Schedule

The schedule is in Porto Local Time (CET -1)

9am-10am       Registration


10am-10:30am       D’Addarío Hall    –  Opening Session


 

Vítor Vieira, Violin (Portugal)

10:30am-11:30am      D’Addarío Hall


Lecture powered by D’Addarío
Strings 101: The Science, History, and Care of Strings

Speaker: Markus Lawrenson (UK)


11:30am-12am  Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío



Exhibitors Hall Opening


12pm-12:45pm      D’Addarío Hall


Demonstration
Pick-up violins vs Microphones on violins

Speaker: Joana Carvalhas (Portugal)
 

12pm-1pm      Müsing Room


Workshop
How do you find a balanced and relaxed playing?

Speaker: Lars-Inge Bjärlestam (Sweden)

© Tamara Pinco

1:15pm-2:30pm      Lunch


2:15pm          Mini Recital


2:30pm-4pm      D’Addarío Hall                                                       Collaborative Orchestra – Rehearsal


2:30pm-4pm      Arcus Room

Research Paper Presentations
Panel 1: Interpretation and Strings technique

Lost in History: The Rediscovery of Ma Sicong’s Cello Concerto in A Minor

Speaker: Diana Wuli (Australia)
 
 
 

Evaluation rubrics for interpretations

Speaker: Inés Márquez (Spain)
 
 
 
 

First human being, then musician: Approaching the art of violin intonation from “inside and out”, not from “outside and in”

Speaker: Katarina Veselinovic (Norway)

Using AI to rethink violin technique

Speaker: Marcel Trussell (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 

Character creation and interpretation as means of musical expression and technical improvement

Speaker: Mara Figueiredo (Portugal)
 


4 pm-4:30 pm    Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío


4:30pm-5:30pm         Müsing Room

 


Workshop
Rethinking together strategies in string teaching

Speakers: Clarissa Foletto and Jorge Alves (Portugal)

4:30pm- 5:30pm      Yehudi Menuhin Room


Masterclass
States of Future Present

Speaker: Rodrigo Malvar (Portugal)
 
 

4:30pm-6pm      Connecting People Bar


Workshop
Fiddle Gateway – tune learning sessions

Speakers: Barja Drnovšek and Bojan Cvetrežnik (Slovenia)
 

5:30pm-6:30pm      Arcus Room


Masterclass
Wellbeing and Healing Stage-Fright

Speaker: Rupert Guenther (Australia)
 
 

5:30pm-6:15pm      Müsing Room


Round Table
Fiddle dynamics in Galicia during the 20th and 21st century

Speakers: Alfonso Franco; María Rosa Pampillo Retana & Susanna Blanco Novoa (Spain)

6:15pm-7pm      Müsing Room


Lecture
The Bow: Its History, its Physics and its Future

Speaker: Bernd Musing (Germany)

7:15pm-8pm      D’Addarío Hall


Galicia Fiddle Orquestra
ATRÍO Concert

8pm    Gather at Connecting People Bar


Bojan and Barja – Jam Session – Folk

Portuguese National Double Bass Meeting at Porto Music Conservatory


The schedule is in Porto Local Time (CET -1)

9am-10am      Arrival and reception of students at the Porto Music Conservatory.


10am-11:15am      Work in the different groups (Open to the 52nd ESTA Conference participants)


11:15am–11:40am     Coffee Break


11:40am–1:00pm     Work in the different groups (Open to the 52nd ESTA Conference participants)


1pm–3:15 pm     Lunch and recreational activities for students


3:15pm–4:15pm     Concert in the Conservatory’s Grand Auditorium

Learning and Performing within ESMAE – Ensemble Project, ESMAE Double Bass Ensemble

Coordination: Prof. Florian Pertzborn (Portugal)

“The inner and outer singing in the double bass”

Luis Cojal (Spain)

4:30pm–6pm      Orchestra rehearsal (Open to the 52nd ESTA Conference participants)


