EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY PROJECTS & INITIATIVES
ARTISTIC TRAINING FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS
The Artistic Training Program is an educational initiative created to identify and nurture the most promising Armenian musicians. Each program is created under the patronage of world-known artists, to produce world-class musicians who can represent Armenia internationally. The program provides a wide spectrum of educational activities, focused on artistic training, that result in the form of educational videos available for everyone.
DISCIPLINES
Piano | Classical Guitar | Violin | Chamber Music | Conducting
For more information and to register,
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ELIGIBILITY & COSTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
- Young and emerging talents from Armenia (Armenian citizenship is required).
- Taking part in master classes as an active participant is free for all successful candidates. The successfully selected candidate (and his legal guardian teacher) travels to master classes at his / her own expense.
The Foundation is not responsible for any costs associated with such a journey.
- Soloists and ensemble members who were born between 1999 – 2015 (Age verification is required)
- All applicants must be fluent in English/Russian and Armenian (a mother tongue).
- The audience is also admitted to master classes free of charge, but registration is required.
OPEN PROGRAMS FOR EVERYONE
Open Programs are focused on the social, technical, digital, and event-production skills needed to support a young musician's artistic development.The Programs are supervised and created by successful artists, producers, educators, digital gurus, and business people who are living proof that every artist or producer follows a unique path in their career.
DISCIPLINES
Hard & Soft Skills for Musicians
Training For Art Producers & Managers
Digital Stage for Artists
For more information and to register,
please visit
ELIGIBILITY & COSTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
- Primavera Foundation Academy's Open Programs are free for everyone.
- The successfully selected candidate (and their legal guardian teacher) travels to master classes at his / her own expense. The Foundation is not responsible for any cost associated with such a journey.
- All applicants must be fluent in English/Russian and Armenian (a mother tongue).
- Audience is also admitted to master classes free of charge, but registration is required. Please check the event details for Registration.
ONLINE RESOURCES
VIDEO RESOURCES
Piano
Master Classes
Artistic Advice
Classical Guitar
Master Classes
Lessons
Violin
Master Classes
Artistic Advice
Chamber Music
Insights
PERFORMANCES
COMING SOON
VIDEO TUTORIAL: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS WITH MARIAM ELIBEKYAN
PDFs
PUBLICATIONS
Irina Krasotina
Chamber Ensemble. Toolkit For Teachers.
Armenian Edition
coming soon
We aim to publish the Chamber Ensemble toolkit by Professor Irina Krasotina in Armenian. Methodological guidance, repertoire advice, recommendations for organizing work with student ensembles, and an overview of approaches to teaching methods and practices will become a knowledge source in the field.
A musical ensemble is an invaluable tool for learning collaboration on stage, building mutual trust, creating social connections, and building friendships.
The toolkit provides support and advice to chamber ensemble teachers across Armenia.
Carl Flesch
The Art Of Violin Playing. Violin Teaching Book.
Armenian Edition
coming soon
A monumental undertaking of Carl Flesch's work for teachers and students. The range of material covered by this massive book is enormous: Body Posture, The Left Arm (positions & fingerings), Vibrato, Bowing (including all varieties of strokes), Tone Production, Musical Memory, etc., musical examples, and covers experts from the works of all the master composers, hand diagrams and a table for the consistent use of bowing and fingering symbols.
Armenian teachers know the work by Carl Flesch. It was published in Russian during the USSR period. We want to produce the Armenian edition in partnership with Berlin publisher Ries & Erler.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
ARMENIAN MUSICIANS FOR ARMENIAN COMMUNITIES
Armenian Musicians For Armenian Communities
The Armenian Musicians for Armenian Communities project spreads Classical Music across Armenia, to bring joy and emotionally support local communities, especially the forced migrants of Artsakh and those who helped them.
Key Benefits:
- Cultural Enrichment: Connects musicians with communities, promoting Armenian music traditions.
- Local Collaborations: Joint performances with local musicians.
