Video from the Concert in Prague

Another video - Lukás Jadrnicek

Lukás Jadrnicek, guest musician in Koprivnice

MS3 Baroque Ensemble - Leclair in Koprivnice

Concert in Tarnow

Day 1, 1st concert

The first concert of MS3 Baroque Ensemble in Poland, Auschwitz.

Olga Onyszkiewicz

Olga Onyszkiewicz Międzynarodowy Dom Spotkań Młodzieży w Oświęcimiu (International Youth Center in Auschwitz) speaks about the concert of MS3 Baroque Ensemble.

Day 1 - First Moments Before the First Concert

Joachim S. Russek Fundacja Judaica - Centrum Kultury Żydowskiej The Judaica Foundation - Center for Jewish Culture.

Joachim S. Russek Fundacja Judaica (Centrum Kultury Żydowskiej The Judaica Foundation - Center for Jewish Culture speaks about the concerts of Klassik Star in Oświęcim.

Day 0

The second day which is the 0 day, because we will do the first concert tomorrow.

Day -1

First day, actually Day -1. Jakub and Simona has arrived and we had a great dinner.

The Tour starts 29th September

The tour of MS3 Baroque Ensemble will start 29th September 2011 in Poland.

The winners of Klassik Contest are:

Simona Pingitzer (Slovakia) flute
Jakub Junek from (Czech Republic) violin
Aleksandra Pykacz (Poland) violincello.

These three musicians and Sandor Mester from Hungary will tour as MS3 Baroque Ensemble in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

A young Polish composer, Dariusz Przybylski composed a piece for the quartet, especially for this occasion, i.e. for the tour. This tour will be the premiere of the piece entitled “Discours 3”.

Polish cellist Barbara Misiewic

Alicja Wolynczyk - saxophonist from Poland

- A.Mayeur - Fantaisie sur le Carnival de venice




Christian Lauba - Balafon

Aleksandra Pykacz from Poland

Tomasz Jakub Opalka

Tomasz Jakub Opałka a young Polish composer will take part in Klassik Star project as well.

Quadra (2007) for symphony orchestra - Tomasz Jakub Opalka

Dariusz Przybylski

Dariusz Przybylski is a young, Polish composer and he will take part in Klassik Star project as a composer.

Dariusz Przybylski "Óneiros" - Violin Concerto (2009), Part 2/2

Simona Pingitzer from Slovakia

Duttilleux Sonatine for flute and piano, Simona Pingitzer - flute



Simona Pingitzer - flute
Martin Fila- piano
Henri Dutilleux - Sonatine for flute and piano
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Martinů Hall

Mumuki Tango Quintet

Mumuki Tango Quintet sent us a video. A band can not be a participant in Klassik Star contest but we publish it because they play so great!!!

Jakub Junek from Czech Republic

Ivica Gabrisova from Slovakia

Magdalena Bojanowicz

from Poland

Video of the Producer

Producer of Klassik Star - Sandor Mester MS3 - plays Portuguese baroque music in this video:

Contest for Young Polish, Czech and Slovak Classical Musicians

Get Together and Play Music!




Sponsored by the International Visegrad Fund (IVF)




Goal of the project



One of the biggest problems facing young classical musicians is the lack of sufficient opportunities to perform in concerts and gain the experience and exposure they need. In many cases, young classical musicians from Eastern Europe can only dream of international concerts and major concert series. For this reason, Klassik Star – the online competition and concert tour for classical musicians – represents a fantastic opportunity. The goal of the project is to provide an opportunity for young (under age 28) classical musicians from the V4 countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) to perform in concert, develop concert experience and gain exposure. Another important goal is to nurture the classical music tradition in these countries and to strengthen cultural cooperation among them. The leader and producer of this project is Sándor Mester, the Hungarian classical guitar musician, who is the most active guitar artist in East Central Europe. The project is sponsored by the International Visegrad Fund (IVF), headquartered in Bratislava.


Sandor Mester


On-line music competition
The project will be launched with an on-line (internet-based) competition. We are seeking three musicians: a cellist from Poland, a violinist from the Czech Republic, and a flute player from Slovakia. The three young musicians chosen via the online competition will go on a concert tour together with Hungarian guitar artist Sándor Mester. The four-person group, including project leader Sándor Mester, represents the four Visegrad countries and together compose a baroque chamber ensemble, which will perform in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The four-person formation (the Polish cellist, the Czech violinist, the Slovak flutist and the Hungarian guitar player) will give a total of 12 concerts – four in each country.


The concert tour is preceded by the online musical concert, whose winners will receive an award of 1,000 euros each. The internet-based musical competition proceeds as follows: the competition takes place over a three-month period; entrants must upload a video. The videos may be recorded using any device, from a mobile telephone to a video camera. It is key that the entrant’s hands and face be recognizable in the video. Based on the videos, a five-member jury will choose the winners. No personal auditions will take place. The jury will be composed of recognized Hungarian artists and musical experts, who will be able to choose the winners without prejudice.

Rules of the competition
1.Entrants’ date of birth must fall between January 1, 1983 and January 1, 1993.
2.The competition is open for a three-month period: March 15 through June 15, 2011.
3.The videos should be uploaded, if possible, to youtube, and a link to the video sent to the contest organizers via email.
4.The videos will be available at www.klassikstar.com.
5.Entrants must provide videos of themselves on which their hands, head and face are clearly visible.
6.The technical quality of the videos does not count in the competition; each entry is judged based on the quality and artistic merit of the performance and the musical ability of the performer.
7.Entrants can freely choose any piece to play in their video, which must be between 3 and 5 minutes long.
8.Only citizens of the V4 countries may enter. The three instruments and three countries eligible are as follows:
Cellists from Poland
Violinists from the Czech Republic
Flutists from Slovakia

Awards
1.1,000 euros for the winner in each instrument category
2.Participation in the concert tour, to take place from the end of September through mid-October of 2011, in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Costs associated with the concert tour (transport, lodging and meals) are covered by the project. During the tour, the four musicians will demonstrate their abilities through solo as well as chamber pieces, playing solo pieces during the concerts as well as baroque chamber music as a group. A video/photo blog will be produced about the tour. The performers will gain wide exposure through the concerts and related media.