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44th International Viola Congress

Kia ora and welcome to the 44th International Viola Congress schedule! The 44th IVC was held from September 1-5, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. To view our programme online, please click here. For more information visit our website or contact IVCWgtn2017@gmail.com.

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08:00 NZST

Massed Viola Ensemble Rehearsal Alan MacDiarmid: AM 101Marcin Murawski • Hannah Neman

09:00 NZST

Booth & Luthier Display Alan MacDiarmid: AM 102-104Hannah Neman • Rainer Beilharz • David Hume • Yoshito Ishido (Antonio Strings Ltd.) • Noel Sweetman (Sweetman Luthier) • Ken Martinson • Andrew Metaxas • SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music • Kae Sato-Goodsell • Li Ming (Liming Violins) • Tobias Widemann (Widemann Violins) • Hugh Withycombe

09:30 NZST

Student Lecture: "Dancing with Death: Shostakovich and Bartok's Last Viola Works" NZSM Room 209Natalie Stepaniak • Caroline Norman

10:00 NZST

Lecture: "Strength training and physical Wellness for String Players" Alan MacDiarmid: AM 105Christopher Luther • Theresa L. Clauberg Lecture Recital: "Chamber Music for Oboe, Clarinet, Viola" Adam Concert RoomAmes Asbell • Ian Davidson • Vanguel Tangarov • Debbie King

11:00 NZST

Morning tea - catered Alan MacDiarmid: AM 101 Soundcheck for Midday Concert: Bach Family Recital Adam Concert RoomDouglas Mews • Roger Myers • Hannah Neman

11:30 NZST

Midday Concert: Bach Family Recital Adam Concert RoomDouglas Mews • Roger Myers • Hannah Neman • Tontoey Doktoey • Liudmila Kharitonova

12:45 NZST

Lunch break - Catered Alan MacDiarmid: AM 101

13:30 NZST

Lecture: "No Museum Pieces: A Practical Take to the Grande Sestetto Concertante" Laby: LB 118Andrew Filmer • Alexa Sanbgin Thomson Lecture Recital: "Duo Magic: Chamber Music in the private lesson" Adam Concert RoomAyn Balija • Andrea Houde • Caroline Norman

14:30 NZST

Lecture Recital: “The Viola Repertoire of Ferdinando Giorgetti: Hidden Virtuosity in Firenze” Laby: LB 118Alicia Valoti • Georgia Steel Lecture: "Pieces de Concours (1896 - 1938): Virtuosic romantic works written by french composers" Alan MacDiarmid: AM 105Jutta Puchhammer • Frida Oliver

15:30 NZST

Afternoon tea - catered Alan MacDiarmid: AM 101

16:00 NZST

Masterclass: Anna Serova Adam Concert RoomHenry Justo • Liudmila Kharitonova • (Lucy) Xi Liu • Anna Serova • Theresa L. Clauberg Masterclass: Felix Ungar NZSM Room 209Tontoey Doktoey • Sergio Insuasti • Barry Rusanoff • Felix Ungar • Georgia Steel Soundcheck for Evening Concert: Viola Potpourri St Andrew's on The TerraceGillian Ansell • Peter Barber • Monte Belknap • Roger Benedict • Claudine Bigelow • Nancy Buck • Christopher Creviston • Hannah Creviston • Rolf Gjelsten • Robert Ibell • Vicki Jones • Michelle Kesler • Monique Lapins • Jian Liu • Helene Pohl • Anna Serova • Alexander Woods • Hannah Neman

17:00 NZST

Lecture Recital: "21st Century Wind and Wood – Chamber music for viola and bassoon" Alan MacDiarmid: AM 105Nancy Buck • Franck Leblois • Lucinda Ng Lecture Recital: “Violet: New Works for Clarinet and Viola” Laby: LB 118Elizabeth Crawford • Katrin Meidell • Natania Hoffman

18:00 NZST

Dinner break - self catered Self catered meals

20:00 NZST

Evening Concert: Viola Potpourri St Andrew's on The TerraceGillian Ansell • Peter Barber • Monte Belknap • Roger Benedict • Claudine Bigelow • Nancy Buck • Christopher Creviston • Hannah Creviston • Rolf Gjelsten • Robert Ibell • Vicki Jones • Michelle Kesler • Monique Lapins • Jian Liu • Helene Pohl • Anna Serova • Alexander Woods • Hannah Neman • Natania Hoffman • Caroline Norman

22:00 NZST

Cafe Viola The Old Bailey