Kulturwelten Summer Academy 2025
Musikverein Wien
30 June - 5 July
Dear Musicians,
from 30 June to 5 July 2025, the Kulturwelten Summer Academy once again invite all musicians, students, pupils and music lovers from all over the world to make music, practise, learn and listen. Musicians from renowned Austrian Orchestras, Lecturers from leading universities and other educational institutions in the subjects of violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, bassoon, and vocals will pass on their knowledge and experience. As in previous years, we offer all course participants free access to our seminars. You can find more details about this year’s lecturers by clicking on the button below.
Instrumental & Vocal lessons
at the Musikverein Wien
The Kulturwelten Summer Academy 2025 will take place from 30 of June to 5 of July at the Musikverein Wien. The world-famous Concert Building serves as an inspiration and home for our participants for an exciting week full of music. By registering for the academy, participants will receive:
– 5 Instrumental or Vocal Lessons of 45 Minutes each
– Piano Accompaniment, if required
– Free Admission to all events on offer
– A beautiful Certificate for the Participants
– If the level of performance is sufficient, we invite our participants to the Final Concert at the Musikverein Wien.
As an alternative to full participation in the Academy, you can opt for Passive Participation, which gives you full access to the Academy’s Programme but excludes active Instrumental Lessons. A Day Ticket offers the opportunity to passively participate in the Academy on a specific day.
Guided Tour of the Musikverein Building
We cordially invite the participants of the Kulturwelten Summer Course 2025 to a fascinating journey through the sonorous history and magnificent rooms of the Musikverein Wien. See, hear and feel the world of music and architecture. Learn more about the magical and unique atmosphere that makes the Musikverein a jewel for musicians and music lovers alike.
Ortho-Bionomy®
Workshop with Rainer Hornek
Ortho-Bionomy® is holistic body and energy work. Gentle, pain-free impulses guide the body back to its own ideal posture.Ortho-Bionomy® does not correct or manipulate, but supports the organism in developing its individuality. This work leads to an original understanding of the incorrect or unhealthy posture and thus to a causal solution to the complaints. The qualified and practising expert Prof Rainer Hornek, former section leader of Vienna Symphony Orchestra, helps participants to find solutions for their personal needs.
Orchestra Audition Preparation
Workshop with Guillermo Buechler
Auditions are undoubtedly one of the most important and demanding goals of a musical education, as they pave the way for an orchestral musician’s professional instrumental career. Guillermo Büchler, concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, will explain and work on selected audition pieces for violin and viola with the participants. Please book in advance, the number of active participants is limited.
Stage fright, Performance Stress and Anxiety
Workshop with Caroline Sigwald
Stage fright and performance anxiety are experienced by over 80 % of professional musicians, still, an open discussion about the topic and learning about prevention measures are not standard in musical education. In this workshop, Caroline Sigwald, psychologist, psychotherapist and member of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra will explain the development process of general and music related fear and anxiety and its close relationship with our early learning experiences and personality traits. Furthermore, participations will gain knowledge of practical and cognitive exercises about how we can calm our selfs in stressful situations to create a better understanding about our body and its reactions to anxiety.
It's all about Strings!
Lecture and Workshop with Bernhard Rieger
Regardless of whether it is a violin, viola, cello or double bass, the tonal magic of a string instrument consists of the vibration of a string on a body. Our seminar is about the influence of a string on a string instrument. Bernhard Rieger, Director of string development & String Development Engineer for Thomastik-Infeld, will help us understand the Structure and differences of strings in general, Influence of the different string tensile forces (string tensions) on instruments, Where does bow noise come from and how can it be influenced, Influence of different rosins, Discussion of wolf tones and whistling of strings (especially violin E strings) and how to influence these phenomena, Tips and tricks to increase the life span of strings and shorten the break-in time and much more!
From Breath To Sound
Lecture and Workshop with Maria Woldrich
Through this breathing work, we consciously experience how the powers of the breath unfold their effect and for example how rapid relaxation or energization, mobility and posture can improve. Free breathing allows body, soul and spirit to become permeable. In addition to virtuoso playing, free-flowing breath helps instrumentalists and pianists to find the very personal sound of the instrument and thus contributes to the creation of moods, colors, characters etc. At the same time, this work allows the artistic personality to grow.
Please bring comfortable clothing and socks
Sergio Posada Gomez
Piano Accompaniment
Sergio Posada has been accompanist at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna since 1986 and has been accompanist at the masterclasses of the Allegro Vivo Summer Academy in Horn, Waldviertel for many years. Since 1984 solo and chamber music concerts worldwide; soloist with renowned orchestras in Europe, South America and Japan; soloist in all Beethoven piano concertos with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia and in eight Mozart piano concertos with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín; prizewinner at the International Harpsichord Competition in Lilienfeld, Austria, and with the flutist G. Ahumada at the International Friedrich Kuhlau Duo Competition in Uhlsen, Germany. Sergio Posada studied piano at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in his home town of Medellin, Colombia, and harpsichord with Prof. M. Mauriello and piano with A. Geberovich in Vienna.
Pricing
Active Participation
€590
- 5 lessons of 45 minutes each
- Participation in the Final Concert, with sufficient performance level
- Participation in all Seminars and Events offered
- Piano Accompaniment, if required
- Certificate of Participation
Passive Participation
€149
- Free Ticket to the Final Concert
- Participation in all Seminars and Evens offered
- Lesson shadowing
Day Pass
€39
- Lesson shadowing for one day
- Participation in a Seminar / Event
Pricing
Active Participation
€590
Passive Participation
€149
Day Pass
€39
- 5 lessons of 45 minutes each
- Participation in the Final Concert, with sufficient performance level
- Participation in all Seminars and Events offered
- Piano Accompaniment, if required
- Certificate of Participation
- Free Ticket to the Final Concert
- Participation in all Seminars and Evens offered
- Lesson shadowing
- Lesson shadowing for one day
- Participation in a Seminar / Event
