes a meeting place for young musicians from all over the world as well as renowned international teachers and interpreters who embody a diversity of violinistic traditions.

The International Violin Festival Saar 2023 is made up of a series of different, but conceptually and thematically coordinated events on the subject of the violin. It consists of the four segments Academy, Forum, public events and the International Violin Competition Saar 2023. The heart of the festival is the Academy, which will take place from 12-20 August 2023. It is aimed primarily at music students and advanced pupils, who will be offered a participatory educational programme during an 8-day stay at the Landesakademie.

Further information on the Academy and Forum can be found here:

Academy and Forum

Another programme highlight is the violin competition. All aspiring violin virtuosos up to the age of 32 are invited to participate in the competition. Participation in the Academy is not necessary for registration. The winner can expect attractive prizes that go beyond prize money.

You can find more information about the competition here:

Competition

In addition to the academy and the competition, the festival offers all those interested in music a varied musical supporting programme consisting of numerous ensemble concerts taking place at various venues in the Saarland. The gala concert after the conclusion of the International Violin Competition on 24 August 2023, in which the Chamber Orchestra of the Greater Region conducted by Stefan Bone will play a leading role, is already considered a crowd puller. Tickets for the concert can be obtained via Ticket Regional. Go to presale.

The event is organised by the Landesakademie für musisch-kulturelle Bildung e.V. in Ottweiler in cooperation with the Saarländischer Rundfunk, the Hochschule für Musik Saar and the Verband deutscher Musikschulen LV Saar.

PRIZES

1st prize: 4,000 euros
+ Concerts 2024 in concert series of the Saarland
+ a production on Saarländischer Rundfunk
2nd prize: 2,000 euros
3rd prize: 1.000 Euro
+ 6 premium string sets from Thomastik-Infeld for each of the prize winners (sponsored by Thomastik-Infeld)
+ 250 Euro special prize for the best interpretation of the classical concerto set (sponsored by bowmaker Wohlleber)
+ 200 Euro Audience Prize (sponsored by Geigenbau Degen)

EVENTS:

Annette Homann - Classical Crossover Violin Solo Improvisation
Tuesday, 14.8.2023 I 8:00 pm
State Academy for Music and Cultural Education Saar

Concerts with Academy participants

1 - CONTRASTE
Thursday, 17.8.2023 | 7:00 pm
MOVED TO THE STADTHALLE HEUSWEILER

2 - FIREWORKS
Friday, 18.8.2023 | 7:00 pm
Festival Hall of the Aula Sulzbach

3 - SAITENZAUBER - Concert with works for violin solo
Saturday, the 19.8.2023 | 2:00 pm
Catholic Church Ottweiler

4 - KLANGZAUBER - Concert with the violin ensemble of the
1st International Violin Academy
Saturday, 19.8.2023 | 8:00 pm
Ottweiler Castle Theatre

5 - FINALE FURIOSO - Final Concert of the Academy
Sunday, 20.8.2023 | 3:00 pm
State Academy for Music and Cultural Education Saar

Final Rounds of the International Violin Competition Saar

Wednesday, 23.8.2023
6 - Final with piano | 2:00 pm
Sendesaal of the Funkhaus Halberg

7 - Orchestra Final with the Chamber Orchestra of the Greater Region conducted by Stefan Bone | 7:00 pm
Sendesaal of the Funkhaus Halberg

Piano at concerts: 1-3 & 5-6: Alexei Petrov, Hwanhee Hoo, Uwe Brandt
4: Alexei Petrov

Gala concert of the International Violin Festival Saar 2023
with the prize-winners and the Chamber Orchestra of the Greater Region conducted by Stefan Bone.
Thursday 24.8.2023 I 7:00 pm
Broadcasting Hall of the Funkhaus Halberg

Click here for ticket presale!

Faculty

Faculty

Christian Altenburger

Vita

Lihay Bendayan

Vita

Alfredo García Serrano

Vita

Kevork Mardirossian

Vita

Christoph Schickedanz

Vita

Jun Zuo

Vita

Guest Faculty

Guest Faculty

Anneke Degen

Vita

Annette Homann

Vita

Catharina Lühr

Vita

Mathias Wohlleber

Vita

Martin Wulfhorst

Vita

Accompaniment

Accompaniment

Uwe Brandt

Vita

Alexei Petrov

Vita

Hwanhee Yoo

Vita

Arrival

Arrival

Arrival by car
State Academy for Music and Cultural Education
Reiherswaldweg 5
66564 Ottweiler
Parking is available directly at the Academy.

Arrival by train (e.g. from Frankfurt Airport)
Train station: Ottweiler (Saar)
https://www.bahn.de/

By bus (local public transport)
Bus stop: Bergstr., Ottweiler
Line 344 and line 759
https://www.saarfahrplan.de/

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