2 days Masterclasses piano Streicher 1847 & Early Recordings

To approach the romantic repertoire by being inspired by the playing of the last romantics recorded at the end of the 19th century

What to prepare: any repertoire from the 19th century, after prior consultation with the teachers (even repertoire from the 18th century could be presented, but in a late romantic style - please consult us to see if this is appropriate). Emphasis will be placed on German repertoire, because of the Streicher (but this is not mandatory).
We will provide students with a list of suggestions, but they can choose freely or bring their own repertoire.

For whom: all musicians interested in the 19th century performance style, pianists, string players, wind players and singers.
Listeners are welcome. 

Possibility to come and rehearse on the Streicher 1847 piano at the Salon Romantique to prepare the masterclass.
Registration Fee: 50€ for participants, 10€ for free listeners

Laura Fernandez-Granero pianist "New Athenian
Graduating with honors from the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in fortepiano with Edoardo Torbianelli and harpsichord (Marcon & Corti), Laura Fernandez Granero is involved in historically informed performance of the Romantic repertoires by cross-referencing written and recorded sources of the last Romantic pianists of the 19th century. She was invited to the "Correct but not beautiful" symposium in Sydney in September 2018. She plays regularly at the Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht (Fabulous Fringe), at the TivoliVredenburg (Grote Zaal), at the Geelvinck Festival, at the Musitekton Hall (Barcelona), in Madrid, Seville, at the Royaumont Festival and Pianos, Pianos festival at Bouffes du Nord. She organizes conferences in Madrid with musician-researchers from all over the world.

Johannes Gebauer violin
Johannes Gebauer first became involved in historically informed violin performance in the great baroque adventures: Academy of ancient Music in London and Joshua Rifkin's Bach Ensemble in New York, musicological advisor to Christopher Hogwood and more recently in romantic performance. Together with Prof. Kai Köpp he is a member of a research group at the University of the Arts in Bern, Instructive Editions (Instruktive Ausgaben) and is working on a doctorate on the playing of Brahms' violinist Joseh Joachim.

Aldo Mata cello
Aldo Mata is principal cellist of the Castilla-Leon Symphony Orchestra and president of the Superior Conservatory of Salamanca in Spain. He has received scholarships from prestigious institutions (Fullbright, Juventudes musicales, Albeniz) and studied with Janos Starker at the University of Bloomington, where he obtained a doctorate. He regularly performs concertos by Haydn, Dvorak, Elgar, Richard Strauss' Don Quixote, is a member of the Granados String Ensemble and a chamber music teacher. He engages in historically informed research with Laura Fernandez-Granero.

Sebastian Bausch, research pianist
Sebastian Bausch graduated with distinction in harpsichord and organ from the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and in piano performance from the University of Freiburg im Breisgau.  His extensive experience in historically informed playing, combined with his piano education, allows him to undertake intensive research into keyboard performance in the 18th and 19th centuries.  He regularly gives concerts as a soloist and with ensembles.  He has won several international competitions. Since 2012 he has been working on a research project "Establishing the Idea of the Composer" supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation at the University of the Arts in Bern.

Artem Belogurov pianist Artem Belogurov is a keyboardist. He studied piano at the New England Conservatory (Boston) and then perfected his skills on fortepiano and clavichord in Amsterdam with Richard Egarr and Menno van Delft; he graduated cum laude in 2016. He is a laureate of the early music competitions of Yamanashi (Japan), Geelvinck Fortepiano (Amsterdam), Les Frères Graun (Bad Liebenwerda, Germany). He is continuo player with AKOR ensemble, Concerto Köln and is co-repetitor at the Conservatory of Utrecht.

Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde cello Cellist Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, a graduate of the Montreal and Amsterdam conservatories, specializes in informed interpretation combining research and performance. Winner of the 2016 Corneille Competition, the 2018 Graun Brothers Competition, a Canada Council for the Arts grant, the Banff Centre for the Arts, she founded Les Vieux Galants, conducts research projects on historical recordings and presents concerts in Canada, the USA, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Italy. Octavie is pleased to play a superb German cello from 1769, on loan from the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds of the Netherlands.