2019 Festival Masterclasses

Absolute Classics’ festival for 2019 brought a phenomenal line up of internationally acclaimed musicians to Dumfries & Galloway for 10 days of stunning performances. Once again we arranged for them to provide free masterclasses for local young people while they were in the region.

Feedback from both the young people and their parents continues to show how immensely inspiring these masterclasses are and also how important it is for our local young musicians to have access to mentorship from world class performers.

“For the third year my son Will attended a masterclass with one of the performing artists in the Absolute Classics’ 2019 Summer Festival: this time with the Cellist Christoph Croisé. As ever this was a fantastic opportunity for my 11-year-old son to learn from a professional musician and then see him play in a concert at the Theatre Royal Dumfries. Christoph was great fun to work with and an excellent role model who has performed in some of the greatest concert halls across the globe; we therefore feel very lucky to be able to see him locally. For Will to meet and play for someone of this calibre in the flesh and receive feedback and praise is vital, as it demonstrates that it is possible to become a musician whilst growing up in a rural community.

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