Professor: Laszlo Kovacs

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Organisation:

Masterclass director: Laszlo Blaskovics - Festival Director of Music Palace Festival,

                                                                  International Representative of Danube Symphony Orchestra

Artistic director: Ferenc Szklenar - Director of DSO

Assistent: Andrea Molnar

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Orchestra: Danube Symphony Orchestra ( One of the State Orchestra of Hungary) 

 

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Date: 12-20 August 2023. 

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Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra's concert hall and rehearsal room

Royal Palace of Godollo

Hungary, Godollo, Grassalkovich-kastely 5852, 2100

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The Royal Palace of Godollo was the palace of our famous queen Sissi. The Palace is the second biggest Baroque Palace in Europe. 

How to get there:  

- From the airport it takes about 30 min by Taxi.

- From Budapest city: 30 min with Train or Taxi,  or 50 min with suburban railway. 

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Music programme of the course: ​

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Haydn: Symphony No. 104  in D major, London

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2

Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8

Bartok: Hungarian Pictures

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Member of participants

Active participants: 4-12 people, exclusively smaller groups as in usual masterclasses.

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Tuition fees:

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Active participants: €1590 

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Registration fee, part of the participation fee: €300 

Registration deadline:  20th July 2023  

 

Passive participants: 50 Eu / day

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Also  for the Conducting Masterclass Participants   all the concerts and passive participation of other masterclasses 

are on the MUSIC PALACE FESTIVAL GODOLLO. 

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Payment:

Payment information will be sent via email to applicants. 

The participant is responsible for paying the extra costs of the bank transfer. 

 

About the course:

What is include of your participation fee:

- 2 hours  lessons with the professor and 2 pianists

- 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra and the professor

- participation on the Conducting Masterclasses final concert or in the Matinee concert

- free entrance for Royal Palace of Godollo museums and exhibitions  

- free passive participation at Music Palace Festival masterclasses (Details are on www.kastelyfesztival.com) 

- free entrance for all concerts at Music Palace Festival

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Details about the course:

The masterclass is part of the Music Palace Festival. The festivals include of about 8 masterclasses and 100 concerts on the week. 

All of the masterclasses passive participations are free.

During the conducting masterclass the palace visitors can be part of the masterclass as listeners. 

During the course the active participants are working on the music programme  with  Professor Laszlo Kovacs:

At the half time with two pianists

At the other half of the course every active participants will get 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra.

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Tuition languages: English 

 

Participation in the course is confirmed with a certificate.

 

Competition:

At the end of the orchestra rehearsals the Professors and the Orchestra will decide which participants will be awarded with prizes.

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Final concert: There will be a final Gala concert on 20th August in Royal Palace of Godollo courtyard  with a selected programme from the course repertoire.

The Gala concert will be part of the Music Palace Festival with expected 500-1000 people audience. 

There will be also possible a matinee concert on 19th August.  

Each participants will conduct in one of the concert and the professors decision how many minutes, and which music. 

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More conducting practice time: 

We  offer  more practice time possibility with the orchestra. 80 minutes/ 890 Eu / 36 member of orchestra.  We can give you the possible dates and times after your inquires. 

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