4th Amsterdam Viola Festival and 3rd National Viola Competition

Fourth edition of the Amsterdam Viola Festival and Third edition of the National Viola Competition with an international jury. The competition will be held on 7 and 8 March.

Please download the programme here

The Dutch and Russian governments are organizing a special year of economic programmes and collaborations, reason enough for us to present a festival and competition combining Dutch and Russian viola repertoire at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with faculty, students and distinguished guests.

Marjolein Dispa, Sven Arne Tepl, Richard Wolfe, Francien Schatborn, Judith Wijzenbeek, Cathelijne Noorland, Daniël Kramer, violinmakers Pia Klaembt and Andrew Finnigan, all viola students of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and many more...

Anner Bijlsma, Nobuko Imai, Jürgen Kussmaul, Utrecht String Quartet

Participants should have the Dutch nationality or be living in the Netherlands (including students from abroad who study at a Dutch institution). Age limit is 35 years.

Bach: two contrasting movements of one of the suites for cello solo
Louis Toebosch: Toccata for viola solo
Shostakovich: Sonata for viola and piano, first and second movement

Jürgen Kussmaul, Vera Beths, Frans van Ruth and Esther van Stralen

Please apply by sending your CV and recording of two movements of contrasting repertoire. Please state whether you would like to play with an accompanist of the CvA viola department or bring your own pianist.

Application deadline: 18 February 2013.

Please send your application to:

Clara Brons, c.brons[EMAIL BESCHERMD]@[EMAIL BESCHERMD]ahk.nl
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Postbus 78022
1070 LP Amsterdam

Please download the flyer.
More information about the Festival and the Competition will be published here in due course.

Artistic coordinators
Sven Arne Tepl 
Marjolein Dispa