MA in Classical Music Performance (Piano)
University of Pécs
Key Information
Campus location
Pécs, Hungary
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 semesters
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 3,500 / per semester *
Application deadline
01 May 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* application fee: EUR 100
Introduction
These programs are for the truly committed – for those young artists who do have the aim to be on stage regularly. In the instrumental performance classes held two times a week through four semesters the goal is to achieve:
- technical abilities of a real virtuoso, playing stability and reliability, detailed stylistic knowledge of all major eras and genres of classical music related to the instrument studied, an ability to shape the musical process down to the smallest nuances and shades with ease and creativity, a fundamental respect for the composer’s instructions, put into a viable combination with the performer’s own ideas and personality, and, possibly most importantly:
- an open spirit with an honest motivation, and the ability, to get in touch with the emotional essence of the music performed and communicate it to the audience in a straightforward yet sophisticated manner. In addition to solo performance, chamber music also has an emphasized role in the program, with one lesson per week through all semesters, with the possibility of freely experimenting with several different ensemble formations, or studios of different chamber music teachers.
Playing in large ensembles such as an orchestra or chorus is also an integral part of education. For pianists and guitarists, we offer such experience in the university mixed chorus, where their musicianship is further refined by the practice of becoming a single part of a large polyphonic whole, having to think and feel far beyond the self. For violinists and flutists, in addition to the abovementioned musical refinement benefits, it might be of vital interest in their near future to acquire practical, well utilizable experience in orchestral playing. We have designed the MA program to fulfill all these expectations with regular orchestral and choral concerts, with both regular and intense pre-concert rehearsal sessions, under the batons of nationally renowned professional choral and orchestral conductors.
Complementary subjects such as music history, analysis, or composition practice serve to further widen the range of theoretical knowledge of the student, which, in an indirect and subtle way, later always puts itself in the service of the practice of music-making on the stage.
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Curriculum
Examples of Subjects During the Studies
Basic Module
- Folk Music
- Music History
Professional Obligatory Module
- Analysis
- Composition – Style Studies
Studies on Professional Practice
- Chamber Music
- Chorus / Orchestra
Differentiated Professional Subjects
- Major Subject (Piano)
- Performance Practice (for concerts)
Optional Subjects
- Instrument Knowledge
- Improvisation
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarship options are available. For more information, please visit the website.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Our Master of Music Programmes in instrument performance (Piano, Violin, Flute and Guitar) focus on developing music performance skills and artistic qualities on the highest level possible.
In addition to solo performance, chamber music also has an emphasized role in the program.
Playing in large ensembles such as an orchestra or chorus is also an integral part of the education. For pianists we offer such experience in the university mixed chorus, where their musicianship is further refined by the practice of becoming a single part of a large polyphonic whole, having to think and feel far beyond the self.