6-day intensive masterclass for Conductors with Maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe
and North Czech Philharmonic (the professional orchestra)

Program:

Mozart: Overture - 'Don Giovanni" - 7'
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 21 Overture -12'
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 - 30'
Saint-Saens: Dance Macabre - 7'
Saint-Saens: Symphony No.3 ‘Organ’ - 35'

Each Active participant will be entitled to:

• 90 minutes podium time conducting the North Czech Philharmonic
• 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions with the soloist
• we expect that all active participants will conduct in the dress rehearsal and final concert as well as attend all meetings and rehearsals.

Each Semi-active participant will be entitled to:

• 90 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions with Maestro and the soloist.
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert, without the opportunity to conduct the orchestra
There is no age limit for participation in the course. The Certificate of participation will be provided for all the participants who have completed this course for conductors.

ORCHESTRA

The North Czech Philharmonic Teplice is a professional symphony orchestra based in Teplice, Czech Republic. The orchestra was founded in 1838. During its history the orchestra has had several prominent musicians appear as guest artists; including performances led by conductors Eugen d'Albert, Richard Strauss, Siegfried Wagner, Felix Weingartner, and Alexander Zemlinsky. Other musicians who have performed with the orchestra include pianists Ferruccio Busoni, Conrad Ansorge, Emil von Sauer, Ernö Dohnányi, and Frederic Lamond; violinists Pablo de Sarasate, Eugène Ysaÿe, Bronisław Huberman, Fritz Kreisler, Alexander Petschnikoff, Henri Marteau; cellists David Popper, Julius Klengel, Hugo Becker, Anton Hekking, and vocalists Lilli Lehmann and Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
You can read more about the orchestra here.

MAESTRO

Maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe is one of today’s most distinguished and much-travelled conductors. Of the world’s major orchestras, he has conducted the Israel Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Sydney Symphony, the Berlin DSO Orchestra, Munich Symphony, Danish Radio Symphony, the Czech Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, National Hungarian Philharmonic and many others. With a regular presence in the Asia-Pacific region, he frequently leads concerts in Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam and Thailand. World class soloists with whom Charles Olivieri Munroe works with include Angela Gheorghiu, Krystian Zimerman, Joshua Bell, Maxim Vengerov, Sol Gabetta, Joseph Suk, Mischa Maisky, Shlomo Mintz, Ivan Moravec, Gabriela Benacková and Joseph Calleja, Ramon Vargas, amongst others. • Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra • Principal Conductor with Philharmonie Sudwestfalen • Honorary Principal Conductor with the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( he has led since 1997) • Resident Conductor with the Texas Round Top Festival Institute (since 2005) • Docent Conducting faculty in the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (since 2009) • Principal Conductor of the Colorado ‘Crested Butte’ Festival (2008) • Artistic Director of the Inter-Regionales Symfonie Orchester in Germany (2008) • Chief Conductor of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava (2001-2004) • Associate Conductor with the Brno Philharmonic (1995-97) • Associate Conductor with Karlsbad Symphony Orchestra (1993-95) The New York Times "... A naturally charismatic conductor" Toronto Star "... He so energised the musicians of the Toronto Symphony that this reviewer hopes he makes many, many return visits" Edmonton Journal "... An excellent showcase for Charles Olivieri Munro’s conducting style. Of all the guest conductors I have seen this year, this natural leader put on the most engaging podium performance" Südwestdeutsche Zeitung "... With an active and highly varied conducting style, Olivieri Munroe appears as a combination of Furtwängler and the young Karajan."

Read more about Maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe

Concert

The concert program will be divided among participants.
The final concert will be held on 12 September 2025 at 7 pm in the Municipal Concert Hall, Teplice, Czech Republic

Recording

All the sessions with the orchestra will be videotaped with a camera in front of you, and each conductor will receive his/her videos via transfer link. If you wish to get your videos immediately, please, bring the memory card for copying.
Video recording of all the orchestra rehearsals and the concert is included in the price.
Edited videos from the concert will be ready in about a week after the masterclass end.

Language

The masterclass/course will be taught in English. Maestro Olivieri-Munroe also speaks German, Czech.

Masterclass fees

Active participant fee is € 1990.
For more options, please, contact the Masterclass manager.

Semi-active participant fee is € 700
Daily Visitors' (passive participation) fee is € 40
There is no registration/application fee.
Payment schedule
- 25 % of the participant fee has to be paid as a deposit via bank transfer upon the organizers` confirmation of your participation;
- The payment deadline for the full participation fee is 30 days before the beginning of the course.
The masterclass fee is 100 % refundable only in case of cancellation or postponement of the masterclass by the organizer.
For an individual payment plan or more options, please contact the Course Manager

Venue

The course will take place in Teplice, Municipal Concert Hall, Teplice - the base of the North Czech Philharmonic.
Travel and accommodation costs are not included in the masterclass fee, must be covered by each participant.

Masterclasses for conductors with a full-size orchestra.

Conducting Programs include Opera & Orchestral Conducting masterclasses and workshops,
Masterclass venues & locations: Prague, Teplice, Olomouc, Marienbad, Karlovy Vary.