Flautists invited for masterclasses

Following his visit to Latvia and Lithuania in 1999 both as teacher and recitalist, Czech flautist Zdenek Bruderhans was so impressed with the young talent he encountered that he has issued an invitation to Baltic flautists to attend his annual Flute Summer School which will be held in Nove Hrady in the Czech Republic in June 2000.

It will be a unique opportunity for flautists, teachers, and students to learn not only flute playing but also to understand reliable learning processes and fundamental rules of musical communication which are the basis of successful ensemble playing and fantasy in music. The framework of the course is based on Bruderhans' experience as a soloist, recording artist, chamber musician, and as former principal flautist of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Zdenek Bruderhans commenced his international career as flute soloist and recording artist after winning the Grand Prize at the Prague Spring International Wind Competition in which Jean-Pierre Rampal awarded his performance of the Ibert concerto the maximum possible point score.

He has since played as concerto soloist, recitalist, and for broadcasts in seventeen European countries, the U.K., the United States, Asia, and Australia and has recorded for Supraphon, Columbia-Nippon, Philips, E.M.I., Connoisseur, Panton, and Aquitaine.

Sharing the magic of music

"Already as a young player, Bruderhans shone as a sovereign master of the flute; today it is possible to say that his art has not lost anything of its brilliant virtuosity, but has gained maturity which, together with his wide range of expression and tonal finesse allows him to display the unexpected beauty of music" [J. Jiranek, Pravo, Prague].

For his U.K. Wigmore Hall debut he provided "an imaginatively constructed programme that ranged from Bach to Berio, giving the enthusiastic audience the opportunity to savour and enjoy to the full Mr Bruderhans' versatility in a variety of styles.

The Bach Partita dominating the programme received a memorable performance. Finally, Paganini's Moto Perpetuo brought into play Mr Bruderhans' wizardry in his breathtaking command of circular breathing." [D.A.W.M. London Daily Telegraph].

For his Carnegie Recital Hall debut he was described as "a marvelous player with a finely regulated tone, flair for interpretation, and thanks, partly to his command of the softest dynamics, a striking ability to mold a supple mobile line" [J.Horowitz, New York Times].

At the Stratford International Flute Festival he presented "a breathtaking medley of classical, contemporary, and romantic. The 19th century romantic injected the room with power ... the musical intelligence behind it was just amazing" [Michael Emmerson, Stratford-upon-Avon Herald]. Most recently Mr Bruderhans' masterclasses at the Emils Darzins Music School in Riga and the Lithuanian State Academy of Music in Vilnius were followed by unaccompanied recitals that received commentary in which he was described as "a rare combination of youthful energy and maturity… one can learn a lot from him." [Muzikos Barai, Vilnius, 1999].

Zdenek Bruderhans is also author of the book Music, Tectonics, and Flute Playing first published by the Lund University and subsequently by Florian Noetzel Verlag in Germany. A true thinking musician's 'Vade Mecum' "it has interest for a wide circle of musicians. His studied comments on tempo, pulse, articulation, attack, release, shape, color, stress and relaxation are applicable to all performers. The delving into these matters reveals a sharp analytical mind which elucidates universal principles of interpretation" [Clemens Leske, Australian Music Examinations Board].

For further details of masterclasses, please contact [email protected] and visit Bruderhans' URL at http://www.senet.com.au/~flute