Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Hans Eijsackers, piano
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For beginning song duos, staying in development after their studies are over is crucial. The master class provides just that. This publicly accessible interpretation course treats singer and pianist as equals and an inseparable unit. Such an approach is unique, given the often one-sided focus on the singer. Both musicians thereby enhance their artistic expressiveness as a duo. The teachers shed light on both the vocal and piano parts and show that a pianist can indeed stimulate a singer by giving impulses or, on the contrary, by applying opposite colours. The knowledge and experience they contribute give the masterclass a special character from the outset. The masterclass will conclude on Saturday 25 May with a presentation recital.
The festival theme also runs like a thread through the masterclass. The masterclass consists of two sessions per half-day session, most of which are public. During the private session, participants work on their stage presentation.
Hans Eijsackers / piano
Hans Eijsackers studied at the conservatories of Amsterdam and The Hague, and at the European Mozart Academy in Kraków. His teachers were Gérard van Blerk, Jan Wijn and György Sebök. He won prizes at the European Piano Competition and received the Silver Vriendenkrans of the Concertgebouw. He is currently a professor at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, where in recent years he developed the curriculum for the new master's specialisation Lied.
Eijsackers performs frequently as a soloist, chamber musician and song pianist, and forms an inspired song duo with Henk Neven. As a jury member and master class teacher, he is a regular guest at home and abroad and regularly visits Lithuania as 'ambassador for the art song'. In addition, Eijsackers is artistic director of the International Student Song Duo Competition in Groningen, which took place for the seventh time in November 2024. Since 2022, he has been the artistic director of the festival together with Henk Neven.
Christoph Prégardien / tenor
Precise vocal control, clear diction, intelligent musicality and the ability to get to the heart of everything he sings ensure Christoph Prégardien's place among the world's leading lyric tenors. He performs in concert halls around the world. His repertoire is versatile and spans many eras: from the Baroque to the 20th century. The more than 150 CDs he has recorded have been showered with awards. Teaching remains an important part of Christoph Prégardien's musical life. After many years at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Zurich, he gives master classes for young singers all over the world and has been a professor at the Musikhochschule Köln since 2004. This year, he will give a master class during the festival for the first time.
Hans Eijsackers / Large church hall (1) / Zusterplein 12 / 3703 CB Zeist
Christoph Prégardien / Small church hall (2) / Zusterplein 20 / 3703 CB Zeist
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