Hirschmann Masterclass Tour
Verein Loc.Artium
Sponsorship area
Training and further education
Sponsorship amount
CHF 52'500 per year
Sponsorship term
since 2023 (merger of Hirschmann Masterclass and Hirschmann Masterclass Europe)
Partner
From 2025 Loc.Artium Association
Until 2024 Swiss Youth Music Competition Foundation
Project website
The Hirschmann Masterclasses in Switzerland and Europe are merged
The annual Hirschmann Masterclass used to be made up of two separate events: Hirschmann Switzerland since 2015 and Hirschmann Europe since 2021. In 2021 and 2022 the Masterclasses were held in Switzerland or in Austria (Linz) and in France (Arc-et-Senans). In 2023 both Masterclasses were integrated for the first time into one single, international event. The aim of this was to strengthen the cross-border character of the project and to establish the Hirschmann Masterclasses even more firmly in the landscape of promoting European music for young people.
Participants
Participants are selected in close cooperation with Swiss music academies, lecturers and the Loc.Artium association network. This ensures that only highly qualified and particularly committed students (master's level or equivalent) take part. The selection process is transparent and takes place via invitation or application.
Artistic Direction
The purpose of the Hirschmann Masterclass is to give the young participants the opportunity to engage with their instrument on a daily basis and empower them to reflect on their impressions and experiences as well as their relationship to making music. They may even discover new and creative aspects of their personality and gain maturity as artists.
The Hirschmann Masterclass is based on four main pillars:
- - 1:1 individual lessons with individual lecturers
- - chamber music with all of the lecturers
- - workshops on various topics
- - the first performance of a contemporary piece
Concert Tour
The highlight of each Hirschmann masterclass is the concert tour at various locations in Switzerland and neighbouring countries.
This is a unique creative process for the young musicians. This project is the realisation of a new idea that gives young virtuosos the opportunity to engage in a crucial and fundamental debate on the timeless character of music, and to see themselves as committed and creative participants in a group that becomes a living organism.
