2026 SUMMER

 

    Euro Arts Academy Summer 2026
    Szczecin, Poland
    July 03 ~ August 25

        Each course will be open with 5 day class schedule. 
        1. July 3 - 7
        2. July 8 - 12
        3. July 14 - 18
        4. July 19 - 23
        5. July 25 - 29
        6. July 30 - August 3
        7. August 5 - 9
        8. August 10 - 14
        9. August 16 - 20
        10. August 21 - 25

         [Application and Inquiry]

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         euroartsacademy.org

Katarzyna Dondalska

Teaching Dates : August 16 - 20, 2026
Teaching Languages : German, Polish

Katarzyna Dondalska is a Polish born coloratura soprano who began her musical career with the violin at the age of five. At the age of fifteen she began studying singing and completed her studies in both singing and violin with distinction, and a ’Meisterklasse’ diploma from the State Academy of Music in Würzburg, Germany. 

She was a finalist and holder of numerous prizes in several well-known international singing competitions such as the Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD, the Cardiff Singer of the World Festival, and the ’Sylvia Geszty’ Coloratura Singing Competition in Luxemburg. 

In 2011, the Danzig Music Academy awarded her a doctoral degree. 

Her most celebrated roles include Mozart’s Queen of the Night and Constanza, Richard Strauss’s Zerbinetta, Stravinsky and Braunfels’ Nachtigall, Offenbach’s Olympia, and Rossini’s Rosina, which she has successfully performed in opera houses across the globe including: the Grand Opera in Houston, the Welsh National Opera in Cardiff, the Korean National Opera in Seoul, the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, the Nationaltheater in Mannheim, the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, and many others.

Her international concert tours have taken her to numerous famous concert halls including the Avery Fisher Concert Hall in New York, the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Washington John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Chicago Music Hall, the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto, the Philadelphia Verizon Hall – Kimmel Center, the Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego, the Paramount Theater in Seattle, the Orpheum Theater in Vancouver, the Royal Theater in Victoria, the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal, the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, the Winspear Centre in Edmonton, the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary, the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern, Friedrichstadtpalast in Berlin, the Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf, the Konzerthaus in Stockholm, the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, the Königin-Elisabeth-Saal in Brussels, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the Kölner Philharmonie, the Philharmonie Berlin, the Carl-Orff Saal am Gasteig in Munich, and the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin.

She has worked with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, the NDR Rundfunksinfonieorchester Hannover, the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, the Bruckner-Symphonieorchester Linz, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. She has also worked with artists such as Vasily Petrenko, Dennis Russell Davies, Roberto, Carlo Rizzi, Edita Gruberowa, Wiesłąw Ochman, Francisco Araiza, Elmar Gunsch, Günter Wewel, Gunter Emmerlich, Barbara Bonney, Pete York, Paul Esswood, Lanze Ryan, Stefan Pop, Desiree Rancatore, Dmitry Korchak, Anna Maria Kaufmann, Katherine Merling, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Anna Goryachova, Sebastian Reinthaller, Tom Allen, Markus Werba, Diana Damrau, Maciej Pikulski, Madeleine Wehle, Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Surgenor, Ingrid Kreuder, Stefan Johannes Walter, Daniele Abbado, Bogusław Kaczyński, Alexander Petrov, Lesley Garrett, Ute Lemper, Till Brönner, Klaus Hoffmann, Joja Wendt, Gregory Peck and Chris de Burgh. Katarzyna Dondalska’s first recordings of arias were by Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf and sacred songs by Otton Mieczysław Żukowski. She is well known publicly through her appearances on TV and radio broadcasts for ARD, BBC, RAI, RBB, SWR, BR, and WDR.

Katarzyna Dondalska was awarded the ’Warmia and Mazury icon 2018’ by Olsztyn’s President Piotr Grzymowicz and the Warmia and Mazury Voivodeship’s Marshall Gustaw Marek Brzezina for her extraordinary artistic achievements nationally and abroad. 

The artist participated in the recording of 12 discs at the Acte Préalable publishing house (AP0288, AP0290, AP0317, AP0343, AP0348, AP0370, AP0410, AP0430, AP0500, AP0521, AP0550 and AP0601). 

