VOICE
KS Univ. Prof. Linda Watson &
e.m. Univ. Prof. Gerhard Kahry
Piano: Nao Huang, Maximilian Schamschula, Manfred Schiebel
We offer 4 possibilities to book:
1) VOICE 6-Days-Masterclass
Jul 22 - 27, 2024
Kahry: Jul 22-24, Watson: Jul 25-27
Concert: Sat, Jul 27, 2024
Fee
€ 530 (€ 120 application fee, € 410 course fee)
Optional supplementary package
€ 470
The supplementary package covers
1) Full board at Gasthaus Moser (breakfast and one meal a day plus one drink)
2) accommodation at Gasthaus Moser or Frühstückspension Mariahilfberg
3) transfer (Vienna Hilton or airport / Jul 21 (or July 22) to Gutenstein and back / Jul 28).
4) All shuttles and transports in and around Gutenstein will be provided for you! Please book the supplementary package till June 25!
The application-and course fee is NOT included in the package and must be payed EXTRA!
Teaching language
German and English
Application deadline
July 2, 2024 (if places are still available!)
2) VOICE 7-Days-Masterclass
KS Univ. Prof. Linda Watson
Jul 22-27, 2024
Concert: Sat, Jul 29, 2024
Fee
€ 530 (€ 120 application fee, € 410 course fee)
Optional supplementary package
€ 470
The supplementary package covers
1) Full board at Gasthaus Moser (breakfast and one meal a day plus one drink)
2) accommodation at Gasthaus Moser or Frühstückspension Mariahilfberg
3) transfer (Vienna Hilton or airport / Jul 21 (or July 22) to Gutenstein and back / Jul 28).
4) All shuttles and transports in and around Gutenstein will be provided for you! Please book the supplementary package till June 25!
The application-and course fee is NOT included in the package and must be payed EXTRA!
Teaching language
German and English
Application deadline
July 2, 2024 (if places are still available!)
3) VOICE 3-Days-Masterclass
KS Univ. Prof. Linda Watson
Jul 22-24, 2024
Fee
€ 265
Only 8 places are available! Book early!
4) VOICE 3-Days-Masterclass
e.m. Univ. Prof. Gerhard Kahry
Jul 22-24, 2024
Fee
€ 265
Only 8 places are available! Book early!
Program
First meeting: Monday, Jul 22, 10 a.m. at the Meierhof Gutenstein, Markt 2, 2770 Gutenstein (introducing of applicants, schedule of classes, house rules)
Monday evening: Welcome dinner for all students of the class
Prof. Kahry/KS Watson, 6 p.m. at the Meierhof!Prof. Kahry and KS Linda Watson will work daily
approx. 30 minutes with every single singerEach participant is guaranteed 30 minutes daily accompaniment with Manfred Schiebel or Maximilian Schamschula.
If you want to perform a trio (voice, piano and viola), please let us know: office@meisterklassen-gutenstein.at. We are very much interested in interactions between the voice and viola class!
Saturday, Jul 27, 2024
1) 11 a.m.: mass at the church Mariahilfberg
Who wants to sing a song, please let us know in time (office@meisterklassen-gutenstein.at)
at the stage piano: Manfred Schiebel/Maximilian Schamschula
2) General rehearsal at the Refektorium Servitenkloster Mariahilfberg, time will be announced by Prof. Watson in time.
3) 4 p.m.: Concert of the voice class (optional interacting with some viola students)
After concert snacks and drinks at the buffet.
About KS Linda Watson
The world-famous American singer Linda Watson is one of the best Wagnerian sopranos of our time. In addition to her incomparable dark timbre the conductors particularly appreciate her enormous flexibility and musicality, which has led her to collaborating with such artists as Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Zubin Metha, Antonio Pappano, Christian Thielemann, Placido Domingo and many others. KS Watson was named Professor of Voice at the Music and Art Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK) in 2017.
This year KS Watson will share her valuable knowledge and artistic experience as part of a joint Masterclass with Prof. Gerhard Kahry. The Viennese opera - and concert singer was director of the Department of Voice and Music Theatre from 1986 to 1990, later he became Dean at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. After his successful singing career as a tenor Prof. Kahry has established himself as a prominent singing teacher. Through his pedagogical work numerous young talents found engagements at renowned opera houses.
They will be accompanied by Manfred Schiebel (Univ.Prof. MUK and MDW Vienna) and David Hausknecht (MDW Vienna).
