Varna International Music Academy offers a unique 2-, 3- and 4-week summer Collaborative Pianist Program, combining performance opportunities and world-class training in Varna, Bulgaria. This program is open to pianists seeking to develop a professional performing career as a soloist or accompanist. Participants will receive expert training under the tutelage of the Academy's internationally renowned faculty.
Participants accepted into the Collaborative Program will enjoy the following:
- Studying under the Academy's Pianists and Vocal Coaches on the following repertoire:
- GREAT MASS IN C MINOR, Mozart & CANDIDE, Bernstein, performed concert style at Varna Festival and Congress Center
- June 2-16, 2019: $2780 (2 weeks x $1390)*
- SUOR ANGELICA & GIANNI SCHICCHI, Puccini, at Varna Summer Theater
- June 2-23, 2019: $4170 (3 weeks x $1390)*
- COSÌ FAN TUTTE, Mozart, at Varna Summer Theater
- June 9-30, 2019: $4170 (3 weeks x $1390)*
- Private lessons with academy's pianists and vocal coaches
- Accompanying voices lessons
- Accompanying an act in the opera at the staging rehearsals--at the discretion of the academy's pianist and vocal coaches
- Accommodations in three- or four-star hotels in Varna, Bulgaria (double occupancy)
- Full breakfast and lunch buffets 7 days a week
- Cost includes tuition, lodging at 4-star hotel (double occupancy), two hot buffet meals daily
Weekly Program Cost:
(includes tuition, lodging, two hot buffet meals daily)
4-star hotel (double occupancy): $1390 per week
3-star hotel (double occupancy): $1290 per week
Participants are also able to extend their program by a week for an additional fee.