It is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of registrations for our traditional Summer Academy, which will be held from 11 July to 14 August 2022, with no less than 25 one-week masterclasses or “Pre-College” courses programmed.

Do you want to improve your technique and playing? Are you preparing for an entrance test or a competition? Do you want to exchange experiences? Are you looking for opportunities to perform in public? Don’t hesitate to sign up and take advantage of the teaching and advice of renowned teachers in a friendly atmosphere and in the beautiful, intimate setting of the old town of Sion.

We are particularly pleased to welcome five new teachers this year:

• Letizia Belmondo – HARP, and with her the return of a harp masterclass at the Tibor Varga Music Academy!
• Asier Polo – CELLO
• Denis Severin – CELLO (Pre-College)
• Wies de Boevé – DOUBLE BASS
• Rena Shereshevskaya – PIANO

We will also have the pleasure of welcoming back the following teachers:

• VIOLON: Francesco De Angelis, Mi-kyung Lee, Mihaela Martin, Gyula Stuller, Pavel Vernikov & Svetlana Makarova, Julien Zufferey (Pre-College)
• VIOLA: Tatjana Masurenko, Diemut Poppen, Jean Sulem
• CELLO: Frans Helmerson, Xavier Phillips
• DOUBLE BASS: Božo Paradžik
• FLUTE: José-Daniel Castellon
• CLARINET: Florent Héau
• BASSOON: Axel Benoit
• PIANO: Philippe Cassard, Pascal Godart, Roberto Paruzzo
• SINGING: Marcin Habela, Jennifer Larmore & Davide Vittone

If you feel like a little interlude between two hours of lessons, you can take advantage of our jazz improvisation workshops, offered by the Tibor Varga Academy.

Please note that you have until 27 April 2022 to take advantage of the most advantageous rate, with a registration fee of CHF 100 (instead of CHF 150 until 25 May 2022, then CHF 200) and accommodation fees of CHF 30 per night (instead of CHF 35 until 25 May, then CHF 40).

Find all the information as well as the registration form on www.sion-academie.ch.

We look forward to seeing you next summer.
The team of the Tibor Varga Academy