Classical Hugs - International Music Festival & Concert Series
Programs
Study - observe - perform
Piano Academy
Lessons & Masterclasses
Online lessons - all year around.
An opportunity to receive in-depth knowledge from eminent piano professors: John O'Conor,
Piotr Paleczny, Olga Kern, Dmitri Alekseev,
Grigory Gruzman, Andreas Frölich, Vivian Li,
Eduardo Delgado, Daniel Pollack, Graham Scott,
Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Yuri Didenko, Alberto Urroz,
Sophia Agranovich, Allison Brewster Franzetti,
Giuseppe Devastato, and Michael Bulychev-Okser.
Orchestral Instruments:
Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Guitar
Lessons & Masterclasses
Online lessons - all year around.
A great way to enhance your performance skills, whether preparing for an important recital, a recording, or a competition.
Violin
Pavel Vernikov, Boris Garlitsky, Michael Vaiman,
Albert Markov, Lewis Kaplan, Cho-Liang Lin
Shlomo Mintz, Felix Andrievsky, Svetlana Makarova
Viola
Hartmut Rhode, Paul Neubauer,
Mikhail Zemtsov, Isabel Villanueva
Cello
Raphael Wallfisch, Colin Carr,
Antonio Lysy, Alexander Ramm.
Flute Professor: Elisabeth Möst
Guitar Professor: Stanley Alexandrowicz
Performance opportunities & promotion
Students perform group concerts and solo recitals.
All concerts are presented by a Classical Hugs host via the Facebook Live platform. It will be also relayed on our YouTube channel and publicized through Social Media. Broadcast your musical hug to thousands of viewers worldwide.
Faculty recitals.
Lectures & industry talks
Several weekly presentations
Including:
- The Grammy Nominee Pianist Allison Brewster Franzetti
- Argentinian Legend - Eduardo Delgado
- Calm, Confidence, & Control - Dr. Wayne Neo
- "The tigress of the piano" - Sophia Agranovich
- AMAX Award Clarinetist 2020, Brett Deubner
- Solo Recital - Michael Bulychev-Okser,
Artistic Director of Gershwin Competition and Classical Hugs
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