Program
What do I get from this Academy?
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Each student will receive 3 one-to-one 60-minute individual instrumental (piano or violin or viola or cello or guitar) lessons
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Each student will be able to attend all piano (and violin) lessons as a non-participant, so he/she can learn by observing all instrumental lessons
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Each student will receive 5 three-hour group lectures selected from these modules: Composition, Improvisation, Chamber music, Conducting, The Baroque or Keyboard Harmony
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Each student will be able to attend 7+ evening Concerts/Talks given by acclaimed musicians / educators
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Each student will perform solo on the resident handmade Concert Grand at the Menuhin Hall in the specially-organized Gala Concert ; non-piano students will perform solo accompanied by a pianist on the resident handmade Concert Grand at the Menuhin Hall in the specially-organized Gala Concert
2024 program
One-to-one Tuition - 2024
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Piano lessons - Anthony Hewitt ; Leslie Howard ; Julian Jacobson ; Mikhail Kazakevich ; Florian Mitrea ; Leon McCawley
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Violin lessons - Benjamin Baker ; Madeleine Mitchell ; Oscar Perks
Group Classes - 2024​
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Conducting: Mark Austin
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Keyboard Harmony: Richard Gowers
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Improvisation: David Dolan
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Composition: Stephen Goss
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Chamber Music: Michael Dussek
Evening Recitals + Q&A - 2024
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Chamber Music Recital: Astatine Trio (Maja Horvat - Riya Hamie - Berniya Hamie)
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Solo Piano Recital: Damir Durmanovic
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Solo Piano Recital: Dominika Mak
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Solo Piano Recital: Rose McLachlan
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Violin and Piano Recital: Emily Trubshaw and Julian Chan
Evening Lectures + Q&A - 2024
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'TBC' - David Cohen
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'The Power of Failure' - Stephen Goss
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'TBC' - Gabriel Prokofiev
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Special Presentation - 2024
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'ABRSM Performance Diploma' - Chief Examiner Andrew Dibb
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'ABRSM Youth-Voice Panel' - Kristina Arakelyan ; Myles Manders-Young ; Frederick Viner ; James Welburn
2022 program
One-to-one Tuition - 2022
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Piano lessons - Anthony Hewitt ; Leslie Howard ; Julian Jacobson ; Mikhail Kazakevich ; Murray McLachlan ; Vitaly Pisarenko
Group Classes - 2022
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Harpsichord: Carole Cerasi
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Conducting: Mark Austin
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General Music: Malcolm Singer
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Improvisation: David Dolan
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Composition: Stephen Goss
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Chamber Music: Michael Dussek
Evening Recitals + Q&A - 2022
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Solo Piano Recital: GabrielÄ— SutkutÄ—
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Solo Piano Recital: 'Character is Destiny' - Murray McLachlan
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Solo Piano Recital: Emanuil Ivanov
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Solo Piano Recital: Vitaly Pisarenko
Evening Lectures + Q&A - 2022
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'Improvisation' - David Dolan
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'Talk by Violinist Madeleine Mitchell: Working with Pianist-Composers' - Madeleine Mitchell
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'Taking Control of your Performance' - Stephen Goss
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'A Life in Music' - Michael Dussek
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Special Presentation - 2022
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'ABRSM presentation by Katie Boud'
2018 program
One-to-one Tuition - 2018
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Piano lessons - Graham Caskie; Douglas Finch ; Anthony Hewitt ; Leslie Howard ; Julian Jacobson ; Mikhail Kazakevich ; Murray McLachlan
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Violin lessons - Boris Kucharsky ; Madeleine Mitchell
Group Classes - 2018
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Composition: Stephen Goss
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Improvisation: Douglas Finch
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Keyboard Harmony: Malcolm Singer
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Conducting: Jonathan Bloxham
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'Sight-Reading & Memorization': Melanie Spanswick
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'The Baroque': Carole Cerasi
Evening Recitals + Q&A - 2018
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Piano Trio Concert: Mithras Trio (Piano Trio Society - PTS)
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Solo Piano Recital: Maxim Kinasov (Beethoven Piano Society of Europe - BPSE)
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Solo Piano Recital: Yuanfan Yang (Beethoven Piano Society of Europe - BPSE)
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Solo Piano Recital: Alim Beisembayev (Royal Academy of Music)
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Solo Piano Recital: Murray McLachlan
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Solo Piano Recital: Florian Mitrea (ROSL Arts - Royal Overseas-League (ROSL))
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Solo Cello+Piano Recital: Ariana Kashefi+Maria Tarasewicz (Talent Unlimited)
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Solo Vocal+Piano Recital: Vivien Conacher+Panaretos Kyriatzidis (Concordia Foundation)
Evening Lectures + Q&A - 2018
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'Remembering Yehudi Menuhin' - Boris Kucharsky
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'Shape and Colour - basic forces un musical composition' - John McLeod CBE (with special appearance by Murray McLachlan playing 'Five Hebridean Dances' by John McLeod)
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'Menuhin, Madeleine Mitchell and the Red Violin Festival' - Madeleine Mitchell
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'The Gathering': Improvisation & Demonstration - Douglas Finch
2016 program
One-to-one Tuition - 2016
