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Faculty
Tutors of Master Classes Bad Goisern 2012
Prof. Rolf-Dieter Arens was born in Zinnwald (Germany) and studied piano from the age of five. He taught at the Leipzig and Weimar Schools of Music and gained his professorship of piano at the Franz Liszt School of Music in Weimar, where he was also principal 2001-2010. He toured Europe, Asia and South America as a solo artist and chamber musician and is regularly on the judging panel at international music competitions. His work is documented with a wealth of radio and TV recordings and albums. Professor Arens founded the chamber music association „Weimarer Solisten“ and is the new president of the Leipzig Cultural Foundation. In 2011 he was awarded the Premio Liszt prize.
 Prof. Beartrice BertholdProf. Beatrice Berthold is the only German female pianist at the present time to have made a name for herself in the international music press for her interpretations of Russian virtuoso piano music. She is Professor at the Hannover School of Music and gives master classes throughout the world, for example in Germany, Chile (University of Santiago) Lithuania (Academy of Music, Vilnius) and at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
 Prof. Filippo FaesProf. Filippo Faes is a professor of piano at the Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto and gives master classes in Europe, the USA, New Zealand and Singapore. He is one of Italy‘s most celebrated pianists, winner of numerous competitions, such as the Dortmund Schubert Competition 1989. He is a soloist on all international stages, celebrated by the media as one of the most profound and creative performers of his generation.
Prof. Jonathan Fox studied at The Juilliard School in New York with Roland Kohloff, the former Principal Timpanist of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Fox graduated from Boston University. In addition to his responsibilities as solo timpanist and percussionist with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and as professor at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, he is an active concert and marching recitalist and teacher across North America and Asia.
Prof. Jiri Heger, born in Czechoslovakia, graduated from the Prague Conservatory. He was principal violist and soloist with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for more than 20 years. Being an active performing artist, he teaches at the Singapore Yong Siew Toh Conservatory. He is also instrumental in nurturing many young Singaporean musicians; many of his students won top prizes in the National Music Competitions in violin and viola.
 Hu Nai-yuanHu Nai-yuan is an American violinist born in Taiwan. He was the first prize winner of the 1985 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition and is one of the most celebrated Asian soloists and violin teachers of today. He plays the Ex-Hubay Stradivarius. Hu was featured as a violinist in the 2001 film Kate and Leopold starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman.
Prof. Boris Kraljevic, born in Montenegro, studied piano at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with professor Lev Naumov. Beside his concert performances, Boris Kraljevic also conducts master classes worldwide. He is professor at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in Singapore, at the Music Academy in Sarajevo and in Belgrade. His students are prize winners at numerous national and international piano competitions.
Prof. Qin Liwei has established a formidable reputation as a cellist on the international concert scene and is well known for his brilliant virtuosity, refined musicality and sincerity of interpretation. He has won several prestigious awards including a silver medal at the 11th Tchaikovsky International Competition; Qin has recently been appointed Artistic Director of the Jin Mao Concert Hall in Shanghai. He now lives in Singapore and plays a Giuseppe Guadagnini cello from 1780, which was loanded to him by the Goh-Family collection.
Prof. Benjamin Schmid is an Austrian violinist who was born in Vienna and grew up in Salzburg. In 1992 he won the Carl Flesch Competition in London. Since then he has performed on the world’s major stages with renowned orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra London, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, under conductors such as Seiji Ozawa and Daniel Barenboim. He teaches violin at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and gives master classes in Switzerland.
Erik Schumann was born in Cologne (Germany) to German and Romanian-Japanese parents. He studied violin with Zakhar Bron and Pinchas Zukerman. Schumann regularly performs with renowned orchestras in Europe, Asia and the USA, including the NDR Orchestra Hamburg, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, and the Orchestre National de France. Erik Schumann plays a 1713 Antonio Stradivarius violin.
Franz Wagnermayer studied trumpet at the Bruckner Conservatory in Linz, at the University of Music Vienna, with Bo Nilsson, Pierre Thibaud and Otto Sauter. He performed with Euregio trumpet ensembles and was a member of various orchestras, such as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. His solo career includes concerts with the South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic, the Martinu Orchestra of Brno, Concert tours in Italy, France, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Canada.
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