PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven : Coriolan Overture, Op.62

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Violin concert  No. 3, G dur KV 216, 1.movement

Violin concert  No. 4 D dur KV 218, 2.movement

Violin concert  No. 5, A dur KV 219, 1.movement

Sergej Prokofiev : Symphony No. 1, “Classical”

Josef Suk: Serenade for Strings Op. 6

Franz Schubert: Symphony No.6 in C-major

Participant provisions:

Active participant:

– conducting the orchestra for a minimum of 90 minutes;
– 60 minutes sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes and rehearsals;
– conducting at the final concert, if Maestro accept;
– video recording of all rehearsals with the orchestra and the final public concert.

Semi-active participant:

– 90 minutes individual lessons with Maestro;
– attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert,
without an opportunity to conduct the orchestra.

The best participant, after consideration by the orchestra, will get this orchestra for a whole week extra time with a final concert for the audience!

Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina

It is one of the best-known professional orchestras in Eastern Europe and holds a significant position in Slovak musical life. It was founded in 1974 as Slovakia’s only “Classical period” chamber orchestra. Since then the orchestra has attained a prominent position in both the Slovak and Czech Republics, as well as it has achieved a considerable international reputation.

Its 35 members are graduates of the major Czech and Slovak music academies and many of them are winners of international competitions and active both as soloists and chamber musicians. The quality of the players together with the experience and musicianship of the founding music director and conductor Eduard Fischer (1930-1993) brought about the quick artistic growth of the orchestra. Following chief conductors were Jan Valta, Leoš Svárovský and Oliver von Dohnányi, Simon Chalk. For the season 2018/2019, Leoš Svárovský was appointed the Honorary Chief Conductor of the Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina. From the 2023/2024 season, the new chief conductor is the young Czech conductor František Macek.

Tutor – Martin Sieghart

Martin Sieghart is one of the most versatile musicians of his country.
He is a conductor of worldwide demand, a teacher of many successful international students, a founder and music director of several festivals, a former longstanding principal cellist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, organist, repetiteur and has acted as an accompanist on the piano for his own Opera and Orchestral projects.

Honorary Principal Conductor with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra (Holland) (since 2009)
• Chief conductor of the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra (Holland) (from 2003- 2009)
• Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. (2000-2016)
• Artistic Director of the chamber orchestra “Spirit of Europe” (2005-2008)
• Founder & Artistic Director of the opera festival “Mozart in Reinsberg” (2002-2006)
• Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra (Israel) (from 2010- 2012)
• Principal Conductor and Music director of the Linz’s opera and the Bruckner Orchestra Linz(1992-2000)
• Co-founder of the “EntArteOpera” festival from 2011-2014
• Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra ( 1990-1995)
Sieghart was invited to conduct The NHK Orchestra, Philharmonie London, Wiener Symphoniker, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Tschaikowsky-Symphony-Orchestra Moskau, the Wiener Kammerorchester, Mozarteum-Orchestra, Tokyo-Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic and many other orchestras worldwide.

Concert

The concert program will be shared among participants.

The Final concert will be held 11th September 2026 in the Concert Hall,

Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina, Dolný val 47, 011 28 Žilina, Slovakia

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