"Karuizawa International Music Festival 2011", the seminar class will be held in order to train young musicians.

Harmony House Karuizawa etc
August 17 (Wed)-August 23 (Tue) 2011
*If join in the Festival Orchestra, until August 28 (Sun)
Violin
Cello
Clarinet
  * Fagott class will not be held.

Minimum 5 students for each class.
(If less than 5, that class will not be held.)
Students who aim for professionals.
All nationality and all ages.
4 private lessons with a piano accompaniment during the period.
Tuition fees and accomodation for 6 nights \136,500.-
(including dinner, breakfast, concert tickets and tax/without lunch, transportation costs)
Hotel Resort Hill Sengataki
  • ・The entry fee will not be returned for any reason.
  • ・Free entrance to the concert held by professors and artists during the period.
  • ・The students concert will be held on August 23 (Tue).
  • ・The students, who wish to, can play at the Festival Orchestra(see the following).
  • ・The number of the member is limited.
  • ・If you wish to play at the concert, you need extended stay fees.

Festival Orchestra
This is a special orchestra for this festival, with amateur, professors, artists and students. Artists will join and lead the orchestra from the beginning of the rehearsal and the concert will be held on the final day of the festival.
Conductor Seiji Yokokawa
Solo violinist Mie Kobayashi
Concert master Masayuki Kino
Sergey Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Classical"
Sergey Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Will be held in Tokyo.(Practice place and time will be noticed later.)
July 10 (Sun) July 24 (Sun) August 7 (Sun) August 13 (Sat)

< How to apply >

1) Please download an application form from the website here (PDF format)

Application form >> [102 KB]


*To download PDF format, Adobe Reader must be installed.

2) To fill in the required information printed, please send it to the following address.
 Karuizawa International Music Festival Administration Office
 1-13-12, Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0011

We review documents and notify the results later.
The orchestra participants, who need to participate in the almost rehearsals.

The primary application deadline/May 27 (Fri), 2011
*You may apply until when reach the maximum number of students.