Application deadline August 01, 2025
We are excited to present Johannes Klumpp’s masterclass for professional conductors and advanced conducting students, in which a maximum of 12 active participants will have the opportunity to work with chamber ensembles and full orchestra.
In addition, various aspects of conducting and rehearsal techniques, analysis, and understanding of the music scores will be discussed during group meetings. Furthermore, instruction is tailored to meet individual needs during coachings in front of the orchestra.
Masterclass Fees:
- Application fee: €75 (non-refundable)
- Course fee for active participants: €1850
- Course fee for passive participants: €300
- Deposit: €1200 payable due August 08, 2025,
- Balance: €650 payable due September 16, 2025, or in cash on the first day of the masterclass.
Please note that these fees DO NOT include travel and accommodation.
The selection of the active participants will be communicated via email within seven days after the application deadline.
The organizer reserves the right to postpone or cancel the masterclass in case of force majeure or other unforeseeable circumstances such as governments restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel bans, etc. The organizer will immediately notify participants of such changes and will refund the paid fee in full in case of event cancelation. Participants may not assert any compensation claims for travel, visa, accommodation costs, etc.
Johannes Klumpp
Chief Conductor of the Heidelberger Sinfoniker and Folkwang Chamber Orchestra Essen, Germany
Orchestra leader, music mediator, festival director – since his success in competitions as a young talent at the conductor’s podium, Johannes Klumpp has made a name for himself in many different ways. He took up his position as Chief Conductor of the Heidelberger Sinfoniker in the 2020/2021 season. Together with this freelance ensemble, he is now on the verge of realizing a long-term project: the complete recording of all of Haydn’s symphonies.
Johannes Klumpp has been working as chief conductor and artistic director of the Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen since the 2013/2014 season. His work here focusses on the symphonic works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Not only thanks to the celebrated recordings of his symphonies and concertos to date, Johannes Klumpp has been able to greatly raise the perception and profile of the ensemble. A complete recording of all of Mozart’s symphonies is planned for the coming years.
He also creates innovative formats as part of the ExtraKlang series – held at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site – and has collaborated with well-known personalities such as the actors Martina Gedeck and Sebastian Koch, the composer, pianist and Oscar winner “Hauschka” and the former publicist Roger Willemsen.
His busy concert schedule also takes him to renowned orchestras, including the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, the Stuttgart State Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Weimar, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dresden Festival Orchestra, the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. In addition, he enjoys an extensive collaboration with the Hessian State Theatre of Wiesbaden.
To promote an open exchange with the audience, Johannes Klumpp regularly uses the format of a moderated concert. His music has a clear purpose: He wants to “bring music to the people”.
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 94 „Surprise“
1st movement
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92
1st movement
Franz Schubert
Symphony No.7 in B minor „Unfinished“ D 759
1st movement
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Ouverture Op. 26
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
1st movement
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74
1st movement
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 70
1st movement
21.09.2025, Sunday
14:00-17:00h
First Meeting, basic exercises beating technique, interpretation lecture
18:00-21:00h Ensemble
22.09.2025, Monday
14:00-17:00h Ensemble
18:00-21:00h Ensemble
23.09.2025, Tuesday
14:00-17:00h Full Orchestra
18:00-21:00h Full Orchestra
24.09.2025, Wednesday
14:00-17:00h Full Orchestra
18:00-21:00h Full Orchestra
25.09.2025, Thursday
14:00-17:00h Full Orchestra
18:00-21:00h Full Orchestra
26.09.2025, Friday
Departure
DISCLAIMER:
Please note that quality audio and video equipment is provided free of charge to all participants for the recording of their sessions for the duration of each masterclass. Allegra Academy also offers a dedicated video recording session on the last day of each masterclass in a dress-rehearsal-mode; these recordings are the only ones from the whole masterclass, which participants are allowed to publicly broadcast and publish on social media and other platforms.
