https://www.himafestivalusa.org/home daily 1.0 2025-09-17 https://www.himafestivalusa.org/about daily 0.75 2025-09-01 https://www.himafestivalusa.org/programs daily 0.75 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b28b5d2fe4da45b43383f2/99d621a6-da80-4ce4-86f3-6f7877d99f89/Sibbi+HIMA+USA+Terra+Masterclass.jpg Programs https://www.himafestivalusa.org/faculty daily 0.75 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b28b5d2fe4da45b43383f2/f9372dbc-f49f-4567-b949-89bc9a8262e4/SibbiBernhardsson2015_1MM.jpg Faculty - Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin Artistic Director and faculty Icelandic violinist Sibbi Bernhardsson is Professor of Violin at Oberlin Conservatory. He was previously violinist for 17 years with the Pacifica Quartet, with which he won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance, Musical America Ensemble of the Year honors, and the Avery Fisher Career Grant among other honors. As a member of the Pacifica Quartet, Bernhardsson appeared in more than 90 concerts worldwide each year, including engagements in Wigmore Hall (London), the Vienna Konzerthaus, Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Suntory Hall (Tokyo), Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall (New York), and other major venues. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival, Ravinia, Music@Menlo, and the Reykjavík Arts Festival, and has collaborated with Menahem Pressler, Yo-Yo Ma, Jörg Widmann, Lynn Harrell, Leon Fleisher, the Emerson String Quartet, Johannes Moser, and members of the Guarneri and Cleveland quartets. His television appearances include The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, and the MTV Europe Music Awards with Icelandic artist Björk. He appears on 16 recordings with the Pacifica Quartet and has recorded the violin music of Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson and the sonatas for violin and piano by Franz Schubert. Bernhardsson serves as director of strings at Oberlin Conservatory, director of the Cooper International Violin Competition at Oberlin and as artistic director of Iceland’s Harpa International Music Academy (HIMA). In the summers, he teaches at HIMA, Encore, Tanglewood Music Center, and Music Academy of the West. He gives regular concerts and master classes in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and has appeared as a soloist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra, CityMusic Cleveland, and other ensembles. Bernhardsson is a 1995 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory. His teachers include Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Almita and Roland Vamos, Mathias Tacke, and Shmuel Ashkenasi. He previously served on the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Photo credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco https://www.himafestivalusa.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-09-01 https://www.himafestivalusa.org/apply-chambermusicintensive daily 0.75 2023-02-08 https://www.himafestivalusa.org/housing daily 0.75 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b28b5d2fe4da45b43383f2/71b45c77-8d98-48d2-88f7-53c12ef2a6c2/Lakeside+Cottages.png Housing - Planning your stay in Lakeside Lakeside Chautauqua has a variety of housing options including two hotels, cottage rentals, inns, guest houses, bed and breakfasts, and a campground. The Saga Advanced String Quartet Intensive programs include shared, group accommodations including shared bathrooms and kitchen. String Quartet Intensive participants will be expected to arrive on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Final festival activities (final concerts) will take place on Sunday, August 16. Visitors Learn more about the various accommodations located conveniently in the gated community of Lakeside. We encourage you to book your accommodations as early as possible, as vacation rentals and hotels book quickly. There are two hotels located conveniently in the heart of Lakeside: the Fountain Inn and Hotel Lakeside. Cottage or apartment rentals: in addition online booking sites such as Airbnb and VRBO, there are two cottage rental companies located in Lakeside that have rental listings on their online booking sites. Visit the Lakeside Chautauqua accommodations site to learn more about additional options including guest houses, bed and breakfasts, inns, etc. https://www.himafestivalusa.org/advanced-string-quartet-intensive daily 0.75 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b28b5d2fe4da45b43383f2/7f34c5ee-7660-4083-b96e-6e9031f4f097/Cong+Quartet+Master+Class+Robby.jpg Advanced String Quartet Intensive - HIMA USA 2026: Saga Advanced String Quartet Intensive August 12 - 16, 2026. Five-day program for advanced, pre-formed emerging professional string quartets. Up to four string quartets will be selected for this intensive program led by Sibbi Bernhardsson, Professor of Violin and Director of Strings at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, 17-year member of the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet. The quartets will receive: Shared lodging at Lakeside Chautauqua and daily meals Daily coaching by renowned string quartet artist-faculty Master classes by renowned string quartet artist-faculty Shared public recitals Career and mentoring sessions Daily admissions pass to Lakeside Chautauqua (access to wellness and fitness center, recreational activities and other programs) Rehearsals, coachings and master classes