Young Hearts for Music Tour

Every June EMCY organises its own chamber music tour through South-East Bavaria and Austria with highly talented young prize winners of its member competitions. This annual tour has always been known under the title "Stars of Tomorrow". In order to underline the educational aspect of this tour and the fact that these young people dedicate themselves with heart and soul to one of the most important elements in their lives - music - EMCY has renamed the tour now entitled 'Young Hearts for Music'.

The young musicians perform in various different and often unusual chamber music combinations. Furthermore they are encouraged to present works from their own countries which emphasises the European character of this tour.

For the first few days of the tour the musicians work on the repertoire together in a workshop. They then present their programme to audiences throughout Southern Bavaria and Austria.

In 2012 the young talented musicians are:

Veronika Blachuta, Flute (Austria)			Prize winner of the International Radio Competition for Young Musicians 'Concertino Praga'
Marta Kowalczyk, Violin (Poland)			Prize winner of the International Competition of Young Musicians 'Petar Konjovic'
Lovro Peretic, Guitar (Croatia)			Prize winner of the Anna Amalia Competition for Young Guitarists
Lucas van der Vegt, Piano (the Netherlands)			Prize winner of the Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland

The highlight of the programme in 2012 will be a work composed by Juan González Batanero, a student from the University Mozarteum Salzburg, especially for our ensemble. In addition to that the programme includes works by Jacques Ibert, Henryk Wieniawski and Astor Piazzolla to name but a few.

The concerts are:

Wednesday, 27th June 2012 | Augustinum Dießen am Ammersee		Am Augustinerberg 1 • 86911Dießen
Thursday, 28th June 2012 | Saal der Landesmusikschule, Bad Ischl		Roith 30 • 4820 Bad Ischl (Austria)
Friday, 29th June 2012 | Schloss Traun		Schlossstraße 8 • 4050 Traun
Saturday, 30th June 2012 | Bösendorfersaal, SchlossÖkonomie Eggenfelden		Gern Hofmark • 84302 Eggenfelden
Sunday, 1st July 2012 | Schloss Seefeld		Schlosshof 4c • 82229 Seefeld

Stars of Tomorrow Tour 2011

Stars of Tomorrow Tour 2010

Stars of Tomorrow Tour 2009

"This was surely, one of the most important things in my musical life as a cellist. Chamber music is always something special, something that’s letting you enjoy, express and feel the same energy and love from everybody in trio/quartet."
Hrvoje Hresc (cello, Croatia), "Stars of Tomorrow" Tour 2011

"It was a great experience to play such big, hard but at the same time so beautiful programme for chamber music ensembles with so nice people from different parts of the world. But we all know the language of music, so it was not so difficult to understand each other. It was great concert in Eggenfelden and a great hall in Passau. The workshops were wonderful! I loved the teachers, thanks to them, I really learnt so many good things! Thank you!"
Sofija Nikoska (violin, FYR Macedonia), "Stars of Tomorrow" Tour 2011

“It was a fantastic tour. The people, the concerts, the places, the organisation, everything was great. It was a really nice possibility to play on many concerts with new very talented musicians and everywhere give your best. I got a lot of memories there. And I will think about this with very good feelings forever.”
Bálint Mohai (bassoon, Hungary), “Stars of Tomorrow” Tour 2009

The “Stars of Tomorrow” Tour is part of the European Music Days of the Bavarian Music Council.