Masterclass

Masterclasses

July 18 – August 1, 2025
Pietrasanta, Italy

Professors

Violin Masterclasses (July 18–26)

Michael Guttman
Violin Soloist, Founder and Artistic Director of Pietrasanta in Concerto, Artistic Director of Crans-Montana Classics.
Jury Member of the Paganini Competition, the Viotti International Music Competition, and the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition.

Pavel Berman
Violin Soloist, Chamber Musician, and Professor.
Professor at the Conservatory of Southern Switzerland, Academy Lorenzo Perosi in Biella, Italy, and at the iClassical Academy.

Eva Bindere
Violin Soloist, Chamber Musician, Professor.
Founding concertmaster of the Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra.
Professor at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and at the Accademia Perosi in Biella, Italy.

Mohamed Hiber
Violin Soloist, Chamber Musician.
Chosen as one of the 8 scholarship holders of the Anne-Sophie Mutter foundation.
Konzertmaster in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

 

Violin Special Masterclass  –  July 26 (11:00 – 13:00)

Vadim Repin
World-class Violinist, the youngest winner of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition for violin in Brussels, Belgium (17 years old).
Awarded the highest French distinction, the Victoire d'Honneur, and the title of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his services to music.
BBC Music Award recipient.

 

Viola Masterclasses (July 18-26)

Pierre-Henri Xuereb
Professor at Paris Conservatory, at the École normale de musique de Paris and the Royal Conservatory of Liège.

 

Cello Masterclasses (July 25 – August 1)

Jing Zhao – Director of the Masterclasses
ARD International Competition: First Prize, Audience Prize, Best interpretation of a contemporary piece (2005).
Artistic Director at Pietrasanta in Concerto.
Jury Member of the ARD International Competition 2024.

David Geringas
Cello Soloist, Conductor, Professor.
Professor at the Kronberg Academy in Germany and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Italy.

Program Overview

  • 5 lessons (45 minutes each) with different professors
  • On-Campus Experience: Accommodation with full meals included
  • Attend rehearsals and general rehearsals of the Pietrasanta International Music Festival 2025
  • Free access to all concerts, including backstage communication with guest artists
  • Special concerts featuring students and professors
  • Exclusive masterclass with Vadim Repin (violin students only, by recommendation)
  • July 22, 21:15 – Chiostro di Sant'Agostino
    Young Soloists of the Violin and Viola Masterclass presented by Michael Guttman and Pierre-Henri Xuereb
  • July 27, 21:15 – Pieve San Giovanni, Val di Castello Carducci
    Young Soloists of the Cello Masterclasses presented by David Geringas and Jing Zhao