Course
Cortona, Italy
Posted: 21 Nov 2025
NUME Academy & Festival
19 - 26 Jun, 2026
We invite outstanding young musicians to apply for our tuition-free masterclass.
Set in Cortona, one of Tuscany’s most iconic hill towns, the NUME Academy offers participants:
* 3 individual lessons with members of the faculty
* one-day masterclass with a guest artist
* 1 special seminar by Robert Levin on Beethoven and Schubert
All selected participants will perform in a solo recital and will also join a faculty member in a chamber music ensemble, rehearsing and performing together in the final concerts of the week.
Academy Faculty
VIOLIN Stella Chen, Vlad Stanculeasa
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider – one-day masterclass
VIOLA Ettore Causa
Lars Anders Tomter – one-day masterclass
CELLO Andreas Brantelid
Torleif Thedéen – one-day masterclass
Special Seminar Robert Levin, “Beethoven and Schubert”
* no application fee
* tuition-free masterclass
* board (breakfast and lunch), lodging and administrative fee 300€
* Travel expenses are not covered
* Deadline 31st of Jan
Set in Cortona, one of Tuscany’s most iconic hill towns, the NUME Academy offers participants:
* 3 individual lessons with members of the faculty
* one-day masterclass with a guest artist
* 1 special seminar by Robert Levin on Beethoven and Schubert
All selected participants will perform in a solo recital and will also join a faculty member in a chamber music ensemble, rehearsing and performing together in the final concerts of the week.
Academy Faculty
VIOLIN Stella Chen, Vlad Stanculeasa
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider – one-day masterclass
VIOLA Ettore Causa
Lars Anders Tomter – one-day masterclass
CELLO Andreas Brantelid
Torleif Thedéen – one-day masterclass
Special Seminar Robert Levin, “Beethoven and Schubert”
* no application fee
* tuition-free masterclass
* board (breakfast and lunch), lodging and administrative fee 300€
* Travel expenses are not covered
* Deadline 31st of Jan
Closing date: 31 Jan 2026
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