The third masterclass at the Academy was successfully conducted by Jiri Hlinka in febr. 2009. Håvard Gimse made a lecture about Jean Sibelius piano works.
Masterclass 3
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Navn
Land
1
Bjørnar Knudsen
Norway
2
Christian Grøvlen
Norway
3
Lorenzo Grosso
Italy
4
Jie Zhang
China/Norway
5
Daria Tschaikowskaia
Rus/Germ.
6
Dmitry Ablogin
Russia
7
Mikhail Turpanov
Russia
8
Liesbeth Spits
The Netherlands
9
David Hausknecht
Czech.Rep.
VI INVITERER TIL FANTASTISKE KONSERTER!
Prof.Jiri Hlinka Klaverakademi
Den 3.sesjon med internasjonale pianister
Rekstensamlingene torsdag 26.februar kll 11.30 og fredag 27.februar kl 19.30
Dmitri Ablogin, Russland
Lorenzo Grossi, Italia
David Hausknecht, Tsjekkia
Christian Hundsnes Grøvlen, Norge
Bjørnar Knudsen, Norge
Daria Tchaikowskaja, Tyskland/Russland
Mikhail Turpanov, Russland
Jie Zhang, Kina
Musikk av Chopin, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Grieg, m.fl.
Her møter du topp-pianister på rekke og rad.
HÅVARD GIMSE MASTERCLASS LECTURE
The Norwegian pianist HÅVARD GIMSE will lecture about Jean Sibelius piano works at the next masterclass on Thursday 19th. of february 2009.
MASTERCLASS 2 - 2008
The second masterclass at the Academy was successfully conducted by Jiri Hlinka in Nov. 2008. The internationally known pianist Leif Ove Andsnes made an insightful and in debth lecture about Grieg`s music focusing on less known masterpieces composed by Grieg. Leif Ove played examples of how Grieg`s compositions was influenced by Norwegian folk music, Mendelssohn and others.
Leif Ove Andsnes and Jiri Hlinka surrounded by students from Russia, Czech. Rep, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. Marina Kan, Dmitry Ablogin, Mikhail Turpanov,
Demian Krieger, Patrik Hèvr, Bohumir Stehlik, Anna Christensson, Christian Grøvlen
and Oda Voltersvik.
The cultural folk influence discussed by students and masters during the class.
Jiri in discussion with his former student Leif Ove Andsnes. "Grieg was also influenced by Dvorák" added Jiri and presented musical examples at the grand.
FANTASTIC GRAND OPENING!!
The Prof. Jiri Hlinka Grand Piano Academy was official opened by the Minister of Defence, Anne-Grete Strøm-Eriksen on Sunday 7th. of September 2008. The concert was an extraordinary performance by some of the finest piano artists in the world. Never ever have we seen such great performing artists on the same stage. The artists Geir Botnen, Håvard Gimse, Leif Ove Andsnes, Steffen Horn, Suzanna Hlinka, Marina Kan, Dimitris Kostopoulos, Christian Grøvlen, Christian Ihle Hadland, Matthias S. Halvorsen, Joachim Carr and finally Jiri Hlinka made the evening very special with a concert to remember!
THE CONCERT VIDEO
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More than 150 distinguished guests attended the opening. The grand opening of the academy was conducted by Prof. Jiri Hlinka Grand Piano Academy in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Rekstensamlingene, and Troll Classics.