Master Classes
The Department of Music, often in association with Duke Performances, offers several master classes each year with renowned performers and composers. Past master classes have included Leon Fleisher, Horszowski Trio, James MacMillan, and Gabriel Richard.
Master classes are free to attend and are open to all members of the community who would like to observe.
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Upcoming Master Classes
Chamber Music Master Class with Vega String Quartet
Mon, Sep 25, 5:00 PMThe Vega String Quartet, Quartet-in-Residence at Emory University, is cultivating a new generation of chamber music lovers through dynamic performances and innovative community engagement. The New York Times raved that "[the Quartet's] playing had a kind of clean intoxication to it, pulling the...
Piano Master Class with Simone Dinnerstein
Tue, Oct 03, 4:00 PMAmerican pianist Simone Dinnerstein's performance schedule has taken her around the world since her acclaimed New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 2005, to venues including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Sydney...
Saxophone Master Class with Steven Stusek
Mon, Oct 23, 5:00 PMArtist-professor of music at UNC-Greensboro, Steven Stusek has built an international reputation with regular concerts and master classes throughout France, Holland, Germany, Canada, China, and the US. He regularly performs with pianist Inara Zandmane, the renowned Red Clay Saxophone Quartet,...
Chamber Music Master Class with Villiers Quartet
Thu, Nov 02, 5:00 PMThe Villiers Quartet is winner of the First Prize of the 2015 Radcliffe Chamber Music Competition, and Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Oxford. Hailed as one of the most charismatic and "adventurous" quartets of the British chamber music scene (The Strad), the Villiers Quartet have...
Chamber Music Master Class with JACK Quartet
Tue, Dec 05, 7:00 PMThis master class, which is free and open to the public, is part of a two-year artist residency with JACK Quartet, whose members The Boston Globe hailed as "the superheroes of the new music world." The residency is a joint venture between Duke Performances and the Department of Music and...