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NEWSLETTER FOR QUARTETS AND TRIOS #21
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NEWS FROM THE DQ WORLD, COMPETITIONS, MASTERCLASSES AND MORE
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As fall arrives, so do new updated and opportunities, check them out and don't miss your chance to apply!
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All our best wishes,
Le Dimore del Quartetto team
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MERITA | ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
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The European project gets into full swing: October 13th marked the start of the MERITA artistic residencies, which will involve the 38 participant quartets in historic European residences.
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Each quartet in residence will develop its own Project focused on seven different topics.
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Discover all of the topics and residencies on MERITA's website!
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LE DIMORE DEL QUARTETTO IN PARIS
FOR THE PHILHARMONIE STRING QUARTET BIENNALE
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Francesca Moncada, founder, and M° Simone Gramaglia, artistic director of Le Dimore del Quartetto, will be part of the Artistic Committee of the International String Quartet Auditions that will take place on January 20th, 2024.
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The team will also be in Paris on this occasion, we would be happy to meet you there!
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AMUR PER I NUOVI TALENTI
ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES AT THE ITALIAN HISTORICAL INSITUTIONS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
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The selection is open to any type of ensemble, from two to six performers, composed of Italian or foreign musicians residing in Italy with an average age of no more than 30 years.
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Application deadline: December 31st, 2023
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Comitato AMUR announces a selection for young ensembles in residence, with the aim of promoting new creativity in the field of chamber music, early music, vocal music.
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Following the pre-selection, the final live selection of the 8 finalists will take place in Milan on March 16th, 2024 at Casa di Riposo per Musicisti “G. Verdi”.
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Each one of the three selected groups will be engaged for at least 5 concerts in the 2024/25 concert seasons of the AMUR insitutions.
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MUSIC IN THE VINEYARDS
FELLOWSHIP STRING QUARTET PROGRAM
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July 29th – August 19th, 2024 — Napa (CA), United States
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Application deadline: January 30th, 2024
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Music in the Vineyards festival is now accepting applications for their three week Fellowship String Quartet program. One aspiring string quartet will be chosen to join the roster of 40 professional musicians -including the Miró, Pacifica and Isidore Quartets for 2024 - for three weeks of intensive mentoring and performance opportunities. In addition to rehearsing and performing their own repertoire, the 2024 Fellowship Quartet will have opportunities to perform alongside MITV artists on our main festival concert series.
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CULTURE MOVES EUROPE
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SUPPORTING CULTURAL MOBILITY IN EUROPE AND BEYOND
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Application deadline: May 31st, 2024
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The Individual Mobility Action supports artists and cultural professionals to carry out a project with a partner of their choice in another Creative Europe country. The call is open to groups of up to 5 people, who wish to implement projects lasting between 7 to 21 days. The grant contributes to travel and subsistence costs, and offers additional top-ups based on grantees’ individual situation.
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With a budget of €21 million, Culture Moves Europe offers mobility grants to around 7.000 artists, cultural professionals and host organisations from 2022 to 2025. Funded by the creative Europe programme of the European Union, Culture Moves Europe is implemented by the Goethe-Institut.
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MASTERCLASSES & ACADEMIES
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The masterclasses are listed in chronological order of application deadline
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The Accademia Stauffer in Cremona offers an exclusive instrument masterclass program, bringing together some of the most appreciated and influential artists and teachers of the international music scene.
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December 18th - 21st, 2023 | Michael Barenboim – Violin & Chamber Music
Application deadline: November 27th, 2023
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March 5th - 7th, 2024 | Bruno Canino – Chamber Music
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Application deadline: January 29th, 2024
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March 13th - 14th, 2024 | Gregg Alf – Lutherie Lab #1
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Application deadline: February 14th, 2024
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April 9th - 10th, 2024 | Gregg Alf – Lutherie Lab #2
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Application deadline: February 27th, 2024
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May 6th - 7th, 2024 | Gregg Alf – Lutherie Lab #3
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Application deadline: March 25th, 2024
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May 20th - 23rd, 2024 | Enrico Pace – Chamber Music
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Application deadline: April 4th, 2024
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All courses are free of charge
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PROQUARTET PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
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ProQuartet has been providing professional training and support programmes for chamber music ensembles since 1987. Courses take place in Paris, ending with one or several concerts. In addition, the programme includes workshops, concerts and outreach activities.
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TRAINING COURSES
Venue: BibliotheÌ€que musicale La Grange-Fleuret, Paris (11 bis rue de Vézelay, 75008 Paris)
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• December 4th - 8th, 2023 | François Kieffer – professor, cellist Quatuor Mosaïques
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• January 22nd - 26th, 2024 | Marc Coppey – Cellist, professor at the CNSM de Paris, former member of the Ysaÿe Quartet
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• March 11th - 15th, 2024 | Günter Pichler – Violinst, founder of the Alban Berg Quartet
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• May 13th - 17th, 2024 | Eugene Drucker – Violinist, founder of the Emerson Quartet
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MUSIC HOLIDAYS AT LAKE STARNBERG
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MASTERCLASS WITH RYAN MEEHAN
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January 2nd - 6th, 2024 — Tutzing, Germany
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Application deadline: November 27th, 2023
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In the framework of the beautiful Lake Starnberg, during the Julia Fischer's festival, Ryan Meehan, violinist of the Calidore Quartet will hold a masterclass for young string quartets.
