Chamber Music Festivals

The Steans Music Institute is Ravinia’s summer conservatory, bringing together each summer talented young musicians from around the world to make music together under the supervision of an internationally renowned faculty. Through its three programs—jazz, piano and strings, and singers—young artists at the Steans Music Institute attend master classes given by musical luminaries, have daily[…]

Mission of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival 1. To provide artistic and academic preparation for the most gifted graduate-level performers and composers from around the world under the tutelage of an international faculty. 2. To support and extend the Yale School of Music’s internationally recognized music programs by serving as a pedagogical and performance venue[…]

Opera North is the Northeast’s premier summer opera festival, with a proud track record of presenting high-quality productions in the intimacy of the 710-seat Lebanon Opera House, and of serving as a career launching pad for Young Artists. Over its long history, Opera North has presented a wide variety of repertoire, including Ariadne auf Naxos,[…]

The Philadelphia International Music Festival is a summer music program offering students of all ages and skill levels – from throughout the U.S. and abroad – the unique opportunity of spending 14 days immersed in classical music education and performance with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Festival highlights include private lessons, daily orchestra rehearsals, daily[…]

Mannes produces institutes each summer that focus on a variety of topics and feature world-renowned faculty and performers. Each institute has a different format, employing master classes, performances, lectures, ensembles, and coursework. For more information: The Beethoven Institute  During a week of intensive study, participants in the Mannes Beethoven Institute explore Beethoven’s sonatas, piano trios,[…]

At the MAVI Festival we encourage all levels of violists age 14 through adult to develop their skills to the highest level possible. Scholarships are available; information is on the application. Musicians who come to MAVI are presented with many approaches to playing by our faculty. We encourage everyone to consider new ideas and to[…]

Founded in 1944 by Ivan Galamian, the Meadowmount School of Music, located in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, offers exceptional string players and pianists a seven-week-long intensive program of private study and chamber music coaching with our dedicated and internationally recognized faculty. Performance opportunities include weekly masterclasses with the Meadowmount faculty, masterclasses with[…]

Every summer, students and teachers, scholars and artists, entrepreneurs and political leaders from around the world gather at the Middlebury Language Schools. They apply their considerable efforts to one goal—creating the richest, most effective language-learning environment on earth. Within this environment, a miracle occurs. Those who arrive with basic language skills expand them dramatically, allowing[…]

The Montecito Summer Music Festival brings world-class musicians together with advanced students of classical piano and strings for two weeks of instruction and performance. All the events (several concerts, recitals and master classes) are free and open to the public montecitomusicfestival.com

During Festival season, talented young performers have an opportunity to attend Conservatory Music in the Mountains. This program is offered in conjunction with the New Conservatory of Dallas in Dallas, Texas and enables students to work with musicians of international rank and perform with young artists from around the world. musicinthemountains.com