SENIOR DIVISON
JUNE 12-22, 2025

 

AGE 15 YEARS+

HIMA’s Senior Divison offers an intensive, rigorous and nurturing environment for devoted and serious students of the violin, viola and cello, aged 15 and up.

During the seminar, each student will receive:

  • 7 private lessons (45 mins)

  • 8 hours of chamber music coaching, studying two contrasting works

  • Masterclass

  • Rehearsals with staff pianists

  • Daily lunch with all students and faculty (included in the festival tuition)

  • Their own practice room and occasional practice help from the resident Young Artists.

  • Perform their solo and chamber works in the student recital series.

The daily schedule begins with students arriving at 8am. All individual practice, lessons,monitored practice and piano rehearsals occur between 8am-12:30pm. Following lunch, afternoons consist of chamber music rehearsals, chamber music lessons, masterclasses, talks, social events and various performance opportunities for the students.

Students are expected to:

  • Practice a minimum of 4 hours per day

  • Rehearse with their chamber group 2 hours per day

  • Perform in three recitals: 1 solo piece and 2 chamber pieces

The festival ends with recitals in Harpa Concert Hall where students will play chamber works.

Applicants should send a recording of a Bach solo movement and a concerto movement of their own chocie. Please submit your recording by the application deadline, February 28th.

tuition: 125.000 ISK
10% sibling discount

application deadline is february 28, 2025

Faculty
Intermediate and Senior Division

violin

Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson
Principal Second Violin, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Auður Hafsteinsdóttir
 Violin teacher, Reykjavík College of Music and Sigursveinn’s Music School

Guðný Guðmundsdóttir
Honorary Professor of Violin, Iceland University of the Arts (IUA)

Judith Ingólfsson
Professor, Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Sif Margrét Tulinius
Violin teacher, IUA and Kópavogur Music School

Sibbi Bernharðsson
 Professor of Violin, Oberlin Conservatory of Music


Viola

Ásdís Valdimarsdóttir
Professor of Viola, Royal Conservatory in The Hague

Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir
Principal Violist, Iceland Symphony Orchestra

cello

Mick Sterling
Faculty of Amsterdam Conservatory

Sigurgeir Agnarsson
Principal Cellist, Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson
Cellist, Iceland Symphony Orchestra and teacher at IUA


pianists

Þóra Kristín Gunnarsdóttir

Vladimir Stoupel