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DELAWARE UNIVERSITY | SCHOOL OF MUSIC
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CALIDORE STRING QUARTET SEMINAR
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January 27th - 30th, 2024 — Newak (DE), United States
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Application deadline: December 1st, 2023
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The Calidore String Quartet will invite up to four pre-formed string quartets to attend the CSQ seminar at the University of Delaware. Activities will include daily lessons, performances and masterclasses with members of the Calidore String Quartet, violin pedagogue Almita Vamos, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Director and Emerson Quartet cellist David Finckel. The seminar will culminate with a performance by all participants on the final day of the seminar in the acoustically superb Gore Recital Hall.​​
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WOLFGANG SAWALLISCH MUSIKAKADEMIE
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WORKSHOP FOR CHAMBER MUSIC
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January 11th - 14th, 2024 — Grassau, Germany
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Application deadline: December 10th, 2023
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The chamber music workshop offers young musicians and existing ensembles the opportunity to play together and share the stage with the members of the Adelphi Quartet in various formations. During an intensive rehearsal period, multiple pieces will be worked on. The goal is to exchange musical thoughts and ideas, inspire each other, and learn from one another.
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VERBIER FESTIVAL
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ACADEMY: SOLOIST & ENSEMBLES
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July 14th - August 5th, 2024 — Verbier, Switzerland
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Application deadline: December 10th, 2023
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The Academy searches the world for the most promising pianists, violinists, violists, cellists and chamber music ensembles of trios and quartets to become students of its Soloists & Ensembles Programme.
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Pierre Colombet, Quatuor Ébène
András Keller
Gabriel Le Magadure, Quatuor Ébène
Gábor Takács-Nagy
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The competitions are listed in chronological order of application deadline
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DV YOUNG SOUNDS
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INTERNATIONAL RECORDING COMPETITION
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Application deadline: December 15th, 2023
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The purpose of the competition is to select 3 recording projects to be produced and distributed by DaVinci Publishing.
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The competition is open to soloists and chamber music groups of any nationality.
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In addition to the production of the recording project, the prizes will include cash prizes, photo shoots, promo videos and much more.
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PREMIO PAOLO BORCIANI
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June 8th - 16th, 2024 — Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Application deadline: January 8th, 2024
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The Prize, having evolved into a preeminent global competition, has garnered utmost significance over the years. Taking center stage biennially at the prestigious Teatro Municipale Valli of Reggio Emilia, this extraordinary event is meticulously orchestrated and promoted by Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia, a testament to its grandeur and international acclaim.
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LYON INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION
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April 23rd - 26th, 2024 — Lyon, France
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Application deadline: January, 15th 2024
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From 2004, more than 1300 young artists, from 35 different nationalities, took part in the event, seeking to boost their carreer and reveal their talent. The competition highlights the city of Lyon and the richness of the cultural activity of all its regional area to the artists enrolled and the world of music.
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The Competition is open to artist of all nationalities under 35.
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PIERO FARULLI NATIONAL COMPETITION
FOR A TWO-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
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Application deadline: April 20th, 2024
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The Association Piero Farulli - la musica un bene da restituire ONLUS within the framework of its institutional purpose of promoting the artistic and moral legacy of Piero Farulli, violist of the legendary Quartetto Italiano and founder of the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, announces its first national competition for a two-year, €15,000 annual scholarship dedicated to viola.
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The competition is reserved for young Italian viola players, born between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2007.
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Plan your next residency to gather and study in a peaceful and inspiring landscape!
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Founded in 1947 by Paolo Berta, Distillerie Berta has also been able to enhance the culture of welcoming and hospitality. It's the right place to discover all the secrets of the ancient grappa art, surrounded by the charming Monferrato landscape.
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Belforêt-en-Perche, France
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Soisay manor was built by François du Grenier around 1530. Anselme de Fontenay and his wife Marie de la Martelière undertook major works to extend and embellish the manor the results of which can still be seen today: the chapel, the bread oven, the stables and the dovecote.
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MUSEUM GEELVINCK AT KOLTHOORN HOUSE & GARDENS
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Kolthoorn is a hamlet in the Veluwe Region on the edge of the IJssel River valley. In 1881, Kolthoorn House was built as the Summer villa of the landowner of the estate, who also created a modest landscaped garden.
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Our partner ITSRIGHT is a collective management organization founded in 2010 to manage, in Italy and abroad, neighboring rights’ revenues due for any kind of public use of recorded music, in compliance with the Italian Copyright Law. Their mission is to ensure a global, competent and transparent way of collecting and distributing compensations due to performers, orchestra and chorus conductors, solo and orchestra musicians, artistic producers, record companies.
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ITSRIGHT provides high-standard services that guarantees musicians a transparent and efficient way to distribute their neighboring rights’ compensations.
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If you want to learn more about their activities, or would like to have a consultancy session to learn more about your rights, click the buton below or get in touch via info@itsright.it
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YOUR MUSIC IN OUR PLAYLIST OF THE MONTH
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Do you have any recording on Spotify that you wish to share with us? We would be happy to listen to your recordings and present your ensemble and your music in our monthly newsletter in the section "Playlist of the Month".
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Our artistic director, Simone Gramaglia, each month will select the playlists and add a brief presentation to it.
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