Chamber Music Masterclass with Johannes Meissl
- 2pm
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About this event:
- Category:
- Masterclass | Milton Court
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free No tickets required
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
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Professor of Chamber Music and Vice-Rector for International Affairs and the Arts at Vienna University of Performing Arts (MDW) Johannes Meissl leads this chamber music masterclass as part of the 2025 edition of the ongoing collaboration between Guildhall School and MDW.
Free, no tickets required
About the Guildhall – MDW (Vienna) annual chamber music & creativity exchange
The word 'Improvisation' sounds like the complete opposite of what high quality classical music performance is about, doesn’t it?
This is far from what European art-music performance was about until the end of the 19th century, when listeners expected to be surprised and be taken into the unexpected. The performance of well-known works included improvised repeats and cadenzas, extemporised preludes before a performed composition, interludes between movements and postludes following canonical works and entire extemporised pieces. In addition, fantasias were often improvised on themes provided by the audience.
The Austrian mdw and the Guildhall School in London are collaborating to revive this tradition and its spirit. This event, guided by Professor Johannes Meissl (mdw) and Professor David Dolan (Guildhall School), demonstrates this collaboration.
Guildhall – MDW (Vienna) exchange: String Quartet Concert & Workshop
On Wednesday 14 May join us for an evening concert/workshop as part of the Guildhall - MDW exchange, featuring three established string quartets from both institutions.
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