6pm–6:30pm       Social Snack


6:30pm – Final Concert (Open to all Public)


The schedule is in Porto Local Time (CET -1)

8am-8:20am      Müsing Room


Meditation with Ruper Guenther (Australia)


9am-9:45am    Müsing Room


Demonstration
Tools and games for major technical elements in violin lessons

Speaker: Ines Ana Tomić (Croatia)

9am-10:30am      Arcus Room


Lectures
StringsART: connecting teachers, students, researchers and performers

Speakers: Anna Modesti; Cristina Bellu; Andreas Cincera (Italy)

Problematizing the concept of “Connecting People” in the classical conservatoire culture

Speaker: João Costa (Portugal)
 
 

The next generation – A project at the Sibelius Academy that fosters interest in music, motivation and potential at an early age

Speaker: Yvonne Frye (Finland)

10am-10:30am      Müsing Room


Lecture
The Legacy of Leopold Auer: His Connection, Adoption and Creation

Speaker: Heng-Ching Fang (UK)


10:30am-11am      Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío


11am-11:30am      Arcus Room


Lecture
The Seed of Art in String Teaching

Speaker: Dobrila Berković (Croatia)

11am-12:30pm    Müsing Room


Workshop
Connecting positions – child-centered shifting

Speaker: Géza Szilvay (Finland)

11:30am-12:15pm      Arcus Room


Demonstration
Connecting people through pedagogical repertoire

Speaker: Sanja Repše (Slovenia)

12:30pm-1:15pm      D’Addarío Hall


Concert
The Atlantis Songbook

Pedro de Alcantara; Rui Damas and Diogo Leichsenring Franco (France; Portugal and Portugal)


1:15pm-2:30pm      Lunch


2:15pm          Mini Recital


2:30pm-4pm      D’Addarío Hall                                        Collaborative Orchestra – Rehearsal


2:30pm-3:30pm      Yehudi Menuhin Room


Workshop
Through the body – Practicing connections in between body, imagination and sound

Speaker: Catarina Lacerda (Portugal)

©Filipe Ferreira

4 pm-4:30 pm    Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío


4:30pm-5pm      Müsing Room


Lecture
Learning to play the violin in wartime conditions

Speaker: Kateryna Zavalko (Ukraine)

4:30pm-6pm      Connecting People Bar


Workshop
Fiddle Gateway – tune learning sessions

Speakers: Barja Drnovšek and Bojan Cvetrežnik (Slovenia)

5pm-5:30pm      D’Addarío Hall


Concert
Invicta Viola

5:30pm-6:30pm      Arcus Room


Workshop
Connecting body, music, instrument and space

Speaker: Diane Daly (Ireland)
 

5:30pm-6:30pm      Müsing Room


Workshop
Harmonizing Techniques: Integrating Suzuki, Roland, and Dalcroze into Actual String Teaching

Speaker: Juan-Carlos Navarro Gimeno (Spain)

6:30pm-7pm      Arcus Room


Flash Presentation powered by Leatherwood
Rosin – can it make a difference?

Speaker: Severiano Paoli (Netherlands)

6:30pm-7pm      Müsing Room


Lecture
Harp and String Quartet: An Enduring Friendship

Speaker: Aneta Pichler (Austria)

7:15pm-8pm      D’Addarío Hall


Trio Amael (Slovenia)

8pm    Gather at Connecting People Bar


Joana Carvalhas and Luis Cojal – Jam Session Jazz

The schedule is in Porto Local Time (CET -1)

8am-8:20am      Müsing Room                                                                Meditation with Rupert Guenther (Australia)


9am-10:30am      Meeting Room                                                            Presidents Meeting


9am-9:30am      Müsing Room


Lecture
What if studying was like savouring a pizza?

