5 - 12 August 2018 SANKT GOAR | International Festival & Summer School PIANO WEEK returns to Sankt Goar for the second consecutive year in 2018. Headed by British concert pianist Samantha Ward (founder and artistic director) and Polish concert pianist Maciej Raginia (creative director), the festival is full of high calibre performances from the in-house team of concert pianists. It runs alongside the summer course, which is open to participants of any age and ability. Other international residencies in 2018 include Beijing (China), Foligno (Italy) and Weston Rhyn (UK).

The course part of PIANO WEEK forms an intensive The festival has been honoured to programme of master classes, performances welcome world-renowned pianists Stephen and one-to-one lessons, offering participants an Kovacevich, Leon McCawley, Chenyin Li and opportunity to study with a distinguished faculty David Fung as its guest artists. of concert pianists over a six-day period. We welcome applications for:

I. Residential full-time course II. Non-residential full-time course .

The PIANO WEEK faculty are all concert pianists and pedagogues at the very top of their profession who hail from all over the world:

Samantha Ward | Artistic Director & Founder Maciej Raginia | Creative Director Mark Nixon

For full biographies, go to www.pianoweek.com

KEY INFORMATION

AGE RANGE Any accepted DATES 5th - 12th August 2018 RESIDENTIAL PARTICIPANTS £1500 all inclusive (full-time standard piano course) £1800 all inclusive (full-time intensive piano course) NON-RESIDENTIAL PARTICIPANTS £1065 (full-time standard piano course, including lunch) £1365 (full-time intensive piano course, including lunch) BESPOKE COURSES & VARIATIONS [email protected] APPLY ONLINE www.pianoweek.com

www.pianoweek.com SANKT GOAR Surrounded by , woods and the picturesque Rhine river, our residency in Sankt Goar gives participants a chance to enjoy this spectacular scenery alongside intensive coaching, master classes and performances. As part of the Upper UNESCO World Heritage Site, the town and its surrounding area has a lot to offer its visitors. The famous slate rock is close by, on the opposite bank of the river.

PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT FROM

• Master classes •Multiple performance opportunities • One-to-one & duet lessons •Sight reading classes •Harmony and memorisation classes (adults) •Music theory classes (children) •Composition classes (with a chance to perform •Listening and harmony classes (children) their own composition) •Lectures for parents & talks and discussion •Comparative listening and analysis classes forums (adults) •Free entry to faculty & guest artist recitals

ACCOMMODATION Residential participants will enjoy modern twin bedrooms (with separate bathrooms) in the beautifully restored 1892 Gründerzeit villa in which the festival takes place. Guests will also have spacious and well-equipped kitchens at their disposal. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Alternatively, single bedrooms can be arranged in hotels nearby at an extra cost. LOCATION AND TRANSFERS Sankt Goar is located within easy reach of -Hahn Airport (40 minutes by car) and Frankfurt International Airport (60 to 90 minutes by train, 70 minutes by car). The town has its own rail station with services to Frankfurt (Hbf), (Hbf) and . Other cities which can be reached within a 90-minute drive include , , Mannheim and Heidelberg.

PROFILE | SAMANTHA WARD

British pianist, Artistic Director & Samantha launched PIANO WEEK Founder of PIANO WEEK, Samantha in 2013 and over the last three years Ward, has performed extensively she has performed major works for around the UK and abroad, appearing two pianos with world-renowned on British television and radio several pianist Stephen Kovacevich as part of times. She made her Wigmore Hall the festival. Samantha is a recording debut in 2007 and has won numerous artist for Schott Music publishers and competitions and awards in the UK, the author of the recently published performing in major venues such as ‘Relax with...’ series of anthologies. St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. John’s Smith Square, Cardiff’s St. David’s Hall and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

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