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Piano lessons - Andrew Ball ; Douglas Finch ; Daniel Grimwood ; Anthony Hewitt ; Leslie Howard ; Julian Jacobson ; Mikhail Kazakevich ; Murray McLachlan
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Violin lessons - Boris Kucharsky
Group Classes - 2016
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Composition: Stephen Goss
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Improvisation: Douglas Finch
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Chamber music: Michael Dussek
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Conducting: Jonathan Bloxham
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'Sight-Reading, Memorization & Technique': Melanie Spanswick
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'The Baroque': Carole Cerasi
Evening Recitals + Q&A - 2016
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Solo Piano Recital: David Malusa
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Piano Trio Concert: Bedriska Trio (the Piano Trio Society - PTS)
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Solo Piano Recital: Victor Lim (2nd Prize winner of the 2016 Beethoven Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition, by the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe - BPSE)
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Solo Piano Recital: Ning Hui See (Talented Unlimited)
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Solo Violin Recital: Jesus Reina (La Academia Galamian)
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Solo Piano Recital: Murray McLachlan
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Solo Vocal (and Piano) Performance: Natasha Day, accompanied by David Malusa (Concordia Foundation)
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Duo Guitar Recital: Martin Fogel & Patrik Kleemola
Evening Lectures + Q&A - 2016
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'From a Rich Musical Life!' - Alberto Portugheis
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'The Gathering': Improvisation & Demonstration - Douglas Finch
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'Various valuable insights for a young musician' - Thomas Carroll
2014 program
One-to-one Tuition - 2014
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Piano lessons - Andrew Ball ; Graham Caskie ; Douglas Finch ; Anthony Hewitt ; Leslie Howard ; Mikhail Kazakevich ; Murray McLachlan ; Aleksander Szram
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(trial) Violin lessons - Boris Kucharsky ; Akiko Ono
Group Classes - 2014
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Composition: Stephen Goss
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Improvisation: Douglas Finch
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Chamber music: Anthony Hewitt
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Conducting: Thomas Carroll
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'Sight-Reading, Memorization & Technique': Melanie Spanswick
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'The Baroque': Carole Cerasi
Evening Recitals + Q&A - 2014
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Solo Piano Recital: Murray McLachlan
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Piano Trio Concert: Bedriska Trio (the Piano Trio Society - PTS)
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Solo Piano Recital: Mihai Ritivoiu (1st Prize winner of the 2014 Beethoven Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition, by the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe - BPSE)
Evening Lectures + Q&A - 2014
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'A detailed look at the first movement of Beethoven's Appassionata' - Julian Jacobson
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'Foundations of Piano Technique' - Murray McLachlan
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'A talk touching on aspects of modern music making, tertiary musical education & thoughts on the international music scene' - Andrew Ball
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'The Mystery of the Jazz Piano' - Dominic Alldis
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'The Fazioli' - Terence Lewis
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'My Life as an International Composer' - Stephen Goss
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'Ultimate Inspiration' - Ruth Nye
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'Demonstration of Improvisation' - Douglas Finch
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'An old fashioned and exciting dance class' - Tomasz Ziemski
2012 program
One-to-one Tuition - 2012
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Piano lessons - Andrew Ball ; Graham Caskie ; Douglas Finch ; Anthony Hewitt ; Mikhail Kazakevich ; Murray McLachlan ; Aleksander Szram
Group Classes - 2012
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Composition: Stephen Goss
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Improvisation: Douglas Finch
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Chamber music: Michael Dussek & Aleksander Szram
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Conducting: Rebecca Miller
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'Sight-Reading, Memorization & Technique': Melanie Spanswick
Evening Recitals + Q&A - 2012
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Solo Piano Recital: Anthony Hewitt
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Solo Piano Recital: Douglas Finch
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Solo Piano Recital: Murray McLachlan
Evening Lectures + Q&A - 2012
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'The Mystery of the Jazz Piano' - Dominic Alldis
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'The Recording Process' - Stephen Goss
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'The Legacy of Arrau' - Ruth Nye
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'The Building of a Fazioli' - Terence Lewis
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'Demonstration of Improvisation' - Douglas Finch
2010 program
One-to-one Tuition - 2010
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Piano lessons - Andrew Ball ; Bobby Chen ; Murray McLachlan ; Ruth Nye
Group Classes - 2010
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Composition: Cheryl Frances-Hoad
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Eastern & Western Music Exploration: Stephen Goss
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Improvisation: Douglas Finch
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Chamber music: Michael Dussek
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Piano Mechanics: John-Paul Williams
Evening Recitals + Q&A - 2010
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Solo Guitar Recital: Martin Fogel
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Solo Piano Recital: Simon Callaghan
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Solo Piano Recital: Andrew Ball
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Solo Piano Recital: Douglas Finch
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Solo Piano Recital: Murray McLachlan
Evening Lectures + Q&A - 2010
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'Demonstration of Improvisation' - Douglas Finch