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Cremona International Music Academy
Cremona International Music Academy
International Music Academies, LLC
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights include:
  • Young artists concert series
  • Distinguished faculty concert series
  • Strings and piano competitions
  • Public concerts in historical venues and the famous Museo del Violino
  • Master classes, workshops, panel discussions
  • Sightseeing tours, Cremona city excursions, visiting the Stradivari House, meeting renowned Cremonese luthiers, and discovering the art of contemporary violin and bow making
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS PROGRAM
Immersive musical experience in historic Cremona, the birthplace of Claudio Monteverdi, where students receive individualized instruction from world-class faculty. Surrounded by the legacy of legendary luthiers Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri, participants deepen their musical connection, combining intensive study with the inspiration of a city rooted in classical music history.
LOCATION
Cremona, Italy
MUSICAL FOCUS
Classical • Opera/Voice • Improvisation • Music Theory • Collaborative Piano • Conducting
AGE & LEVEL
Open, by audition
DATES
July 12-29, 2026
Date details:
18-day session
COST $2,750
STUDENTS 90-100
TEACHERS 35
Featured Teachers
Quartetto di Cremona; violin: Yair Kless, Saul Bitran, Magdalena Richter, Isabella Li-Lao, Vincent Chao; viola: Basil Vendryes, Juliet White-Smith; cello: Mark Churchill, Joseph Elworthy, Chu-Chuan Liu, Alexander Kaganovsky; piano: Till Fellner, Lishan Hung, Sandra Hebert, Mana Tokuno, Esther Ning-Yau, Juliana Yablonska; winds: Jacqueline DeVoe; voice: Jayne West; voice: Jayne West; composition: Whitman Brown
DIRECTORS
Mark Lakirorvich, artistic director; Michael Lakirovich, general manager
ADMISSIONS
Mark Lakirovich, Michael Lakirovich
HEALTH & SAFETY
If needed for Summer 2026, will this program consider safeguards as recommended by the American Camp Association? Yes
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark Lakirovich, artistic director
Michael Lakirovich, general manager
20 Hammond Pond Parkway, Apt. 405
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
United States
914-882-4589
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