will take place at Lakeside Chautauqua. Concerts and other activities as well as lodging will will be located within the Lakeside Chautauqua campus. This program is open to pre-formed quartets only. Artist-Faculty: Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin (Oberlin Conservatory Professor of Violin and Director of Strings, former member Pacifica Quartet, Director and jury chair of the Cooper International Competition for Violin) Additional faculty TBD Festival participants will be expected to arrive on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Final festival activities (final concerts) will take place on Sunday, August 16. Apply for this program Non-refundable application fee: $50 Application deadline: February 28, 2026 Applications for the Advanced String Quartet Program will be in two stages: Submit application and recording by February 28, 2026. Finalists will be invited for a 30-minute interview. Recording requirements: Your audition recording should consist of 3 selections. These selections should be one movement each from three contrasting works. Please upload your recording to a streaming service like YouTube or Vimeo or a cloud-based file sharing service like Google Drive or Dropbox. You will share the link in the application form. Email info@himafestivalusa.org with any questions. https://www.himafestivalusa.org/chamber-music-intensive daily 0.75 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b28b5d2fe4da45b43383f2/fc8f9819-8dd3-4066-8600-878f26c16575/Lakeside+Beach.jpeg Chamber Music Intensive - HIMA USA 2023: Chamber Music Workshop August 13 - 18, 2023. Six-day chamber music intensive for pre-formed string chamber music ensembles. This is a program for committed, pre-formed chamber music ensembles. Participants must be 18 years or older. Conservatory and college student string chamber music groups and adult pre-formed chamber groups are welcome to apply. Participants will receive: Daily coaching by world-class faculty Master classes and/or string technique sessions Daily rehearsal time and space Final day performance Housing in shared, group accommodations Admissions pass to Lakeside Chautauqua (access to wellness and fitness center, recreational activities and other cultural and educational programs) during festival dates Daily breakfast and lunch Tuition: $800 per person, includes shared group lodging, daily lunch, and one admissions pass to Lakeside Chautauqua covering the dates of the HIMA-USA festival. Location: Rehearsals, coachings, and master classes will take place at the Danbury School in Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio, located adjacent to the Lakeside Chautauqua main gates. Concerts and other activities will take place within the Lakeside Chautauqua campus. Artist-Faculty: Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin (Oberlin Conservatory Professor of Violin, former member Pacifica Quartet) Mari Sato, violin (former member, Cavani Quartet) Eric Wong, viola (Cavani Quartet) Amit Even-Tov (Ariel String Quartet) Dates: August 13 - 18, 2023. Festival participants who are traveling and lodging in Lakeside will be expected to arrive on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in order to start the workshop activities on the morning of Sunday, August 13. Final festival activities (final concerts) will take place on the evening of Friday, August 18. Applications are now open! Non-refundable application fee: $35 Application deadline: April 16, 2023 For more information and to join our mailing list, email info@himafestivalusa.org. https://www.himafestivalusa.org/junior-string-workshop daily 0.75 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b28b5d2fe4da45b43383f2/63bcbe48-35ce-47d0-a985-fa8dfb1ad2b5/IMG_5620.jpg Junior String Workshop - HIMA USA 2023: Junior String Workshop August 13 - 18, 2023. Day camp for young string players ages 7 - 12. During this six-day camp, intermediate to advanced young string players (violin, viola, cello) will build their technique, learn ensemble skills through chamber music and build friendships through making music in group classes and coachings. Participants will receive: Daily lessons Daily chamber music coachings Chamber orchestra experience Final day performance - opportunity for solo and ensemble performances Daily lunch One admissions pass for the student participant to Lakeside Chautauqua (access to wellness and fitness center, recreational activities and other programs) valid for the festival dates Camp hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. HIMA-USA will not provide supervision of children outside of the camp hours. All camp instructional activities (lessons, coachings, master classes) will take place at the Danbury Schools located adjacent to the Lakeside Chautauqua main gates. Concerts will take place within the Lakeside Chautauqua campus. Tuition: $800, includes daily lunch provided on site and an admissions pass to Lakeside Chautauqua for the student participant. Housing and additional meals (other than lunch) are not included in the tuition fee and must be secured independently. However, Lakeside Chautauqua is offering a special discounted hotel rate for stays at the Fountain Inn for HIMA USA participants! Contact info@himafestivalusa.org to learn more. Participants and their adult guardians are encouraged to consider making a family trip out of this week and secure housing within the private, lakefront community of Lakeside Chautauqua and take advantage of the