Speaker: Luis Norberto (Portugal)

9:30am-10am      Arcus Room


Lecture
Fazıl Say’s solo viola sonata dedicated to Ruşen Güneş

Speaker: Barış Kerem Bahar (Turkey)

10am-10:30am      Müsing Room


Workshop powered by D’Addarío
How Setup Influences Tone – Even with GREAT Strings!

Speaker: Julie Lyonn Lieberman (USA)


10:30am-11am      Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío


11am-11:30am      Arcus Room


Lecture
Approaches to teaching ensembles: connecting diverse styles and instrumental techniques

Speaker: Alfia Nakipbekova (UK)

11am-11:30am    Müsing Room


Lecture
Educational resources for Special needs education kids on the strings classroom

Speaker: Paula Hernández Dionis (Spain)

11:30am-12:30am      Müsing Room


Workshop powered by Yamaha
Holistic string practicing

Speaker: Max Grosch (Germany)

12:30pm-1:15pm       D’Addarío Hall


Concert
Quarteto de Cordas de Matosinhos

Portugal


1:15pm-2:30pm      Lunch


2:30pm-7pm     Boat trip


7:30pm-8:30pm      Casa da Música


Concert
Orquestra Geração

Portugal

©Carlos Profírio

20:30pm      Gala Dinner


The schedule is in Porto Local Time (CET -1)

8am-8:20am      Müsing Room                                                                Meditation with Rupert Guenther (Australia)


9am-10:30am      Meeting Room                                                            Delegates Meeting


9am-10am    Müsing Room


Workshop
Tai Chi and Qi Gong Demonstration and Workshop for String Players

Speaker: Alfia Nakipbekova (UK)

9am-10:30am      Arcus Room


Lectures

 


Stepping out of your silo: Connecting through a professional learning community for the private studio

Speaker: Maureen Theodora Yuen (USA)

Harmonizing Matosinhos: Bridging Cultural Heritage and Music Education through Community Engagement

Speaker: Helder Sá (Portugal)
 
 
 

Programming Relevant Repertoire for Your Community

Speaker: Elena Rojas Crocker (Portugal)

 
 
 


10:30am-11am      Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío


11am-11:30am      Arcus Room


Lecture
The influence of André Navarra on (Belgian) cello playing

Speaker: Mark Lambrecht (Belgium)
 

11am-11:45am    Müsing Room


Workshop
Duets: Connecting pedagogy and performance: using duets in the teaching studio

Speakers: Naomi Yandell and Celia Cobb (UK)

11:45am-12:30am      Arcus Room


Demonstration
Teaching by visualization and comics

Speaker: Lauri Hamalainen (Finland)

©Michalis Gonalakis

12am-12:30am    Müsing Room


Lecture
Exploring Estonian Approaches to Teaching Violin to Children

Speaker: Kaido Välja (Estonia)

12:30pm-1:15pm      D’Addarío Hall


Concert
Ashan Pillai and Juan Carlos Cornelles (Spain)

1:15pm-2:30pm     Lunch


2:30pm-4pm      D’Addarío Hall                              Collaborative Orchestra – Rehearsal


2:30pm-3:30pm      Arcus Room

Research Paper Presentations
Panel 2: Collaboration, technology and social actions in string teaching and learning

Group Instrument Lessons – A tool to prepare musical performance and develop critical thinking

Speaker: André Fonseca (Portugal)

Exploring Cooperative Learning: Is it Possible to Learn in Pair-Based Classes?

Speaker: Andrea Fernandez (Spain)
 
 
 

Fighting the beast with music – Refugee Identity Reconstruction Processes – ANIM case study

Speaker: Ângela Teles (Portugal)


4pm-4:30pm    Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío


4:30pm-5pm      D’Addarío Hall


Final Rehearsal – Collaborative Orchestra

4:30pm-6pm      Connecting People Bar


Workshop
Fiddle Gateway – tune learning sessions

Speakers: Barja Drnovšek and Bojan Cvetrežnik (Slovenia)

5pm-5:45pm      Arcus Room


Demonstration powered by NS Designs.
Why Amplify? Why Master Technology for Strings?

