Connecting Musicians Through Chamber Music Education and Collaboration

A WAY TO BRING MUSICIANS TOGETHER A WAY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE SKILLS A WAY TO PASS ON AND REVITALIZE OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE

Four categories of members - Institutional members: conservatories and other schools or institutions which have pedagogical instruction as the primary activity. - Individual members: teachers and musicians exercising a significant pedagogical activity. - Ensemble members: professional ensembles with 2-5 members with a legal identity exercising a significant pedagogical activity. - Contributing members: individuals, institutions, or other structures wishing to support the association without voting rights.

Membership In 2009: 44 members 27 institutional members and 17 individual members In 2016: 80 members from 21 countries 36 institutional members, 33 individual members, 8 ensemble members, 3 contributing members, two free members (webmaster Matti Kettunen and financial assessor Hannu Ikonen)

History of the Association In 2001-2004 teachers of six European music institutes worked under a Socrates Program Project: Chamber Music Curriculum Profile. The original Partner Institutes were Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, Debrecen University, Jyv skyl University of Applied Sciences/ Music Department, Estonian Music Academy, Hochschule f r Musik, Franz Liszt , Weimar and Universit t f r Music und Darstellende Kunst, Wien. Jyv skyl University of Applied Sciences/ Music Department and its partner schools organized a Pedagogic Chamber Music Conference in co- operation with the AEC and its ERASMUS Thematic Network for Music Polifonia 4th 6thMay 2007. There were practical workshops lead by professors from several European Music Academies, Pedagogic Chamber Music Material was presented and important issues on Chamber Music education were touched in several panel discussions. The main event of the Conference was the forming of the ECMTA.

Objectives of the Association 2 The mission of the Association shall be the non-profit promotion of chamber music activity and education in Europe. For this purpose, the Association shall organize activities related to chamber music, for example, courses, educational events and conferences, as well as editing pedagogical materials and cooperating with music institutes and actors of the music industry, whenever possible. The Association shall make proposals and initiatives to enhance the position of chamber music activity.

Key events of the Association 2013-16 Autumn Gatherings and General meetings in Nicosia, Savonlinna, Cremona, Dublin, Riga, Tartu and Warsaw

Key actions of the Board 2013-16 Acceptance of application of membership to the European Music Council (EMC), with automatic acceptance to the International Music Council Inclusion of ECMTA in EMC mobility project proposal Redesign of the Website Transition of former thematic committees into participatory Workgroups led by Board members at each meeting Contracting of Tili & Talous Oy accounting firm Member survey in Riga (organization of meetings) and Dublin (festival activity) Member survey of summer workshops (EUC project)

Guest Speakers and Panels Nicosia Keynote speaker: Jeremy Cox, Chief Executive, Association europ enne des conservatoires (AEC) Enlightening conversations: how chamber music instruction can serve as a paradigm for student-centred learning The Future of Chamber Music Practice. Interdisciplinary perspectives Monika Henschel (Verband Deutscher Streichquartette; Henschel Quartet), Dominic Sewell (Composer, Pro Corda, UK) Sean Gregory (Director of Creative Learning, Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Music & Drama) Catherine LeBris (Director, CLB Concert Management, Paris and London) Guest Lecture: Faidros Kavallaris, composer

Guest Speakers and Lecturers Savonlinna Keynote Speaker: Professor Kari Uusikyl , Professor of Education, University of Helsinki Talent and Behaviour in Groups Quartet-in-Residence: Henschel Quartet Timo-Juhani Kyll nen, composer Finnish Composers Projects in Schools Filippo Faes, Conservatorio di Castelfranco Veneto Scintille: a series of interdisciplinary lecture/concerts David Dolan, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Ensemble Improvisation as a Tool of Learning Chamber Music Repertoire Carsten D rer, Staccato-Verlag Playing the Instrument is not enough - How an instrumentalist or an ensemble maintains his hold on the Market

Guest Speakers and Panels Cremona Keynote Speaker: Alessandro CASAROTTI, CEO at Empleko Security, Analyst, Researcher for Wikistrat and The International Security Observer Harmony after Bombs: music as part of post-conflict reconstruction Quartet-in-Residence: Quartetto di Cremona We Are Stronger Together: Chamber Music and Institutional Collaboration Simone GRAMAGLIA (Quartetto di Cremona) Vittoria FONTANA (Artistic Dep. Teatro Ponchielli and Didactic Coordinator Accademia Stauffer) Paulo Rossini (Professor, Conservatorio ISSM C. Monteverdi ) Matteo HEILIGERS (Consortium of Violinmakers "Antonio Stradivari" Cremona)

Guest Speakers and Panels Dublin Keynote speaker: Raymond Deane, composer Seachanges, a set-work of chamber music in the Leaving Certificate Music Examinations (final high school diploma qualification in Ireland) Ensemble-in-Residence: Fidelio Trio Chamber Music Instruction and Performance in Ireland Miriam Roycroft Head of Strings Royal Irish Academy of Music Dr. John O Flynn - Head of Music Department, St. Patrick s College Gregory Ellis 1stViolinist, Vanbrugh String Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence Dublin Institute of Technology Sharon Rollston Chief Executive Music Network John O'Kane, Executive Director of RTE Orchestras, Quartet and Choirs

Guest Speakers and Panels Riga Keynote: Francesca Zini, International Consultant, Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition Recent Developments in Chamber Music Competitions Chamber Music Instruction and Performance in Latvia Aldis Liepi Latvian contemporary chamber music Indri is Veitners Interpretation of jazz compositions in chamber music Karl ne v ne Intonation in chamber ensemble: strings/winds and piano Herta Hansena Pedagogical Practices in Chamber Ensemble Education David Dolan, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Ensemble Improvisation as a Tool of Learning Chamber Music Repertoire

Panel and Guest Speakers Tartu Music and Neuronal Networks of the Brain: Mechanisms of Musical Sensitivity, Learning, and Creativity Prof Pille Taba MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, University of Tartu, Estonia Prof Sulev K ks, MD, PhD, Department of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Estonia

Members Forum Nicosia Yiannis Miralis, European University Cyprus Saxophone chamber music by Greek and Cypriot composers Dalia Balsyte, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Activity of LAMT in European Chamber Music Academy Annini Tsiouti, European University Cyprus The chamber music of Nikos Skalkottas : presentation and categorization Petras Kunca, Academia String Quartet, Lithuanian Musicians Union The chamber music activities in Lithuania today Dr. Francis- Nectarios Guy, Kinyras Cultural Organization (European University of Cyprus collaborator) Chamber Music of Yorgos Sicilianos Jos Manuel Gil de G lvez, Concerto M laga - FIAPMSE Chamber Music As The Main Line Of A XXI Century Multidisciplinary Project Blandine C te, Quatuor Debussy Pedagogical actions of the Quatuor Debussy Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska, Fr. Chopin University of Music Warsaw Poland The idea of songs masterclasses at FCUM Liesbeth Kok, Netherlands String Quartet Academy (NSKA) String Quartet education, from Bachelor to Post-academic life Maja Nosowska, F.Chopin University of Music, Warsaw The European Liedforum Michael Tsalka, Lilla Akademien, Stockholm The 2ndNordic Historical Keyboard Festival Ksenia Bonduryanskaya Chamber Competitions in Russia

Members Forum Savonlinna Piret V inmaa, Estonian Chamber Music Teacher s association In Corpore, Tallinn: Chamber Music of Estonian Composer Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) Evan Rothstein, Guildhall School of Music&Drama London Alexander Bonduryansky, Chamber Music Association of the International Union of Musicians, Moscow: Chamber Music teaching in Russia Matti Makkonen, Savonlinna Music Academy Michael Tsalka, Lilla Akademien Stockholm Jose Manuel Gil de Galvez, Concerto Malaga- Fundation Hispania Musica Yiannis Miralis, European University Cyprus Dinara Galeeva, Kazan State conservatoire: Ensemble Repertoire for Music College Roberto Galletto, Conservatorio "Santa Cecilia", Rome Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Musician s Union Juan Pablo Gamarro Martin z, Concerto Malaga- Fundation Hispania Musica

Members Forum Cremona Simone Gramaglia, Quartetto di Cremona The Italian situation of chamber music and in particular of the string quartet: pedagogy and concert performances Daiva Stulgyte-Povilaitiene, Kaunas Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium: Past, Present and Future Dalia Balsyte, LithuanianAcademy of Music and Theatre The history of the International student chamber music festival and Festival Vilnius 2014 Marje Lohuaru, Estonian Academy of Music, Estonian Music Development Center Changes in the Concept of Chamberness : Examples of New Estonian Chamber Music Paulo Pacheco, Music Academy of Lisbon, Superior School of Music of Lisbon Gunta Sproge, J zeps V tols Latvian Academy of Music Academic Innovations - Joint Chamber Ensemble Master's at J zeps V tols Latvian Academy of Music Piret Va nmaa, Jana Pe ske, Estonian Chamber Music Teachers Association The International Youth Chamber Music Festival "In Corpore" - Tallinn, Estonia Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Musicians Union and Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Carmen Mayo, Conservatorio Superior de Valencia Fundaci n Montele n Chamber Music Festival: An opportunity for young ensembles.

Members Forum Dublin Katariina Liimatainen, Principal Lecturer in Piano, Kuopio Conservatory, Finland Chamber Music activities at Kuopio Conservatory Prof.Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian Musicians Union Activities of the Lithuanian members of ECMTA in 2014 Dr Michael Tsalka Chamber Music Performances at the Geelvinck Fortepiano Festival (Amsterdam, Oct. 2014): Challenges and Rewards of working with Historical Keyboards Ilona Klusaite, Kaunas Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium, Lithuania Chamber music projects and programmes at the Kaunas Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium Kadri Leivategija, Director, H. Eller Music College, Tartu, Estonia "Chamber music and international co-operation at the Heino Eller Tartu Music College": the new International Chamber Music Festival 'Winter Academy of Chamber Music Sampsa Konttinen, Rector, Tampere Conservatoire, Finland Tampere Music Academy - a Unique Co-operation Between University and Pre-College Levels Piret Vainmaa, Estonian Chamber Music Teachers Association In Corpore The IN CORPORE Chamber Music Summer Courses in Estonia Yiannis Miralis, European University of Cyprus, Nicosia Trio for Saxophone, Violin and Piano: A promising new medium of chamber music Dinara Galeeva, Kazan State Conservatory Chamber ensemble music and practice in the Republic of Tatarstan

Members Forum Riga Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian Musicians Union About chamber music activities of Lithuanian Musicians Union and music schools in Lithuania Piret V inmaa, Estonian Chamber Music Teachers Association In Corpore Estonian Chamber Music Competition "IN CORPORE Tero-PekkaHenell, Helsinki Am I good or Am I Good Enough ? A Course about Career planning for young musicians and ensembles INDR BAIK TYT , National M.K. iurlionis school of Art Chamber ensemble methodical group at the National M.K. iurlionis school of Art history and activity Ksenia Bonduryanskaya, Moscow State Conservatory Chamber music festivals and competitions in Russia Improvisation for Interpretation Workshop/Demonstration (Special Session, Saturday 14.30) Dr David Dolan, Volta Quartet, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Volta Quartet Improvisational Concept Applied to Chamber Music Teaching, Learning and Practice. Rea Efstathiou and Andri Hadjievangelou, European University of Cyprus, Nicosia Chamber music for violin and piano by Cypriot Composers

Members Forum Tartu Emlyn Stam, Artistic Director, New European Ensemble Activities of the New European Ensemble Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian Musicians Union About chamber music activities in Lithuania Simone Gramaglia, Quartetto di Cremona A New Life For String Quartets in Italy: Master4Strings & Stauffer Academy - Young String Quartet Competition Daiva Stulgyt -Povilaitien , Head of the Chamber music, Kaunas Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium 70th Anniversary of the Kaunas Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium Evan Rothstein, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Two interesting tools for chamber music instruction: Hans Keller s Functional Analysis and Liz Lehrman s Critical Response Process

Student Ensembles Tartu Espoo Music Institut 1. Zechen Ma (guitar), Aron Siket- Szasz ( guitar) 2. Johannes Elfing (cello), Kiku K m l inen (piano) Kuopio Conservatory Piano Trio :Pekka Mehtonen (piano), Maria Turunen (violin), Juho Niskanen (violoncello) Schumann Piano trio no 1 op.63 d minor I and II movement H. Eller Tartu Music College 1. Saskia Kitting ( guitar), Priit Peterson ( guitar) 2. Arno Gabriel Humal (piano), Ranno Tamm (violin), Armas Riives ( cello) 3. Elina T ert el (piano), Carolin Karo ( piano) 4. Erki Lillemets (bariton), Olga Oja (piano) 5. Eva-Lotta Lepp (piano), Eva-Maria Marrandi (piano) J zeps Medi Riga 1st Music School 1. Anna uvajeva (violin), Arta Lipora (violin), Madara Tupi a (viola), Dita Raimonda P ce (cello) Sergei Rachmaninoff: String quartet No.1 (Romance, Scherzo) Juta B rzi a: 3 latvie u pu dziesmas/3 Latvian lullabies 2. Patr cija Bartusevi a (flute), Arta Lipora (violin), Marta Kalni a (cello), Gabriela Goldmane (piano) Antonio Bertali: Sonata d moll Juta B rzi a: Glezno ana ar denskr s m/Painting with watercolors 3. Justina Indreze (cello), Jurgis Indrezeris (piano) 4. Gabriela Goldmane (piano), Jurgis Indzeris (piano) 5. Davids Pik is (clarinet), PaulisDzenis ( cello), Kristians Pinnis ( piano) Tallinn Music High School ensembles: 1. Kerstin Laanemets (flute), Mari Koldits (guitar) 2. Hanna Taube (saxophone), Enri Remmelgas (tuba), Eleri-Kristel Kuimet (piano) 3. Brita Post (violin), Hanna Taube (saxophone), Reene Pehka (piano) 4. Valeri Trahhatsjov (clarinet), Jakob Pe ske (bassoon), Mihhail Kriiva (piano) 5. Birgit Katriin Born (violin), Kristjan Lume (flute), Reene Pehka (piano) 6. Anette Celine Peri (violin), Aleksandra Serebrjakova (piano) 7. Marta Madleen Tamm (clarinet), Aleksandra Serebrjakova (violin), Reene Pehka (piano) 8. Marta Mutso (violin), Maria Mutso (cello), reene Pehka (piano) Vilnius Naujoji Vilnia Music School Tutors: Anna Kijevi , Vitalija Pilkauskien , Agata Ursul, Ingrida Mila i t (piano).Students (violinists): Marija Berezina, Evelina Romanovska, Maria Grigorovi , Daniel Ilkevi , Monika Petrulevi , Severija Banaityt , David Kijevi , Sabina Komoliubio, Emilija Ponomariovait , Rasa Petro i t , Gabija Aliukonyt B. Figotin. Merry tripK. Karajev. PavaneK. Karajev. DanceE. Derbenko. Romantic preludeZh. Metallidi. Elegia Tallinn G. Ots Music High School: Olga Kreiter (piano), Ilona Dudnik (piano)

Student ensembles Riga Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre R ta Ma olyt (I violin), Minadora ernait (II violin), Vita Bartu yt (viola), Evaldas Petkus (cello) Vytautas Bacevi ius String quartet Edward Elgar String guartet European University of Cyprus, Nicosia Rea Efstathiou, piano, Andri Hadjievangelou, violin . Gretchaninoff / F. Willms In aller Fruhe op. 126a Ch. Georgiades Serbian Dance J zeps V tols Latvian Academy of Music Duo Madara Liepina (violin), Daumants Liepins (piano) Santa Bukovska (saxophone) Linda Laduse (piano) Hel na Zukule (voice) Evija Auzi a (piano) Laura Grecka,(voice) Aija B rzi a (piano) Agnese Folkberga (violin) Margarita Ogibalova (cello) Nade da Bardjuka (piano) Trio V zija Sintija teikopfa (violin),Kristi na Ozoli a (cello) D rta Sv ti a (piano) A. Raspopova (violin) I. Toma evska (viola) P. P vul na (cello) M. Vi enskis (piano) Haralds Klips (clarinet) Raimonds Golubkovs (viola) Evija Auzi a (piano) Anna Berkl va (violin) Katr na Auzi a,(cello) Just ne Bauli a (piano) Leila Hairova (violin) L vaTomi a (violin) Ginta Laura Zari a (viola) Emma Bandeniece (cello) Ieva Pud ne (flute) Lelde C mure (violin) Marija Truhanova (piano) Madara Liepi a (violin) Ilze Toma evska (violin) J lija Makarina(viola) Estere L sis-Gr nberga (cello) Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Johan-Eerik K lar (piano), Peeter Margus (violin), Edward Soon (violoncello) Haydn Piano Trio No. 39 Trio by MaLeRa KaSuKu: A collaborative composition by Mati Kuulbert, Lep Sumera and Raimo Kangro (1977) Moscow Conservatory Polina Kulikova, Ekaterina Zemaitis, piano Taneev Prelude and Fugue, Brahms Variations on Haydn s Theme, Stravinskiy Concerto for two pianos Guildhall School of Music & Drama Volta Quartet: Venetia Jollands, Oliver Cave, violins, Luba Tunnicliffe, viola, Thomas Marlin, cello Simon Holt, Two Movements for String Quartet Beethoven Opus 59, 1 Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Mercury Trio: Igor Kret- piano, Aleksandra Szlaga- violin, Katarzyna Stasiewicz-cello W. Lutos awski- Grave D. Schostakowitch-Piano Trio e-minor op. 67

Student Ensembles Dublin Kazan State Conservatoire, Russia Dina Bikghanova (violin),Madina Nabiullina (piano) Ravel Sonata, A. Babadjanyn Sonata Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) Richard Thomas, violin, Cormac Briain, cello, Adam Collins, piano Mendelssohn Piano Trio in d minor, 1st movement. H. Eller School of Music, Tartu, Estonia Helis Oidekivi (flute), Jaan Kapp (piano) F. Martin Ballad ; O. Messiaen La Merle Noir P. Hindemith Sonate, I Satz) Amy Gillen, flute, Gabriele Dikciute, cello. Villa-Lobos, The Jet Whistle Mercedes Trinchero, violin, Berginald Rash, clarinet, Veronika Phung, piano. Mihaud Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Dublin Institute of Technology Clodagh Curran, flute & Sophie Harrison, flute Beethoven flute duo op 26 St Patrick s College Bach Concerto for Two Violins, First movement Deirdre O Hare, Helen Mc Ardle Jennifer O'Donovan (flute), Katie Kelly (flute), Robyn Kehoe-Roche (flute), and Liam Lonergan (alto flute) Gaelic Offering movements 1 and 4 by Catherine McMichael. Irish World Academy Beethoven Duo No.1 in C major for violin and cello Denise and David Doyle Katie Hyland, Marie-Claire Brodie, Sophia Lyons, Moya Gorman Mozart Flute quartet K285

Student Ensembles Cremona Master4Strings Duo M4S, Robert Schumann M rchenbilder op.113 ConservatorioArrigoBoito (Parma) TommasoBinini, flauto, Leonardo Spadaro, pianoforte Schubert Introduzione e variazioni per flauto e pianoforte, op. 160, D. 802 sul tema del Lied Trockne Blumen da Die sch ne M llerin AccademiaWalter Stauffer di Cremona QuartettoGuadagnini, Joseph Haydn Quartetto in mi bemol maggiore op.33 n.2 The Joke (Hob.III.38) ConservatorioSuperior de Musica de Valencia Quartetto Nel Cuore , Schubert String quartet D minor D.810 Death and the Maiden QuartettoTaag BeethovenQuartettoper archi in fa Op.18 n.1 MusikhochschuleK ln-Aachen IntimaQuartet, Edvard Grieg Quartettoin sol maggiore op.27 ConservatorioMonteverdi (Cremona) AnastasiyaPetryshak, violino, Lorenza Baldo, violoncello, Axel Trolese, pianoforte, Brahms Trio in si maggiore n.1 op. 8 Tartu Heino Eller Music High School Erle Kont(clarinet), Taavi Orro (clarinet), Jaan Kapp (piano) Nino Rota - Sonata D-dur; Malcolm Arnold - Sonatina op.29; Mendelssohn - 2 Kontzertst ckenop.113, op.114 AnastasiyaPetryshak, violino, Andrea Nocerino, violoncello, Yevheniya Lysohor, pianoforte Ludwig van Beethoven Trio op. 70 n. 1 "Gli Spettri AnastasiyaPetryshak, violino, Alessandro Ceravolo, violino, Amira Awajan, viola, Lorenza Baldo, violoncello Cajkovskij Quartetton.2 in fa minore op.22 Other schools QuartettoJanuensis Joseph Haydn QuartettoOp. 77 n.1 ConservatorioMartucci (Salerno) Campania String Quartet, Beethoven QuartettoOp. 95 Serioso Trio Zart Astor PiazzollaEstaciones Portenas Invierno Porteno Primavera Portena

Student Ensembles Savonlinna Kazan State Conservatory Anastasia Lapteva, violin, Lilia Husnullina, piano Shostakovich; Sonata for vilon and piano op. 134, A. Monasipov: Sonata for violin and piano Moscow State Conservatory Mikhail Kalashkov, cello, Roman Filipov, violin Rahmaninov: Piano Trio Elegiaque in d- moll Op. 9 (No. 2) Arensky: Piano Trio in d- moll Op. 32 No.1 Robert Traksman, violin, Marcel Johannes Kitsw, cello, Rasmus Andreas Raide, piano, Beethoven: Archduke trio op.97 in B- flat major 1. Allegro Moderato 2. Scherzo (Allegro) 3. Andante Cantabile ma per con moto. Poco piu adagio 4. Allegro Moderato- Presto String Quartet Nuori Kuopio, Joonas Pekonen I vl,, Marleena Antikainen II vl,, Uti Koistinen vla, Laura Muona vcl, Moxart: String Quartet KV 156 (whole piece) Dvorak: String Quartet op.96 (parts) Savonlinna, Finland Perttu Hanhisalo (viulu), Martti Hanhisalo (sello) Leevi R s nen (piano) Erkki Melartin: Six Easy Pieces: . Pianoduo (fourhands) Leevi R s nen NN Percussions- Ensemble Outi Karhu, Akseli K rkk inen, Lassi Saksa, Juho Rasimus Gaetano, Mario A.; Four Studies for Young Percussion Ensemble 1. Membranes 2. Wood 3. Metal 4. Fugue Gottry, Josh: Wood, Metal, Skin Sibelius-Academy, Helsinki Kasmir Uusitupa, viulu, Tami Pohjola, viulu Aino R s nen, alttoviulu, Senja Rummukainen, sello Piano trio Sunide Marjatta Ilom ki, violino, Kristiina Hirvonen, violoncello, Ayane Matsuura, piano Mendelssohn: Pianotrio no 1. Paul Schoenfield: Caf Music. Mikkeli, Finland Juha Jolkkonen, cl,, Matias Penttinen, piano, Mikkeli, C. Saint-Sa ns Sonata for clarinet and piano op. 167 Ellen Simos, piano, Emilia Simos, viulu, Olli Heikkil , viulu, Elsa Heikkil ,cello, J.B.Vanhal: Trio F, Al+legeretto, Andante F. Pacius: Balladi H. Eller Music College Tartu, Estonia Taavi Orro, clarinet, Jaan Kapp, piano C. Saint-Sa ns - Sonata for clarinet and piano op 167 J. Horowitz - Sonatina for clarinet and piano Tallinn Music High School Robert Traksmann, violin, Katariina Maria Kits, violin, Mart Kuusma, viola, Marcel Johannes Kits, cello, Beethoven: String Quartet op. 18 No. 1 in F Kuopio, Finland

Student Ensembles Nicosia European University of Cyprus Nektaria Stasopoulou, Stalo Savva &Nicoletta Pagouna, Christodoulos Georgiades, Lykion Romp (piano 6 hands) Maria Avraam, flute, Marilena Iacovou, piano/xylophone, Christodoulos Christodoulou, violin/percussion, Nicos Kkoushi, violin/percussion VERCKEN, Fran ois, Aux quatre cents coups Six pi ces en r cr ation pour percussionistes... et autres Marilena Vanezou & Kyriaki Venizelou (Voice), Annini Tsiouti (piano). GRETCHANINOV, "Bayou, bay and Piano Theme. Andante rubato, Oration. Lento quasi recitativo, March. Alla marcia, Exercises. Allegro molto e fuoco, Commination. Adagio con fuoco, Chorale. Molto lento, Waltz. Allegretto rubato, Polka. Tempo di Polka Allegro, Resolution. Maestoso (ma non troppo lento) T livaldis eni Colloquens Patriae for Cello and Piano Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc Trio for Oboe, Basson and Piano (arrangement for Oboe, Cello and Piano) Lent Presto; Andante con moto; Rondo. Tr s vif Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra Anastasia Motiti (flute), Vukan Zarkovic (clarinet), Krini Troullou (oboe), Vangelis Patsalidis (bassoon), Lambis Pavlou (French horn). Franz Danzi, Quintett op.56 No.2 in g-Moll. I. Allegretto George & Frosss Guitar Duo, Slawomir Wishiewski (Arr), Danza Cubana Al Di Meola, Mediterranean sun dance Andreas Zenonos (violin) Demetris Antoniades (violin) Nefeli Karageorgi (cello), Haydn Divertimento op. 100 Estonian Academy of Music Kaia Voitka (violin), Johannes V lja (cello), Grete J dal (piano) Jaan R ts(1932) - Trio no 2 (1962) (10 minutes) I Allegro; II Vivo; III Andantino; IV Vivo; V Allegro Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Trio no 1 D Minor op 49 (30 minutes) I Molto allegro e agitato; II Andante con moto tranquillo; III Scherzo; IV Finale Faidros Kavallaris, Trilogy of Lapithos. Lithuanian Academy of Music Kata ynaNarkevi , Violin & Kristina Jaskyt liapikien , Piano Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)Sonata for violin and piano in D minor, op. 9 1st movement: Allegro moderato (Patetico) Stasys Vaini nas (1909-1982) Sonata for violin and piano op. 38 2nd movement: Andante. Poco piu mosso 3rd movement: Presto Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 in D major op. 94, I. Moderato II. Scherzo III. Andante IV. Allegro con brio Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Tomasz Kumi ga, (baritone) & Misha Kozlowski (piano) W. A. Mozart Recitative and aria of Count from the 1st act of opera "Le nozze di Figaro" ("Hai gia vinta la causa...") 2. Mieczyslaw Karlowicz- "Pami tam ciche, jasne, z ote dnie" (s . K. Przerwa-Tetmajer) (I remember silent, bright, golden days) 3. Witold Lutos awski Tarantella 4. F. Christis Antipolemiko 5. J. Petridis - Le Rayon 6. Andreas Orphanides Common Roots 7. D. Shostakovich - Spanish Songs (I. Adios, Granada II. Mozuca III. En Samir IV. Ronda V. Morena Salada) 8. P. Tchaikovsky - Onegin's aria from the 1st act of opera "Eugene Onegin" ("Vy mne pisali...") 9. Richard Strauss - "Zueignung" op. 10 Nicosia Music High School Andreas Papdopoulos, Elena Karapataki (piano 4 hands), Brahms Hungarian Dansce No. 5, Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Mikaela Theodorou (voice), Elena karapataki (piano), Schubert An die Musik, Lied der Mignon, Dowland, Flow my tears Latvian Academy of Music Jana Klevicka- oboe, Mara Botmane- cello and Roksana Kenzejeva- piano. Benjamin Britten Temporal variations for Oboe

Masterclass Teachers Nicosia Natalia Sakkos, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Estonian Chamber Music Teachers Association Janis Maleckis, J zeps V tols Latvian Academy of Music Gunta Sproge, J zeps V tols Latvian Academy of Music Petras Kunca, StringQuartet Academia , Lithuanian Musicians Union Alexander Bonduryansky, Moscow State Conservatory Sampsa Konttinen, Savonlinna Music Institute Roberto Galletto, Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, Rome Faidros Kavallaris Borzykowski Micha ; Szymanowski School of Music (ZPSM no 4) Warsaw Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska, F. Chopin University of Music Warsaw Michael Tsalka, Lilla Akademien, Stockholm Maja Nosowska, F. Chopin University of Music Warsaw Dalia Balsyte, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Keijo Aho, Vice Chairman & Treasurer ECMTA

Masterclass Teachers Savonlinna Marje Lohuaru, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Michael Tsalka, Valencia Evan Rothstein, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Yiannis Miralis, European University of Cyprus Roberto Galletto, Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia Natalia Sakkos, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Alexander Bonduryansky, Moscow State Conservatory Anna Prabucka-Firlej, Academy of Music Gdansk Krzysztof Sperski, Academy of Music Gdansk Henschel Quartet Filippo Faes, Conservatorio di Castelfranco-Veneto David Dolan, Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Masterclass Teachers, Cremona Dalia Balsyte, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Pekka Helasvuo, Helsinki Maja Nosowska, F. Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Paulo Pacheco, Music Academy of Lisbon and Superior School of Music of Lisbon/ Portugal Massimo Paris, Rome Marje Lohuaru, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Michael Flaksman, Hochschule f r Musik, Mannheim Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Musicians Union Anna Serova Robert Irvine, Royal Scottish Conservatoire, Glasgow Quartetto di Cremona Leszek Brodowski Filippo Faes, Conservatorio di Castelfranco-Veneto

Masterclass Teachers Dublin Marje Lohuaru, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Ilona Klusaite, Kaunas J. Naujalis Music Gymnasium Evan Rothstein, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Dinara Galeeva, Kazan State Conservatory Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Musicians Union Michael Tsalka, Valencia Yiannis Miralis, European University Cyprus Paulo Pacheco, Music Academy of Lisbon and Superior School of Music of Lisbon/ Portugal Pekka Helasvuo, Helsinki Natalia Sakkos, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

Masterclass Teachers Riga David Dolan, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Alexander Bonduryansky, Moscow State Conservatoire Paulo Pacheco, Music Academy of Lisbon and Superior School of Music of Lisbon/ Portugal KatarzynaJankowska-Borzykowska, Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Anna Prabucka-Firlej and Krzysztof Sperski, St. Miniuszko Academy of Music, Gdansk Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian Musician s Union Ilona Klusaite, Kaunas Juozas Naujalis Music Gymnasium Maja Nosowska, Chopin University of Music Warsaw Marje Lohuaru, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Evan Rothstein, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Dalia Balsyte, Lithuanian Academy of Music Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian Musicians Union Indr BAIK TYT , National M.K. iurlionis school of Art, Lituanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Masterclass Teachers Tartu Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska [Erasmus], Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Micha Borzykowski, Karol Szymanowski s ZPSM nr 4, Warsaw Marje Lohuaru, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Evan Rothstein, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian Musicians Union Simone Gramaglia - Quartetto di Cremona Dinara Galeeva Kazan State Konservatoire Pekka Helasvuo, Helsinki Emlyn Stam, Artistic Director, New European Ensemble Natalia Sakkos, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

Annual Meeting in Warsaw Keynote Speaker: Professor Eugenijus Laurinaitis Chamber Ensemble as a Group: Personalities, Characters, Relationship, Creativity Workshop: Relationship, Emotions and Values in Group Dynamic - Implications for Teaching Panel: Polish Culture and Chamber Music Robert Morawski, pianist: Polish Chamber Ensembles and literature Alicja Gronau- Osi ska, composer: Polish Contemporary Music Prof. Krystyna Boruci ska, Ryszard Romanowski: Innovative Polish educational programs Stanislaw Leszczynski- Director of Festival Chopin and his Europe: Chopin Institut s program about recordings on the original pianos from XVIII- XIXth century

Masterclass Teachers Warsaw Dalia Balsyte, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Alessandra Giura Longo, Professor of Chamber Music, Conservatorio G.P. da Palestrina Cagliari (Italy) Irina Grayfer, Ippolitov-Ivanov SMPI Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska, Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Marje Lohuaru, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Gunta Rasa, J. Vitols Latvian Academy of Music Miriam Roycroft, Royal Irish Academy of Music Natalia Sakkos, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Elizabeth Wilson, Xenia Chamber Music Course, Italy Keijo Aho, Helsinki Micha Borzykowski, Karol Szymanowski s ZPSM nr 4, Warsaw Petras Kunca, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian Musicians Union Roberto Galletto, Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, Rome Pekka Helasvuo, Helsinki Paulo Pacheco, Chamber Music Faculty Member of Escola Superior de M sica de Lisboa, Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra Evan Rothstein, Guildhall School of Music & Drama Krzysztof Sperski/Anna Prabucka-Firlej, Academy of Music, Gdansk Jakub Tchorzewski, Conservatorio di Venezia Duo Garc a Esteban (FUNDACI N GARC A-ESTEBAN) Martins Zilberts , zeps V tols Latvian Academy of music