many additional recreational and cultural activities offered. Learn more about the variety of housing options including cottage rentals, hotels, etc. Faculty: Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin Mari Sato, violin Emelinda Escobar, violin Katherine Floriano, violin Javier Otalora, viola Amber Scherer, collaborative pianist Tatiana Lokhina, collaborative pianist Guest master classes by Senior Artist Faculty. Dates: August 13 - 18, 2023. Festival participants who are traveling and lodging in Lakeside will be expected to arrive in Lakeside, Ohio on Saturday, August 12, 2023 in order to start the workshop activities on the morning of Sunday, August 13. Final festival activities (final concerts) will take place on the evening of Friday, August 18. Applications are now open! Non-refundable application fee: $35 Application deadline: April 16, 2023. Please submit your application and audition video by clicking the button below. Recording requirements: Your audition recording should be a 3-4 minute video of yourself playing solo or with piano accompaniment. Please upload your recording to a streaming service like YouTube or Vimeo or a cloud-based file sharing service like Google Drive or Dropbox. You will share the link in the application form. 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The quartet is currently the Artist in Residence of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) music department, where they held the role of the Ensemble-in-Residence from 2019 to 2021. Supported by the Emerging Artists Scheme of the Hong Kong Art Development Council (ADC) and the Stichting Utopia (The Utopia Foundation), Cong Quartet is a currently participating in the Nederlandse Strijkkwartet Academie (NSKA) in the Netherlands, and participate the Musethica sessions around Europe. The members of the quartet has previously attended the Juilliard String Quartet Seminar & the Robert Mann String Quartet Institute in New York, the Ashkenasi/Kirshbaum Chamber Music Seminar at The Heifetz International Music Institute, the Intensive String Quartet seminar at Music Academy Hörpu in Iceland, the Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy in Japan, the Chamber Music Residency in Great Mountain Music Festival in South Korea sponsored by the Artsylvia Foundation, and many other chamber music seminars and festivals. They have also coached and taught many young chamber groups at CUHK, the Madeline Island Chamber Music and the Indiana University Summer String Academy. Cong Quartet’s important mentors include Marc Danel and Luc-Marie Aguera at NSKA, Pacifica Quartet at Indiana University, Shmuel Ashkenasi & Nicholas Kitchen at the Heifetz Institute, Ivan Chan at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and the Borromeo, Dover, Ebène, Juilliard & Shanghai Quartet. Our members have studied with musicians of the Borodin, Guarneri, Takacs, Tokyo & Ying Quartets individually. They have also collaborated and performed with world-renowned artists such as Yuri Bashmet, Joshua Bell, Jorja Fleezanis, Antonio Lysy, Mai Motobuchi and Rachell Wong among others. Cong Quartet believes that the humanistic experience of chamber music is a treasure to the community. They share the philosophy of promoting chamber repertoire from their generation and from their hometown, Hong Kong, as well as integrating chamber music into the daily lives of the audiences. The name of the quartet, “CONG” originated as a combination of the quartet founding members’ last names that allude to Hong “Kong”, which is where the members grew up and played together since their teenage years before the Quartet was officially formed at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in the United States in 2015. Highlights of their recent seasons included concert tours in New York, Japan, Germany, Netherlands and France, performed as guest artists in recitals at various universities across the United States and a residency at the Composers Forum of the University of North Texas. They have also performed and were guest judges of the New Generation call-for-score competition of Hong Kong Composers' Guild, and enjoy regular collaborations with local venues, universities & organizations in Hong Kong such as Hong Kong Arts Festival, Musicus Society, Tai Kwun, West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong Jockey Club, World Culture Festival, City University, Asia Society, St. John‘s Cathedral and many others. Cong Quartet Members: Francis Yiu-Ting Chik, violin Hua Zhang, violin Caleb Wong, viola Yan-Ho Cheng, cello Meet our other 2022 String Quartet Fellows, the Terra String Quartet Photo credit: Calvin Sit https://www.himafestivalusa.org/2022-string-quartet-fellows-terra daily 0.75 2022-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61b28b5d2fe4da45b43383f2/0cd08d25-6019-45e1-908f-48b20275edf7/Terra+Quartet.JPG 2022 String Quartet Fellows - Terra - Terra String Quartet The Terra String Quartet, formerly known as the Arte String Quartet, is a vibrant young ensemble based in New York City composed of graduates of the Juilliard School’s prestigious Honors Program and of the Manhattan School of Music. Hailing from five continents, these four musicians share a vision that chamber music embodies both intellectual and emotional vitality. Members of the quartet have performed around the world at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall in New York City, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul, South Korea, