Masterclasses & Teachers
The Masterclasses of the PIANO ACADEMY EPPAN 2025 will be held by Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Pavel Gililov and Andrea Bonatta. Participants will take one lesson of 60 minutes with each Professor. Different works are requested for the 3 lessons. The Masterclasses will take place at the Music School “Leonhard von Call” in Eppan.
Jan Jiracek von Arnim
Born into a family of musicians, pianist JAN JIRACEK VON ARNIM was described by BBC Music Magazine as one of the leading pianists of his generation. A top prize winner at the Busoni Competition (Italy) and Maria Canals Competition (Spain), Jan Jiracek von Arnim was one of the winners of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (USA). He regularly performs in musical centers such as the Musikverein Vienna, Philharmonie Berlin, Suntory Hall Tokyo, and others.
He was appointed professor for piano at the Vienna University in 2001, is currently Artistic Director and Chairman of the Jury of the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna as well as Guest Professor of the Summer Academy Mozarteum in Salzburg.
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Pavel Gililov
PAVEL GILILOV's musical talent was recognised early on by the Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky, who enabled him to study at the St Petersburg Conservatory. Whilst still a student, he won the Moscow National Piano Competition and was the fourth prize-winner of the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1974. He also won the first prize at the International Viotti Piano Competition in Vercelli in1978.
After emigrating from the former USSR, he was appointed professor at the Cologne University of Music until his retirement in 2013. In 2005, he founded the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn and has held the position of artistic director and jury president ever since.
He has performed both as a soloist and chamber musician and played at renowned music festivals. He also gives numerous masterclasses in Europe and Asia and is also a sought-after jury member.
Pavel Gililov has been a distinguished professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg for many years. Several of his outstanding students have won the most prestigious international competitions.
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Andrea Bonatta
ANDREA BONATTA is one of the most outstanding Italian pianists and a successful conductor. He recorded the complete piano work by Brahms as well as many other CD by Liszt and Schubert getting top critical reviews. His book about the piano work by Brahms is considered a milestone in this field. He has played in the most prestigious concert halls in the world and has conducted important orchestras in Europe and Asia.
Bonatta is jury member of the most prestigious international competitions., such as Liszt-Utrecht, Scriabin-Moscow, Beethoven-Bonn, Géza Anda-Zurich, Van Cliburn-Texas, Rubinstein-Tel Aviv, Cleveland (Jury Chairman), Sendai and many others. He also gave masterclasses all around the world. He has been for many years the Artistic Director of the Busoni Competition in Bolzano, is Artistic Adviser of the Liszt Competition in Utrecht, Honorary Professor of the Shanghai Conservatory and founder of the Piano Academy Eppan. He also gives regularly masterclasses at the Talent Music Master Courses in Brescia.
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