Members Forum Warsaw Katariina Liimatainen, Principal lecturer in piano, Kuopio Conservatory Chamber music projects for children at an early age in Kuopio Conservatory Dinara Galeeva, Kazan State Konservatoire Chamber music department of Kazan Conservatoire Paulo Pacheco, Escola Superior de M sica de Lisboa, Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra In the group: a distinctive case of teaching chamber music? Sampsa Konttinen, Tampere Music Academy Tampere Music Academy Developing Arts Education within the Tampere3 Process Duo Garcia Esteban Duo Garc a Esteban: Presentation and activities through its Foundation Piret Vainmaa and Jana Pe ske, In Corpore and Yxus Ensemble Chamber Music in Estonia: New Music and its Interpreters, YXUS ENSEMBLE Association Musica Vitale (Lithuania) 8thInternational Youth Music Festival Le strade d Europa Lithuania-Italy 2016 and Early music in ECMTA Jakub Tchorzewski, Conservatorio di Venezia Rarely performed composers (S. Veress, G. Gorini, R. Palester) and their chamber music output

Student Ensembles Warsaw Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Rene Laur (saxophone), Joonatan J rgenson (piano) Eduard Tubin (1905-1982) Sonata for alto saxophone and piano (1951) Mari-Liis Urb (violin), Kristian Plink (cello), Joonatan J rgenson (piano) Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) Trio fortepianowe C-dur "Lovisa Trio" (1888) 62 (1988) Tampere Conservatory Johanna Toivanen, Maria Kujanp , Tiia Toivanen, Touko Leinonen (percussion) Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 - 2002) Cinco Canci nes Negras (1945) Zbigniew Wiszniewski (1922 - 1999) Nokturn Mark Ford (ur.1958) Stubernic na 3 perkusist w (1988) John Cage (1912 - 1992) Trio dla trzech perkusist w (1936) Moscow State Conservatory Elena Dovgan (piano), Polina Shtykova (violin), Ekatierina Goriunova (cello) Borys Czajkowski (1925 1996), Piano Trio (1953) Felix Mendelsohn Bartholdy (1809 1847), Piano Trio in c-moll op 66 (1845) Fryderyk Chopin (1810 1849), Piano Trio in g-moll op.8 (1829) Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Piano Trio 30 Fingers Marta Finkel tein (piano), Lora Kmieliauskait (violin), Arnas Kmieliauskas (cello) Bronius Kutavi ius (1932) Osiem miniatur wed ug Stasysa for piano trio (2002) Johannes Brahms (1833 1897) Piano Trio in c-moll op. 101 (1886) UMFC, Warsaw "Muscosi Piano Quintet":Piotr Bajak(piano), Julia Wro ska (violin),Judyta Kluza (violin), Mateusz Doniec (viola), Filip Sporniak (cello) Juliusz Zar bski (1854 - 1885) Piano Quintet g-moll, op.34 (1885) Pawe Popko (piano), Ada Dobrowolska (violin), Krystyna Wi niewska (cello) Artur Malawski (1904 1957), Trio fortepianowe (1953) Jacek Dzio ak (clarinet), Mateusz Stankiewicz (accordeon) Witold Lutos awski (1913 - 1994) Preludia taneczne (1954) (wersja na klarnet i akordeon) Wojciech Kostrzewa (ur. 1991), Mashopi Aleksandra P aczek (piano), Dominika Wojcieszek (violin), Anna Baran (horn) Aleksandra Chmielewska (ur. 1993) Trio for piano, violin and horn Ippolitov-IvanovSMPI E. Dovgan (piano), P. Shtykova (violin), E. Goriunova (cello) F. Mendelssohn Trio moll op. 66 L.Beethoven Trio d dur op.70 Boris Tchaikovsky trio (1953), 1stmvmt Academy of Music, Gdansk Karolina Gustaw (violin), Jan Lewandowski (cello), Daniel Ziomko (piano) F. Schubert Trio Es-dur, A. Panufnik Trio H. Eller Tartu Music College Karl Allikvee (violin), Karen Kriit (viola), Sven-Sander estakov (piano) Max Bruch 8 pieces op 83 I, II, VI Karmen Urb (violin), Olga Oja (piano) : J. Brahms Sonate f r Klavier und Violine G-dur Op. 78 I Toomas Hendrik Ellervee (violin), Gerda Klemm (piano) W.A. Mozart Sonate f r Klavier und Violine A-dur KV 305 I, II Jazep Vitols Latvian Academy of Music Madara Liepina (violin), Daumants Liepins (piano) Witold Lutos awski (1913-1994) Subito na skrzypce i fortepian (1993) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sonata na skrzypce i fortepian G-dur, KV.379 (1781) Talivaldis Kenins (1919-2008) I Sonata na skrzypce i fortepian (1955) Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London Endr kt String Quartet Timothy Chua (violin), William Newell (violin), Tim Hansson (viola), Thomas Vidal (cello) Ludwig van Beethoven (1779 - 1827) String Quartet in F-dur op. 59 nr 1 (1806) Henryk Miko aj G recki (1933 - 2010) "Ju si zmierzcha" muzyka na kwartet myczkowy op.

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