About Gerhard Kahry
Born in Vienna, Austria, first studies and completion in Mechanical Engineering. Completion of studies in Voice classic and teaching- qualification in Vienna (Hochschule für Musik, Konservatorium der Stadt Wien, Conservatorio in Milano, Italy)
Teachers: Maestro Barra - Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milano, Italy
1966 Engagement as First lyric tenor in Vienna/Volksoper, Oberhausen, Saarbrücken. Salzburg, Innsbruck .
Many concerts with “Oratorium - Lied”-Repertoire, performances in Brasil, Canada, USA, Japan, South Korea.
Repertoire: 30 Tenor-parts in International Opera-Houses: Rodolfo, Ferrando, Duca, Max, Tamino, Rinuccio, Alfredo, Faust u.s.w.
1972 prize winner of the International Vocal-competition in Geneve, Switzerland.
Since 1980 head of class for Voice, 1986-1990 head of department Sologesang und musikdramatische Darstellung at the University for Music and performing art in Vienna.
Masterclasses in Japan, Polen, Finnland , Italy, South Korea. 1992 together with Giuseppe Di Stefano in Orvieto (Italy),
Special disciplines: Interpretation of Mozart-Vocalmusic, Belcanto-Style (Responsibility for research and development).
Juror bei Internationalen Gesangswettwerben , u.a. in Warschau und beim Internationalen „Alfredo Kraus-Competition“, “Belvedere-Competition“, „Meran 2000“ u.a.
Since 1996 Coach in Vocal training for the soloists of the Finnish National-Opera in Helsinki.
Since 2006 Coach in Vocal training in the Australian Opera House, Sydney.
Since 2002 Dean of Studies forVoice, Musical Theatre Direction, Performing Art, Film and Television of the University for Music and performing Art in Vienna, Austria.
2006 Masterclass in Seoul, South-Korea - (Mozart-Vocalmusic-Interpretation)
2007 Invititations for Jurorship at the International Vocal-Competition at the National Opera Warsaw, Poland and at the International Competition in Geneve, Switzerland
2008 - 2016 Masterclasses in HongKong, Mianyang (China) South Korea and in Austria and Italy for Vocal-teachers.
About Manfred Schiebel
Manfred Schiebel was born in Vienna. At the age of seven, he started to join the "Mozart-Sängerknaben, Vienna", where his first music lessons began. Piano studies with Prof. Thomas Kreuzberger, as well as studies for conducting at the "Hochschule fuer Musik" in Vienna with Prof. Karl Oesterreicher, studies for accompaniment and coaching with Dr. Harald Goertz.
Since 1991 he has been teaching at the MUK University of Vienna (former conservatory) and since 2002 also at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He has repeatedly worked as an accompanist and coach with famous artists as E. Gruberova, E. Garanca, G. Bumbry, M. Zampieri, M. Erdmann, I. d’Arcangelo, F. Bonisolli, G. Taddei, L. Nucci, F. Furlanetto, S. Ramey, J. Botha, G. Tichy, R. Trost, W. Fink, Miroslav & Peter Dvorsky, Viennese Boys Choir, and many others with whom he gave already concerts on 5 differents continents. He also accompanied different masterclasses and worked with famous singing-teachers as Martha Eggerth, Helena Łazarska, Jewgenij Nesterenko, Krassimira Stoyanova, Leo Nucci, Walter Berry, Hilde Zadek, as well as he gave masterclasses himself for singers and pianists all over Europe and in Teheran and Havanna.
From 1994 to 2008 he was the musical director of the Choral Society „Young-Vienna“: Successful international concerts, as in Thailand for the Royal Family.
Some years ago he founded a piano four-hands duo with the polish pianist Marcin Kozieł, with whom he had concerts at different places in Austria, Poland, Italy and Latvia.
Since 2011 he has been the musical director of the chamber music festival „Klassik im Advent“ in Carinthia/Austria.
His extensive repertoire, reaching from the classical song and oratorio via opera to operetta and musical, but also including chamber music and the Viennese art and Austrian folk music, makes him a much sought-after accompanist. Since he was the musical director of the Nestroy-Festival at Burg Liechtenstein with late Elfriede Ott in 1993, he has been dealing with theater music and chansons more intensively.
Concerts, CD-recordings as choir director, pianist and organist, as well as appearances on TV and radio broadcasting in several continents are rounding off his activities.