In summer, music festivals are being held everywhere in the world. Recently many of them integrate educational programmes for young talented musicians into festival agenda. Under the relaxed atmosphere, young musicians meet professional artists and masters to learn and work together. This time, we introduce 5 reports of renowned festivals in Europe to learn how those programmes work. (Report: Eriko Sugano)

PTNA members and young pianist also join teaching and studying. Prof.Yukio Yokoyama (pianist, professor of Ueno Gakuen University) and prof.Masahiro Kawakami (pianist, professor of Tokyo College of Music) are invited to Music Fest Perugia from August 4th, where they gave lessons and concerts. Prof.Yokoyama, the 3rd prize winner of 1990 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw and has record of playing all the Chopin's solo works in a day, appeared at the opening and masters' concert with works of Chopin and Liszt etc. His clear interpretation and techinique were also imparted at lessons. Prof.Kawakami, teacher of Nobuyuki Tsujii (1st prize winner of 2009 Van Cliburn International Competition), received applause at the masters' concert by his performance of Kapstin which he specializes in. He stayed the whole period of two weeks and gave lessons to more than 70 students.

In Belgium, Miss.Fuyuko Nakamura (2009 Yasuko Fukuda Prize of excellence) took part in the Musica Mundi Chamber Music courses and festival for 2 weeks in July. She worked on 6 chamber pieces by Schubert, Smetana, Saint-Saens, Mihaud, Zemlinsky and Barkauskas. At the gala concert on the final day, she played Smetana's 'Moldau' (8 hands) with Prof.Itamar Golan, one of the artists in residence, and 2 other students.

Reports;

-Music Fest Perugia (Perugia, Italy)

-International Summer Academy Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria)

-The International Piano Academy Lake Como (Como, Italy)

-Paderewski Piano Academy (Bydgoszcz, Poland)

-Musica Mundi Chamber Music Courses and Festival (Genval, Belgium)