PIANO > CHAMBER MUSIC
June 21 - August 6, 2008

"This is an amazing program that totally changed my approach to piano playing. Thank you for a great experience."
----- Ahlam Yusuf (Bahrain)

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Arie Lipsky, Chamber Music Chair
Nicola Melville, piano coordinator

We consider chamber music to be a vital component of the Chautauqua Music Festival and an integral part of the Chautauqua experience. The majority of piano students form ensembles that participate in formal recitals and additional informal performances in the Chautauqua Institution community.

Students receive regular coachings from professional chamber musicians and groups. These professional and personal contacts broaden and enrich the experience of our students and begin musical partnerships that often endure well beyond the summer program.

For pianists, the formal section of chamber music coaching is between weeks 2 and 4. Every chamber music group will perform at the end of week 4.

A few weeks prior to the start of the program, the piano chair will pre-assign repertoire and photo copies of the music will be sent to the student to facilitate practice.