1. No category

Summer master-class 2013
5.8. - 11.8.2013
Vocal technique/opera/lied
Violin/viola/string quartet/improvisation
Piano/chamber music/piano
accompaniment
The masterclasses will take place in a picturesque place
of Kerimäki in Savonlinna in a beautiful 19th century
estate Kaukalinna. The opera and vocal technique
course will be lead by the renowned Finnish opera
singer Juha Kotilainen and Swedish soprano Eva
Comét. The solo piano and lied courses will be held by
professor of Saint-Petersburg Conservatory Irina
Sharapova. The violin and viola courses, string quartet
and improvisation will be taught by Oleg Larionov
(Mariinsky Theatre orchestra, Turku Filharmonic
orchestra). Piano accompaniment and chamber music
will be lead by Maria Kamchilina-Larionova (SaintPetersburg Conservatory, Turku Music Academy).
There will be a possibility for two day workshop with
renowned Finnish pianist Ilmo Ranta for extra charge.
The cost: 450€ includes 6 individual lessons of 45
minutes each, accommodation and meals, sauna, concerts.
Juha Kotilainen
studied singing with Olavi Hautsalo and Matti
Tuloisela at the Sibelius-Academy. He received
his voice diploma in 1985 and has studied further
at courses given by Thomas Hampson and Peter
Berne in Austria. Juha Kotilainen made his debut
at the Finnish National Opera as Dandini in
Rossini's La Cenerentola in 1986, and he has sung
several roles at the FNO since then, including
Count Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro), Jussi
(Leevi Madetoja's Pohjalaisia/The Ostrobotnians),
Marcello (La Boheme), Mamoud in John Adam's
opera Klinghoffer's Death, Gunther in Wagner's
Götterdämmerung, Mandryka (Arabella), Il
Barone de Trombonok in Rossini's opera Il
Viaggio a reims, (Count Tomsky (The Queen of
theSpades), Faninal (Rosenkavalier) etc. In 1990's
Juha Kotilainen was engaged at the Aalto Theater
in Essen, where his roles included for ex. The title
roles of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Bartok's Duke Bluebeard. Kotilainen has
visited many opera houses in Europe such as Theatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels,
Opera Lyon, De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam, Chatelet in Paris,Liceu in Barcelona,
Bolshoi in Mosckow,Grande Manuell Falla Opera in Cadiz etc. Kotilainen has sung also
several times in Savonlinna Opera Festival. He visited 2004 in Dalhalla Opera Festival as
Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana. He has worked with many opera conducters as for ex. Leif
Segerstam, Ulf Söderblom, Mikko Franc, Pietro Rizzo, Antonio Pappano, Kazuzi Ono and
Muhai Tang. Juha Kotilainen has premiered a number of Finnish new operas by EinoJuhani Rautavaara and Aulis Sallinen. During last years Kotilainen has premiered new
operas by Olli Kortekangas' Isän tyttö (Savonlinna Opera Festival 2007, FNO 2009),
Timo-Juhani Kyllönen's El libro de los Reyes (Cadiz 2007 and Esbo -09), Jani Siven's
Abelard&Heloise (Esbo 2008), Ilkka Kuusisto's Taipaleenjoki (Ilmajoki Music Festival
2010-12) Mikko Heiniö's Kung Erik XIV (Åbo2011) and Markus Fagerud's Una espera
inesperada (2012 Musictheater Kapsäkki Helsinki) Juha Kotilainen's repertoire also
includes solo songs, from classical Lied to contemporary works. He has appeared in
Bach's Matthew Passion, St.John Passion (also as semi-staged in FNO) and Haydn's
Creation and Jahrezeiten several times under Peter Schreier, in Bach's B minor Mass under
Harry Christophers and Helmut Rilling and as an oratorio soloist under Esa-Pekka Salonen
and many others. Last engagements with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra: Psalmus
by Uuno Klami and Jahrezeiten by Haydn. With the Helsinki Philharmonic: Schönberg's
Gurre-Lieder and Luciano Berio's Stanze scored for baritone in Musica Nova Festival.
During 2006-2011 Kotilainen has sung Schubert's Winterreise for ex. in Japan and
Schumann's Dichterliebe in Germany, Schottland and in South-America in Peru. 2012
Kotilainen sang Olli Mustonen's 1. sinfonia baritone part with Tampere Philharmonic
(world premier) and with Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra.
