Martin Funda

Masterclass Violin and chamber music

17 – 22 December 2024
Masterclass violin and chamber music for existing ensembles
Prof. Martin Funda, Stuttgart /Armida quartet
Répétiteur: Julia Brusentsova, Stuttgart

Stine Alpheis, Lübeck – mental health

For music students and talented young people who would like to deepen their interpretive and technical basics.
Repertoire preparation for auditions, exams, upcoming concerts or competitions

Course repertoire: freely selectable
Masterclass, individual lessons,
participation also possible as a piano trio or string quartet
Participant concert

In her workshops, Stine Alpheis covers the basics of mental health as well as specific techniques for dealing with stress and performance anxiety. The focus is particularly on building resilience and mental strength using, among other things, methods from sports psychology and mental training. In addition there is the opportunity to address individual concerns and, if necessary, to delve deeper into techniques such as self-regulation, goal setting or stress management in an individual setting.

Course start: Tuesday, 17 December 2024, in the afternoon
End of course: Sunday, 22 December 2024, after lunch

Fees:
€ 395.00 course fees/active for professionals
€ 345.00 course fees/active for students
€ 150.00 course fees for passive participation
Course fees for ensembles on request
€ 395.00 costs for accommodation (twin room) incl. full board at the Forum Artium
Single room supplement: € 25.00 per day if available
Provisional flat rate for energy costs: € 2.00 per day/person
Participation without accommodation/catering: € 100.00  surcharge.

Martin Funda (born 1985) is Professor of Chamber Music and Violin at the State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart (HMDK) as of winter semester 2018/2019.

Martin Funda combines tradition with modern relevance, consistently proving how stimulating a multi-faceted and varied career can be, and how it can bring about great musical flexibility, whether as a soloist, guest concertmaster, play-lead musician, artistic director or pedagogue. Chamber music remains, however, his core focus, primarily as leader of the Armida Quartett.

It is this form of music-making that he always draws inspiration from, in order to communicate effectively with other musicians and to establish the place of music in other settings. As a professor he sees it as a key priority to pass on to young musicians the necessary knowledge and skills required for a versatile musical career, and to support them on the path to becoming individual and self-reliant musicians.

Martin Funda is a chamber and orchestral musician, soloist and pedagogue. He achieved international acclaim as a founding member and leader of the Armida Quartett. After winning the Concours de Geneve in 2011, they were awarded 1st prize, the audience prize and six further special prizes at the 2012 ARD International Music Competition. This established the Armida Quartett as one of the most sought-after young quartets worldwide.

Stine Alpheis