Speaker: Julie Lyonn Lieberman (USA)

5pm-6pm      Müsing Room


Workshop
Improvisation in string ensembles

Speaker: Corinna Eikmeier (Germany)

6pm-7pm      Arcus Room


Workshop
Fun to learn, Simple to Teach: How the Vamoosh series motivates young musicians, making life easier for their teachers

Speaker: Thomas Gregory (UK)

6pm-7pm      Müsing Room


Workshop
The String Project Model: Teacher Education and Community Engagement

Speakers: Gail V. Barnes and Elizabeth A. Reed (USA)
 

7:15pm-8pm    D’Addarío Hall


Concert
Réka Szilvay and Timo Koskinen (Finland)

8pm    Gather at Connecting People Bar


FADO – Jam Session

The schedule is in Porto Local Time (CET -1)

8am-8:20am      Müsing Room


Meditation with Rupert Guenther


9am-10am      Müsing Room


Round Table
Double bass Teaching in Portugal: History, Actuality and Good Practices

Speakers: Nuno Arrais; Vítor Albuquerque; Margarida Castro; Sérgio Barbosa; João Francisco Gonçalves (Portugal)

9am-10:30am      Arcus Room


Lectures

The Piano is Too Loud!’ Acoustical Considerations and Practical Solutions for Performance of String Instruments with Piano

Speaker: Gal Faganel (Slovenia)

VIOLA – Connecting People since 2001

Speakers: Emília Alves; Luís Norberto Silva; Susana Cordeiro (Portugal)
 
 
 

Chamber Music as a Method in developing young string players

Speaker: Sven Olav Lyngstad (Norway)
 
 
 

10am-10:30am     D’Addarío Hall


Concert
Jerzy Kosmala and Weneta Kosmala (Poland and USA)

With Porto 2024 Strings Ensemble


10:30am-11am      Coffee Break powered by D’Addarío


11am-12pm      Arcus Room


Workshop
The Musical Brain

Speaker: Julie Lyonn Lieberman (USA)
 

11am-12pm      Müsing Room

Workshop
Creating a music-community

Speaker: Esther Judith Damsma-in ‘t Groen (Netherlands)

12pm-1pm      D’Addarío Hall


Concert
Celebrating Guilhermina Suggia: Her Carrer, Legacy, and Montagnana Cello

Filipe Quaresma; Ana Clara Silva and Fátima Pombo (Portugal)


1:15pm-3pm     Lunch


3pm-4:30pm      D’Addarío Hall                                                         Panel – Connecting People


4:30pm-5pm      D’Addarío Hall                                                         Closing Ceremony


Sunday, 24th March 2024


9am-10:30am       Max Rostal Room


Viola Masterclass – “Austrian Interpretation and Vienna String Sound Tradition”

Wolfgang Klos (Austria)

11am – 12:30pm       Max Rostal Room


Doublebass Masterclass

José Trigo (Portugal)

5:30pm-7pm       Max Rostal Room


Viola Masterclass

Jerzy Kosmala (Poland)

Monday, 25th March 2024


9am-10:30am       Max Rostal Room


Cello Masterclass – How to guide young string players to practice new repertoire effectively

Lars-Inge Bjärlestam (Sweden)

©Tamara Pinco

11am – 12:30pm       D’Addarío Hall


Quartet Masterclass

Quarteto de Matosinhos (Portugal)

Tuesday, 26th March 2024


11am-12:30pm       Max Rostal Room


Violin Masterclass

Volodja Balzalorsky (Slovenia)

© Lado Jaksa

11am – 12:30pm       Harp Room


Harp Masterclass

Aneta Pichler (Austria)

5pm-6:30pm       Max Rostal Room


Viola Masterclass

Ashan Pillai (Spain)

Wednesday, 27th March 2024


9am-10:30am       Max Rostal Room


Violin Masterclass

Réka Szilvay and Timo Koskinen (Finland)