In June 2015, Katarzyna Dondalska was awarded the postdoctoral degree from the Council of the Vocal and Acting Department of the Academy of Music in Łódź.

Since October 2015 she has been a professor of the Art Academy in Szczecin and in February 2021 she was awarded the title of Professor by the Polish President.

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Anna Korondi

Teaching Dates : August 5 - 9
Teaching Languages : German, English, Hungarian

Anna Korondi was born 1969 in Budapest, Hungary. She pursues voice studies at Béla Bartók Conservatory of Music Budapest from 1987, and then subsequent studies at Vienna Conservatory as soloist with Prof. Margarete Bence and in Lied and oratorio with Prof. David Lutz from 1989. She graduated with honors in 1993.

She obtained then simultaneous engagement with the Österreichischer Rundfunk Choir Vienna with solo duties focusing on contemporary music from 1989 to 1993, and she became also ensemble member at Komische Oper Berlin until 1997 as well as at Bonn Opera until 1999.

Anna Korondi has been invited to perform at renowned festivals such as Salzburg Festival (“Die Fledermaus”), Schwetzingen Festival (“Figlio del selve”), Bayreuth Festival (“Parsifal” under the direction of Christoph Schlingensief), Budapest Wagner Festival (“Das Rheingold”, Götterdämmerung“), Herrenchiemsee Festival (“Falstaff”) and Vienna Schubert Festival (“Alfonso and Estrella”), as well as at numerous theaters such as Bavarian State Opera (including “The House of Bernarda Alba“ under Zubin Mehta, “Arabella”), Theater Münster (“Der Rosenkavalier“),Turku Concert Hall (“Don Giovanni”), Komische Oper Berlin (eminent Mozart rolls) and Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (“Parsifal”).

She is a regular guest at prominent European orchestras such as Chapelle Royal, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, Hessischer Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra, Concentus Musicus Vienna, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Royal Flemish Philharmonic amongst others.
She also performs diverse concerts and Lied performances throughout Europe, Asia and South America.

She collaborates with directors such as Christoph Schlingensief, Harry Kupfer, Christine Mielitz, Hans Neuenfels, Manfred Beilharz and Andreas Homoki, and with conductors Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez, Philippe Herreweghe, Helmut Rilling, Nicolaus Harnoncourt, Adam Fischer, Peter Schneider and Herbert Blomstedt amongst others.

Anna Korondi has been invited to perform on numerous radio, television and CD productions with labels Farao Classics (“Vineta – Ein Liederabend” by J. Brahms, “Requiem” by W.A. Mozart, “Matthäuspassion” by J.S. Bach), Hungaroton (first recording “Il Gelsomino” by G.F. Händel with solo cantatas, “Z. Kodály – Complete Edition for Voices and Piano”), Capriccio (“Athalia” by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, “Die letzten Dinge” by L. Spohr), BIS Records AB (“Forest of the Amazon”) amongst others.

She was awarded 3rd prize at Erkel-Kodály Singing Competition Budapest in 1990, the International Prize at Mary Garden Singing Competition Aberdeen in 1991, 2nd prize at Grand Prix Franz Schubert Vienna in 1991 and winner of the ARD International Music Competition in 1996.

Anna Korondi is lecturer at master courses in Stavanger 2004, Sao Paulo 2007 and at Liszt School of Music Weimar in 2012.

Since 2007, she has been a lecturer at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler of Berlin and since 2010 at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar in Weimar.
Since winter semester 2013, she is also Professor for Voice at Berlin Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik, where she also leads a contemporary music course in addition to his vocal class.