- Educational opportunities: Artists also read lectures, and conduct Master classes and workshops.
- Community Bonding: Builds strong ties between local and visiting musicians.
- Resource Access: Distributes musical scores and repertoire recommendations.
Program Structure
- Schedule: Four tours in 2025—two in Syunik, one in Tavush, and one in another region.
- Performers: Soloists, duos, and trios.
- Documentation: Videographer on each tour; final project reportage.
Special Features
1. Repertoire Development: Tailored recommendations and free distribution of scores.
2. Community Engagement: Local production and advertising.
3. PR Support: Strategic promotion throughout Armenia.
Grand Finale Gala The project concludes with a gala at the Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall, showcasing tour highlights and performances by participating musicians and top young talent from the regions.
First Tour Success Inspired by the 2024 classical guitar tour in Syunik, this project builds on its proven impact, fostering connections and showcasing the transformative power of music.
CHAMBER MUSIC SCHOOL BY PROFESSOR IRINA KRASOTINA
Chamber Music
Summer School
BY PROFESSOR
IRINA KRASOTINA
LOCATION:
Yerevan
COSTS:
Free of charge for Armenian citizens
An ensemble is invaluable for learning collaboration and communication on stage, building mutual trust and understanding, creating additional social connections, and building friendships for young musicians. Summer school format provides a safe and collaborative space for musicians to enhance their skills and explore chamber repertoire for future collaborations under professional guidance. On top of everything, this is an opportunity for musicians who won’t make a career as a soloist to remain on stage and pursue a successful artistic life. We plan to run the school annually.
Key Benefits:
- Applications collection through an open call, students selection, ensembles formation
- Six days of daily work with professor Krasotina, mastering the performance skills and working on the assigned piece
- Summer school reporting concert in front of a jury and an audience
Program Structure
- Based on the Jury’s decision on the potential of the ensemble, the Primavera Foundation may provide one of the new-born ensembles with an opportunity to perform in Armenian regions in the series of free performances for the audience.
- Publishing of Armenian edition of Chamber Ensemble tutorial (author – Irina Krasotina)
IRINA KRASOTINA
Professor of the Moscow State Conservatory, Ph.D. in Art History, a Master of Spanish Music
Irina Krasotina is the Foundation Educational Academy Curator on Chamber Music and regularly performs recitals in Russia and abroad. She is a Professor at the Moscow Conservatory and has a Ph.D. in Art History and a Master of Spanish Music. Her students are the laureates and winners of prestigious competitions in Russia, Spain, and the UK. She is also the author of 18 tutorials and treatises focused on ensemble performance studies, Spanish music, and “Chamber Ensemble” discipline educational programs.
WHAT DID WE DO?
Take a look at the incredible journey of past editions.
MUSIC ACROSS BORDERS
Germany – Armenia. Past, Today & Tomorrow
This project fosters collaboration and professional ties between Armenia and Germany while offering master classes, and international-level expertise to the classical guitarists in Armenia, which results in the form of educational videos available for everyone.
The program will be led by Mr. Thomas Fellow, a professor at the Dresden University of Music, composer, and performer, with the assistance of Ms. Valeria Galimova, classical guitarist, Primavera Foundation Mentor
COMING SOON
COMPETITIONS
Competition for Young Armenian Composers
Due to its recognizability, accessibility, and mobility, the guitar is among young people’s most demanded instruments. The general interest in the instrument creates the basis for attracting more youngsters to classical music through the guitar. We based our educational activities priorities on the existing demand, and during 2023, the foundation organized 54 one-to-one in-person classical guitar master classes, primarily in Armenian regions.
The competition jury consists of Armenian and international musicians, as well as the foundation curators, tutors, and mentors.
LOCATION:
Ijevan, Gyumri, and Yerevan – semi finals, Yerevan – finals
Eligibility:
Primarily target audience is the participants of the foundation Classical Guitar Artistic Training Program
Costs:
Free of charge for Armenian citizens
WHAT DID WE DO?
Take a look at the incredible journey of past editions.
