Canton International Summer Music Academy (CISMA) 2005 Auditions Kick Off in May

Auditions for the inaugural session of the Canton International Summer Music Academy (CISMA) are scheduled to begin in May in major arts centres across Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hanoi, as well as Taipei and Hong Kong. Auditions in Malaysia will be held on the 15th May at the Music Training Room, Dewan Filharmonik Petronas from 9.00am to 6 p.m. Audition candidates will have the opportunity to showcase their musical skills and talents in front of celebrated Canadian violinist, Chantal Juillet. Juillet, who is the Director of the Saratoga International Chamber Music Festival and former Head of Chamber Music at the Pacific Music Festival, is also the Artistic Associate and Director of Chamber Music at the CISMA. Students and musicians interested to participate in auditions are encouraged to submit their applications by the application deadline on 6th May.Successful candidates to the CISMA will be under the tutelage of the finest orchestral players and teachers in their fields. The piano faculty of CISMA 2005 will include Gary Graffman, former President of the Curtis Institute of Music, as well as Alexis Golovine, Professor of the Piano Faculty at the Geneva Conservatory. Principals of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, and Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich will form the resident faculty at CISMA.Students of the CISMA will also take part in rehearsals and performances alongside CISMA soloists, Gary Graffman (Piano), Jean-Philippe Collard (Piano), and Akiko Suwanai (Violin). World-renowned conductors, Claus Peter Flor and Janos Furst will lead the CISMA student orchestras. For more information on the Canton International Summer Music Academy, application procedures and auditions, please visit www.cisma.org.cn or contact the CISMA International Student Liaison Office on +603 21662166 or Fax +603 21626634.