• Geboren 1969 in Budapest, Ungarn  

• Ab 1987 Gesangsstudium am Bela Bartók Konservatorium Budapest, anschließend ab 1989 am Konservatorium in Wien in den Fächern Sologesang bei Prof. Margarete Bence sowie Lied und Oratorium bei Prof. David Lutz, 1993 Diplom mit Auszeichnung

• Studienbegleitendes Engagement im ORF-Chor Wien von 1989 bis 1993 mit solistischen Aufgaben und Schwerpunkt auf zeitgenössischer Musik, anschließend Ensemblemitglied an der Komischen Oper Berlin bis 1997 und an der Oper der Stadt Bonn bis 1999 

• Gastengagements bei renommierten Festivals wie den Salzburger Festspielen („Die Fledermaus“), den Schwetzinger Festspielen („Figlio del selve“), den Bayreuther Festspielen („Parsifal“ unter Regie von Christoph Schlingensief), den Budapester Wagnertagen (Ring), den Herrenchiemsee Festspielen („Falstaff“) und den Wiener Schubertwochen („Alfonso und Estrella“) sowie an zahlreichen Theatern wie der Bayrischen Staatsoper (UA „Bernada Albas Haus“ unter Zubin Mehta, „Arabella“), den Städtischen Bühnen Münster („Der Rosenkavalier“), dem Konzerthaus Turku („Don Giovanni“), der Komischen Oper Berlin (wichtigste Mozartrollen) und dem Teatro di San Carlo in Neapel („Parsifal“) 

• Regelmäßiger Gast bei großen europäischen Orchestern wie Chapelle Royal, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Rundfunkorchester des WDR und HR, Concentus Musicus Wien, Schwedisches Radio-Sinfonieorchester, Royal Flemish Philharmonic u.a. 

• Umfangreiche Konzert- und Liedtätigkeit in Europa, Asien und Südamerika 

• Zusammenarbeit mit Regisseuren wie Christoph Schlingensief, Harry Kupfer, Christine Mielitz, Hans Neuenfels, Manfred Beilharz und Andreas Homoki sowie mit den Dirigenten Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez, Phillipe Herreweghe, Helmut Rilling, Nicolaus Harnoncourt, Adam Fischer, Peter Schneider, Herbert Blomstedt u.a. 

• Zahlreiche Rundfunk-, Fernseh- und CD-Produktionen bei den Labels Farao Classics („Vineta – Ein Liederabend“ von J. Brahms, „Requiem“ von W.A. Mozart, „Matthäuspassion“ von J.S. Bach), Hungaroton (Erstaufnahme „Il Gelsomino“ von G.F. Händel mit Solokantaten, „Z. Kodály – Complete Edition for Voices and Piano“), Capriccio („Athalia“ von F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, „Die letzten Dinge“ von L. Spohr), BIS Records AB („Forest of the Amazon“) u.a. 

• Auszeichnung mit dem 3. Preis beim Erkel-Kodály Gesangswettbewerb Budapest 1990, dem International Prize beim Mary Garden Gesangswettbewerb Aberdeen 1991, dem 2. Preis beim Grand Prix Franz Schubert Wien 1991 und Gewinnerin des Internationalen Musikwettbewerbes der ARD 1996 

• Dozentin bei Meisterkursen in Stavanger 2004, Sao Paulo 2007 und an der Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar 2012 

• Ab 2007 Dozentin an der Universität der Künste Berlin und seit 2010 auch an der Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar 

• Ab Wintersemester 2013 Professorin für Gesang an der Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin

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Blanka Kerekes

 

Teaching Dates : August 16 - 20, 2026
Teaching Languages : English, German, Hungarian

Blanka Kerekes flutist is associate professor at the Musikhochschule Zürich. She is a jury member of numerous national and international music competitions and festivals, member of the Aargauer Kuratorium Prize for Culture Committee in classical and jazz music.

Blanka has been awarded the National Scholarship of Hungary.

In addition to her classical education, she has expanded her repertoire by studying jazz. She creates her own musical language by blending elements from the above-mentioned styles.

She has been praised by the press for her musical virtuosity, grandiose presentation techniques, and unique sounding. She enhances the audience’s experience by using different electro-acoustic equipment creatively borrowed from jazz and pop music as well as integrating live and pre-recorded electronic into her work.

A per request of collaborative artists (co-artists), such as the Golden Globe Award winner Julian Schnabel, filmmaker and painter, she contributes to performances through free improvisations or event-specific compositions created by herself. 

Her master courses are well-attended throughout Europe, including countries such as Armenia, Italy, Albania, Germany and Hungary.

