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Schlusskonzert SIMA 2025

15th SIMA Swiss International Music Academy

Exclusive masterclasses for

Violin | Viola | Violoncello

July 11th to 20th, 2025

Musikinsel Rheinau, Switzerland

Between talent …

… and career!

Registration deadline for SIMA 2025 expired on May 11, 2025. Registration for SIMA 2026 starts in early January 2026.

Masterclasses for young talented musicians

The SIMA Swiss International Music Academy of YOUTH CLASSICS is a private organization promoting young musical talents from Switzerland and abroad. The SIMA offers the opportunity to participate in exclusive masterclasses during the summertime to advanced musicians intending to study music as well as to music university students.

 

The high-quality and intensive program consists of solo lessons with internationally renowned teachers, as well as rehearsals with piano accompanists, chamber music lessons and different workshops.

Giving young musicians the opportunity to perform in concerts is an essential part of SIMA’s conception. 

 

During the whole academy, teachers and students live on the campus of the “Musikinsel Rheinau”, allowing the personal encounter between inspiring teachers and students, as well as the intensive exchange among peers.

 

We are looking forward to welcoming motivated young musicians to the SIMA Swiss International Music Academy at the “Musikinsel Rheinau”.

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Course content SIMA 2025

  • Intensive solo lessons (4 lessons)

  • Rehearsals with piano accompaniment

  • Chamber music lessons

  • Performances during studio classes and in-house concerts

  • SIMA concerts featuring participants in Rheinau and Zurich

  • Leisure activities

Troels Svane, cello teacher at SIMA
Tim Kliphuis, teacher for improvisation at SIMA

Specials at SIMA 2025

  • Soloist award with the Bodensee Philharmonie Konstanz

  • Special guest: Julia Fischer

  • Instrument award: Soloist violin by Stefan-Peter Greiner

  • Bow award by Florian Leonhard Fine Violins

  • Bow rehairing raffle (5 free rehairings)

  • Faculty-Chat

  • Sound Competence Center with Stefan-Peter Greiner and Lauri Tanner

  • Bow making workshop with Lauri Tanner

  • Neuroscience workshop with Prof. Dr. Jürg Kesselring

  • Physiotherapy with Brigitte Gerber-Zaugg

  • Improvisation with Tim Kliphuis

Impressions SIMA 2025

Contact

YOUTH CLASSICS office

Langweidstrasse 6

8912 Obfelden

Switzerland

+41 43 540 80 23

+ 41 76 411 68 16

anna.bertogna@youth-classics.com

Membership with YOUTH CLASSICS

(Flyer in German)

© 2024, YOUTH CLASSICS association, youth-classics.com

Are you interested in supporting young musical talents? Please contact us. Donations are highly appreciated anytime.
simaoffice@youth-classics.com
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Bank details: Zürcher Kantonalbank

Account CHF / IBAN: CH31 0070 0114 8023 3338 0

Account Euro / IBAN: CH54 0070 0130 0091 1880 2

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