Oleg Larionov
has graduated in 2005 as soloist, chamber
ensemble and orchestra musician from Saint
Petersburg State Conservatory. During 2004-2011
Mr.Larionov has worked at Mariinsky Theatre
opera and symphony orchestra. As solo viola of
the orchestra he had played symphony and opera
repertory in Saint Petersburg and in Japan, USA,
Israel, Cyprus, South-Korea, Germany under the
batons of Valery Gergiev, Esa-Pekka Salonen,
Christoph Eschenbach, Pierre Boulez, Mariss
Jansons, Paavo Järvi, Gianandrea Noseda and
Nikolaj Znaider. As a soloist he had cooperated
with the orchestra of Rimsky-Korsakov School of
Music, Joensuu Conservatory Orchestra and
korean Prime Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr.
Larionov has received awards at National and
International chamber music competitions. Oleg
Larionov had given masterclasses in viola playing
at Suwon University in South-Korea in 2010. He is a regular guest artist at many chamber
music festivals such as Jeunes Talents, Red Sea, Cercle Stravinsky, Three Centuries and
others and has given numerous recitals with Sonorus string quartet and Belle Etage piano
quartet at the Philharmonic Hall and Mariinsky Concert Hall among others. Currently Mr.
Larionov has a permanent position at Turku Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland. Oleg
Larionov's vivid and deep interest in classical music has eventually lead him to
composition which he studies under the guidance of one of most prominent Russian
composers of the day – professor Sergey Slonimsky. Larionov's compositions for voice
have been performed by soloists of Mariinsky Theatre Dombrovskaya, Vitman, Muraviev
and Romanov. His instrumental works have received high acclaim at the Faculty of
Composition of Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, Fin-de-ciecle Modern Music Festival
and via his youtube channel. Oleg Larionov is a member of Teosto RY and FIMIC.
Irina Sharapova
pianist, professor of St. Petersburg Conservatory,
Honored Artist of Russia, art Director of International
Festival-Competition «Three century of classical
romances». She has graduated St. Petersburg
(Leningrad) Conservatory with piano diploma, then
completed her postgraduate study in Chamber Ensemble
with leading Russian professors of that discipline. Since
that time to this day she has been teaching Chamber
Ensemble and Accompaniment at the St. Petersburg
Conservatory. In the same time she has led varied
artistic career, performing as singer's accompanist and
chamber musician, partnered many of renowned vocal
soloists and ensemble. She performs with soloists of
Bolshoi and Mariinsky theatres with most diversified
programs including hundreds of pieces, from ancient
European and Russian music till contemporary
composers. The Russian vocal classics is the core of
Irina Sharapova concert activity. Following this theme,
she has carried out a line of projects including great concert series and records, broadcasts
and telecasts. Among them are «The Anthology of Russian romance», «Russian musical
culture of XVIII - XX centuries», «Two centuries of Russian romance». Now she is one
of organizers, heads and constant participants of extensive International Festivalcompetition «Three century of classical romances». Alongside Irina Sharapova continues
intensive performances with her favorite national trio «Russian virtuoso project» both
other ensembles and instruments, last time giving the increasing preference to harp
music.The other sides of her activity are performance (mostly the First performance) of
contemporary music in different genres, preparation of new musical editions, tours in the
European countries and USA, master classes on art of vocal and instrumental
accompaniment.
Maria Kamchilina-Larionova
studied solo piano under guidance of professor Pavel
Egorov at Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory.
Prize-winner of International
Competitions,
scholarship holder of the Fund of Female Trustees of
the Conservatory and the Lions’ Club in Finland.
Has performed as a soloist of symphony orchestras,
has been music superintendent and the leading
soloist in project «Kaikkien Nimi On Mina» to the
music of J.S. Bach and XX century. Has worked as
invited pianist at the symphony orchestra Joensuun
Sinfonia and as piano accompanist at a conservatory
in Finland. A perceptive and artistically inclined
ensemble player and piano accompanist Maria
Kamchilina-Larionova works in close cooperation
with People’s Artist of Russia composer Sergey
Slonimsky and distinguished musicians and singers
Oleg Larionov, Sergey Skorokhodov, Sergey
Muravyev, Elena Vitman and Mariinsky Chamber
Orchestra. For several years has cooperated with major projects of Saint-Petersburg State
Conservatory – International Competition for Opera Singers «Saint-Petersburg», «Three
Centuries of Classic Romance» and «Fin de Siecle». Performs regularly on stages of the
Small Philharmonic Hall, Alexander Glazunov Hall, the Academic Capella, the White Hall
of the Polytechnic University the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall. Former engagements
include a lieder-evening with soprano Z. Dombrovskaya and performance of R.
