Chamber Lab

CHAMBER
LAB
Academy for chamber music with piano
18.-29. August 2021
Montecastelli (Pisano), Italien
Lecturers
> Boris Kusnezow
> Hanna Weinmeister
Register
by 31. May 2021
chamberlab@scienceandmusic.com

Concept
Chamber Lab aims to help young musicians
establish new ensembles for chamber music with
piano demonstrating great artistic promise.
During the 10-day Academy, participants will
join a number of chamber music partners in a
variety of ensembles.
They will have the opportunity to establish
professional and private contacts, and to lay the
foundations for permanent future ensembles.
Chamber Lab is a versatile concept, comprising
chamber music tuition, sight-reading sessions,
concerts and scientific lectures.

proGRamME
12 chamber music works will be rehearsed and
performed by 12 different combinations of players.
Every participant will prepare three pieces for the
academy, including:
• a piano trio from the Viennese Classical period,
• a piano quartet from the Romantic period and
• a work from the 20th/21st century.
The viola repertoire may vary from this in certain
circumstances. Pieces will be assigned after the
application deadline has passed. Repertoire
requests will be considered whenever possible.
The chamber music groups will receive a minimum
of two 90-minute lessons for each work.
Selected pieces will be performed at two final
concerts. Sight-reading sessions are also scheduled,
in order to foster the spirit of the Academy.

Lecturers
Boris Kusnezow
Professor Professor of
Chamber Music with Piano
University of Music and Theatre
“Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig
www.boriskusnezow.com
Hanna Weinmeister
Principal Concert Master,
Zurich Opera House
Tetzlaff Quartet
www.scienceandmusic.com/weinmeister

SCience
LEcTurEs
Sebastian Bonhoeffer
Professor of Theoretical Biology
ETH Zürich / Collegium Helveticum
www.collegium.ethz.ch/ueber-uns/personen/prof-dr-sebastian-bonhoeffer/
„communication-language-music: lessons from the animal kingdom“
Philipp Bonhoeffer
Professor of Cardiology
Science&Music Montecastelli
www.philippbonhoeffer.com
„the biological importance of beauty“

LOCATION
ACCOMODATION
Located in the centre of Tuscany, Montecastelli
provides the ideal setting for Chamber Lab.
The tastefully renovated complex includes a
concert hall, practice rooms and communal areas,
as well as a violin-making workshop.
Participants will be provided with on-site
accommodation and meals.

SCIENCE
AND
MUSIC
Chamber Lab is one of the activities of Science
& Music. The key idea behind this initiative is to
create an interdisciplinary exchange between
science and music. It has become a meeting
place for well-known scientists and artists,
including professors from Harvard University
and Nobel Prize winners.
www.scienceandmusic.com

Registration
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costs
Apply to chamberlab@scienceandmusic.com
by 31 May 2021:
• Upload a video featuring repertoire of your choice
(minimum 20 minutes, solo and/or chamber music) via an
online portal (e.g. YouTube link). The video should be less
than a year old.
• Video (approx. 1-2 minutes) in which you briefly introduce
yourself and explain your reasons for applying to Chamber
Lab (e.g. particular experience/interests)
• Up-to-date biography
• Possible repertoire requests
14 musicians will be selected to attend Chamber
four pianists, four violinists, four cellists, two violists).
The applicant age limit is 30.
2021 screening panel: Boris Kusnezow, Hanna Weinmeister,
Julian Steckel, Gerald Fauth
The participation fee is EUR 200 for full-board accommodation
and tuition.
We are able to offer this participant-friendly fee thanks to the
generous support of our sponsors and cooperation partners.
Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses.

SPONSORS
PARTNERS
MG CONCERTS BRUSSELS
CONTACT
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Prof. Boris Kusnezow
chamberlab@scienceandmusic.com
+49-178-2757500