YOUTH CLASSICS Meisterclass
Musikinsel Rheinau - Schweiz
11. - 20. Juni 2025
SIMA Masterclasses: Promoting musical excellence for talents – worldwide.
Learn from renowned top musicians: The SIMA of the Youth Classic association offers advanced talents (violin, viola, violoncello) a unique 9 days of intensive support, personal supervision and musical inspiration.
The SIMA 2025 begins on July 11, 2025 and ends with the closing concert at the Zurich University of the Arts on July 20, 2025.
Kursinhalte der SIMA 2025
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Intensiver Solounterricht
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Proben mit Korrepetition
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Kammermusikunterricht
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Auftritte in Klassenstunden und internen Konzerten auf der Musikinsel
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SIMA-Konzerte der Teilnehmenden
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Freizeitaktivitäten
Spezialangebote der SIMA 2025
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Solistenpreis mit der Bodensee Philharmonie
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Spezialgast: Julia Fischer
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Instrumenten Preis Solistenvioline von Stefan-Peter Greiner
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Bogenpreis von Florian Leonhard Fine Violins
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Bogenbehaarungs-Tombola (5 Gratis-Behaarungen)
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Faculty-Chat
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Klangkompetenz-Zentrum mit Stefan-Peter Greiner und Lauri Tanner
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Workshop Bogenbau mit Lauri Tanner
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Workshop Hirnforschung mit Prof. Dr. Jürg Kesselring
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Physiotherapie mit Brigitte Gerber-Zaugg
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Improvisation mit Tim Kliphuis
Cost
Course costs:
no!
All participants who are selected will receive a full scholarship and pay no course fees.
Hotel & full board costs:
For 10 days and 9 nights for participants (including 3 meals per day)
Departure date July 20, 2025 (directly after the final concert)
890 CHF or 890 EUR£For 11 days and 10 nights (including 3 meals per day)
individual departure 21 July 2025 (after breakfast at the IBIS Budget Hotel)
990 CHF or 990 EUR
Registration fee (hotel):
CHF 100 or EUR 100
Registrations without proof of payment of the registration fee will not be processed.
To the bank detailsThe registration fee will be credited or refunded if YOUTH CLASSICS cannot offer the candidate a place at SIMA 2025 due to too many applications.
If the candidate cancels, the registration fee will not be refunded.
accompanying persons and/or family members
Participants under 12 years of age must be accompanied by a parent.
Parents/adult siblings accompanying the participants pay 100 CHF or 100 EUR per night and person in a double room with full board.
For participants aged 13 and over, parents are unfortunately unable to stay on the music island due to capacity constraints. If necessary, please find out about hotels in the region yourself, e.g. at www.booking.com , hotels.com or www.hrs.com .
All prices are per person, including VAT at the headquarters of YOUTH CLASSICS.
Registration
Application for a study place at SIMA 2025
We need a music sample from you (YouTube). There are no compulsory pieces for this recording. We recommend that you send in 2-3 pieces that are different in style and character.
Applicants who have already been assured of a place at SIMA 2025 by their main subject lecturer do not need to submit a recording and can note this on the registration form.
The lecturers will review all applications after the registration deadline (11 May 2025).
As a rule, at least 300 candidates apply for the approximately 100 training places. SIMA will inform about the allocation of study places at the 2025 Academy by June 1, 2025 at the latest.
You will then receive a confirmation of your registration.
If you have general questions about SIMA 2025, please contact us at: info@youth-classics.com
Mobile: + 41 76 411 68 16
If you have any artistic questions about SIMA 2025, please contact us at: anna.bertogna@youth-classics.com
bank details
CHF bank account
Zürcher Kantonalbank
ZKBKCHZZ80A
IBAN CH31 0070 0114 8023 3338 0
Account holder:
YOUTH CLASSICS club
Langweidstrasse 6, 8912 Obfelden, Switzerland
EURO bank account
Zürcher Kantonalbank
ZKBKCHZZ80A
IBAN CH54 0070 0130 0091 1880 2
Account holder:
YOUTH CLASSICS club
Langweidstrasse 6, 8912 Obfelden, Switzerland
Important Dates
May 11, 2025
registration deadline
June 1, 2025
From this point on, all registered persons will be informed whether they have been awarded a place at SIMA 2024 and which main subject lecturer is planned.
June 15, 2025
Announcement of chamber music groups and works, as well as information on allocation from the lecturer for chamber music
July 11, 2025
Arrival of all participants between 12:00 and 17:00
6:00 pm Opening of the 14th YOUTH CLASSICS SIMA 2024
July 20, 2025
Individual departure after the final concert at the Zurich University of the Arts (approx. 8 pm)
OR
July 21, 2025
Individual departure from Zurich (hotel) after breakfast until 12 noon
Location
Arrival by public transport
From Zurich Airport:
From Zurich Airport there are various train connections to Winterthur (IC / IR) or
S24 Zurich Airport - Marthalen
Postbus 620 Marthalen - Rheinau Unterstadt (final stop)
Walk 5 minutes down towards the monastery church
From Zurich HB:
There is a regular timetable with a travel time of one hour (departure every hour from 06:17 to 23:17, change in Winterthur and Marthalen).
S12 Zurich HB - Winterthur
S33 Winterthur - Marthalen
Postbus 620 Marthalen - Rheinau Unterstadt (final stop)
Walk 5 minutes down towards the monastery church
Last connection from Rheinau Unterstadt towards Zurich HB at 23:18.
Arrival by car
Distance: Zurich: 40 min. / 47 kmh. Gallen: 55 min. / 80 kmWinterthur: 20 min. / 26 km
Route:
Zurich – St. Gallen motorway
A4 junction towards Schaffhausen
exit Benken/Rheinau
From Rheinau follow signs to the monastery church