
Saturday 29th July 2023 - Saturday 5th August 2023
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Penglais
Aberystwyth SY23 3DE
Reserve Space(s)
- Warm up
- Individual lessons
- Individual practice
- Masterclasses with pianist
- Chambermusic lesson and rehearsals
- Showcase concerts
The course will include daily warm-up/technique time for all, individual and small group lessons, daily performance class with an accomplished professional accompanist for everyone. There will also be plenty of time for individual practice and performance opportunities in various showcase concerts.
About your course leader
Violinist Sigyn Fossnes is associate professor at Barratt Due Institute of Music, Norway. She teaches both young talents and students, and her students have received a great numbers of awards and prizes. She is also co-leader for “Valdres sommersymfoni”, the Norwegian music summer school. She was educated as a violinist from the Norwegian State Academy and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, studying with Prof. Detlef Hahn. She was former a violinist in Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, but in recent years she has performed with her Ensemble Ernst and colleague pianists. Her first solo-CD, and Quartet-CD was both nominated to the Norwegian award “Spelemannprisen”, and in 2005 she received from the Norwegian Composer Society the award: “Performer of the year”.
Fees and your stay
The tuition fee for this course is £650.00, excluding accommodation, which includes a pass to all concerts during Musicfest. Early bird discounts are available on all courses booked and paid for in full before 30th April. Self-catering and en-suite accommodation is offered at a discounted rate for Musicfest students in University halls of residence, or you can book your own accommodation outside the University. See the accommodation page for further details.
Financial Support
For more information about financial support, please visit our Fees and Bursaries page.
Request a space on this course
You can request a space on this course here. Applications will be reviewed, and if accepted we will send full information on course joining and fee payment via email. We aim to respond within 7 days to your reservation request.
If you are booking more than one place, you will need to fill in application details for each potential student. Mandatory fields are marked with *
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