International Masterclasses

Real Conservatorio Superior de Música »Victoria Eugenia«
Granada, Spain

Conservatorio di Musica »Santa Cecilia«
Rome, Italy

Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini
Trieste, Italy

Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella
Naples, Italy

Conservatorio di Musica »Giuseppe Verdi«
Milan, Italy

Conservatorio Statale di Musica »Jacopo Tomadini«
Udine, Italy

Talent Music Summer Courses & Festival
Brescia, Italy

Toho College of Music
Tokyo, Japan

Central Conservatory of Music
Beijing, China

Emory University
Atlanta, USA

PEDAGOGICAL OBJECTIVES

Emphasis on a deep emotional and intellectual relationship to music
Development of individuality and independence as a human being, musician and pedagogue
Motivation to a positive attitude towards oneself
Searching for one’s own talent and responsibility for that talent
Courage to find one’s limits and to expand them
Contemplation about the connection between body, movement, and sound
Weekly class piano sessions – Learning to master the performance situation – Dealing with constructive criticism – Getting to know new literature
Envisioning the art of making music and teaching as a joyful, passionate and important endeavor

In master classes as well as special moduls, I teach literature from all eras and styles involving solo and duo piano literature. My particular love lies with the Impressionists, the Spanish, the Americans, Les Six, Scriabin, the Romantics, Paris of the 1920s, South Americans. The focus of my work is sound production on the basis of body movement and imagination.
Of great importance to me is the examination of stylistic problems, the analysis and understanding of interpretation in the historical context, and encouragement of the student to reflect on his own playing and to develop his personal message.