She has played with numerous famous musicians and orchestras, with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Zürich Opera House, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Hans Zender, and musicians from the Berliner Philharmoniker. She works regularly with ballet dancers from major opera houses in the world (Sydney Opera House, New York Metropolitan Opera, etc.) as well as Oscar-nominated film directors and producers.

 

She plays regularly with the world-famous violinist, Roby Lakatos. She took part in a collaborative musical jam session with Nigel Kennedy.

In 2014, she was invited to open the 1st Movie Music Festival Hungary with her solo concert at the grand opening ceremony, under the patronage of Ennio Morricone.

Blanka is a special guest of the Summer Music Festival of the Esterházy Palace in Austria. 

 

In 2020, Blanka had the honor of representing her country as the only selected Hungarian artist performing during the 'Day of Europe' online concert, which the prestigious World Economic Forum initiated.

Blanka held the position of principal flutist of the Mannheim Philharmonics, she is flutist of the Musikkollegium Winterthur, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Sinfonienieorchester Biel-Solothurn, Mendelssohn Kammerorchester.

She worked with the Zürcher Oper and Frankfurter Oper.

From 2022, Blanka Kerekes is “Sankyo Artist”. The prestigious company thus ranks her among the most outstanding flutists of our time.

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Hermann Stefánsson

 Teaching Languages : English, Swedish, Icelandic

Icelander Hermann Stefánsson has been principal clarinetist in the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Stockholm Sinfonietta since 1995.

 

He previously held the same position with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. He is also member of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Wind Quintet and the Swedish Serenade Ensemble.

 

Stefánsson is professor at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and has previously been guest professor at the Academy of Music in Łódź, Poland and the Sarajevo Music Academy in Bosnia.

He has also worked as a teacher at the Malmö Academy of Music and Piteå School of Music, and has guest taught at several universities in Europe and the US. 

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Hermann is co-founder and artistic coordinator of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Academy and is in the board of directors of the Martin Fröst Foundation.

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Harri Mäki

Teaching Languages : English, Finnish

Harri Mäki studied the clarinet mainly with Kari Kriikku and Reijo Koskinen in Finland. After having graduated from the class of Thomas Friedli at the Geneva Conservatory, he joined the Tapiola Sinfonietta as principal clarinetist. He also studied privately with Charles Neidich and Osmo Vänskä. 

Harri has premiered dozens of works, including clarinet concertos dedicated to him by Juhani Nuorvala and Kirmo Lintinen. 

He is the Professor of Woodwinds at the Sibelius Academy and was principal clarinetist of the Tapiola Sinfonietta from 1988 - 2018. 

Harri Mäki has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, the Far East, and in North and South America. 

Many of the students graduating from his teaching studio at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland have succeeded in both orchestral auditions and competitions around the world. 

In 2012, he was honoured to receive the Pro Musica Award for his merits as a performer and a teacher.

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Washington Barella

Teaching Languages : English, German

Teaching Period : July 14 (arrival) - 20 (departure)

Washington Barella studied from 1984 to 1986 at the Hannover University of Music with Ingo Goritzki and continued his training from 1988 to 1990 at the Hartt School of Music, Hartford with Humbert Lucarelli.

He was a first prizewinner at the Concert Artists Guild International New York Competition in 1990 and was awarded third prize at the “ARD Musikwettbewerb” in Munich, Germany in 1991.

Since then Washington Barella has performed with orchestras such as the Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Heilbronn Chamber Orchestra, the SWR Sinfonieorchester, the State Symphony of Sao Paulo (OSESP), the Annapolis Symphony an the Savannah Symphony, among others. As a chamber musician he has toured the United States, Japan, Brazil and most European countries.

He has served as jury member at important international competitions such as the ARD Musikwettbewerb, the Markneukirchen Musikwettbewerb, The Muri International Oboe Competition in Switzerland and the Internationaler Aeolos Bläserwettbewerb in Düsseldorf, Germany. Mr. Barella has given master classes in Germany, Sweden, the USA, Japan, Taiwan, Costa Rica, China, Russia and his own Brazil.

Washington Barella was Principal Oboist of the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg from 1992 to 2016. In 2012 he was appointed at the University of the Arts Berlin in Germany as Professor of Oboe.

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