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workshops. With a specific composer’s music (see p. 93), which has become a true audience
and imagination as a point of departure, they magnet. Another milestone in our support
invent their own music pieces, develop cho- for young musicians’ careers will take place
reographies, sing, dance, draw, or paint. This with this year’s piano masterclass, imparted
not only kindles their musical talent; it also by Sir András Schiff (see p. 100). A particularly
encourages a variety of social, emotional and attractive concert for families with children will
cognitive skills. likewise take place: “The Firebird”, moderated
by renowned pedagogue Richard McNicol (see
In the course of the last ten years, over 3,500 p. 51).
children and young adults have participated
in our Discovery Projects, which can last up to Our Education Program on the Internet
nine months. Many of those children live in
Marxloh, a challenging neighborhood in the For a number of years, the Ruhr Piano Festival
north of Duisburg. The Ruhr Piano Festival has has also been using the Internet to make its
been particularly active there since 2008. Such educational ideas available to people who
projects encourage social inclusion, and you live outside the Ruhr Area. Our activities are
can learn more about them on pp. 134 and 135 featured on two platforms: the Ruhr Piano
in this programme booklet. The results of the Festival website (www.klavierfestival.de/
current project, “A Year with Igor Stravinsky”, education) and the interactive educational
will be presented in two public events that website www.explorethescore.org. “Explore
will be held on 23 June and 10 July (see pp. 91 the Score” introduces key music works of the
and 105). Furthermore, a day-long study 20th century to a wider audience in an exciting
meeting with prominent guests on the subject presentation that is easy to grasp, developed in
of the Ruhr Piano Festival’s education projects collaboration with outstanding artists such as
will be held in Duisburg-Marxloh (see p. 65). Pierre Boulez and Pierre-Laurent Aimard. The
project has been hailed by the international
Further events press.
For many years, Festival Director Prof. Franz If you are specifically interested in one of
Xaver Ohnesorg has energetically committed our projects or if you are looking for further
himself to offering effective support for young information about the Ruhr Piano Festival’s
pianists. Thus, in 2017 we will once again host educational activities, don’t hesitate to send an
the popular concert series Die Besten der e-mail to education@klavierfestival.de.
Besten, featuring laureates of outstanding in-
ternational piano competitions (see p. 84 and The Ruhr Festival Education Program is directed
85), as well as the nocturnal event ExtraSchicht by Tobias Bleek.
Inklusionsprojekt mit
Gymnasiasten und
Förderschülern
Kinderkonzert mit
Richard McNicol
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