Schumann Piano Quartet on the composer’s bicentenary at the Small Philharmonic Hall,
premiere performance of 3 Songs by O. Larionov at Mariinsky Theatre and chamber music
recitals. Maria has worked as correpetitor at the production of Heinio's opera Eerik XIV
for Turku Music Festival. Maria works currently as
piano-accompanist for violin and cello at Turku
Music Academy. Her upcoming engagements include
a lieder recital with soprano Anastasya Kalagina at
the Grand Philharmonic Hall in Saint-Petersburg and
chamber music concert with Turku filharmonic
orchestra.
Eva Comét
dramatic soprano and pedagogue was born in Lund
and raised in Oskarshamn, Sweden. Comét is now
since several years a resident of Karis, Finland. She
made her scenic debut as Hanna Glawari, name-part
of "The Merry Widow" at the Opera in Björneborg (Pori). The diplomaed singer Eva
Comét began her scenic education at Operastudio 67 in Stockholm, Sweden, under
the guidance of Miklos Kundler. In 2008 she finished her pedagogue-education and
in 2009 she got her Voice-diploma with highest possible testimonial at the University
for Applied Sciences, Metropolia Helsinki. Comét has studied voice under a.o.
Birgith Stenberg, Berit Lindholm, Margaretha Haverinen-Brandt and Ritva Eerola. In
the spring of 2009 she gave her debut-recital at the Finnish National Opera in
Helsinki together with her duo-partner Tuula Hällström. Since completing her
studies, Eva has had the benefit of performing in Russia, Sweden, Norway, Finland
and the USA. She has since the autumn of 2008 had very close collaborations with
Professor George Buckbee that has resulted in the acquirement of many new parts
such as Sieglinde, Turandot and Tosca. During the last five years Eva has produced
operas under the motto "Opera at common arenas" i.e. actively working to make
Opera accessible to all. With these productions she has toured in Finland and Sweden
at small cities and rural areas. Eva Comét has since 2004 piloted choirs as well as
professional singers and beginners into the enchanting world of vocal music. As a
pedagogue she is persistent, honest and positively energetic.
Ilmo Ranta
studied at the Sibelius Academy with Liisa Pohjola
and received his diploma in 1984. He went on to
complete further studies in Munich with Klaus
Schilde, György Sebök, Dmitri Bashkirov, Ralf
Gothóni and Hartmut Höll. Currently Ranta teaches
chamber music and piano at the Sibelius Academy.
Ilmo Ranta gave his debut concert in 1985. He has
since given numerous solo recitals and has
performed as soloist with the most important
orchestras in Finland. Ranta has a strong reputation
as a versatile chamber musician both in Finland
and abroad. He is recognised as a first-class
Finnish Lied pianist, who has regularly performed
with singers such as Karita Mattila, Monica Groop,
Jorma Hynninen, Topi Lehtipuu ja Petteri Salomaa.
Ranta has also made several recordings with
singers for BIS and Ondine and CPO among other labels. Ranta is a widely appreciated
performer of modern music and has performed several world premiere works by Usko
Meriläinen, Paavo Heininen, Jouni Kaipainen and Eero Hämeenniemi, among others. He
has also recorded new Finnish music with flutist Mikael Helasvuo. Some of his most
significant solo recordings include The Second Piano Concerto with the Helsinki City
Orchestra and Pluton for piano and electronics by Paavo Heininen. In 1996–1991 Ilmo
Ranta was the artistic director of the Joroinen Music Festival and of the Sibelius Academy
Concert Series. Since 2007 Ilmo Ranta is the artistic director a serial Lied concerts
arranged by Taidekoti Kirpilä - Kirpilä Art Collection together with the Sibelius Academy.
Enquiries and registration:
Via-Akatemia, [email protected]
Registration due date 20.06.2013
Address:
Viitamäentie 189
58200 Kerimäki, FINLAND
Phone:
+358 15 543 112 (office)
+358 40 825 5165 (mobile)
Sinikka Juntura
www.via.fi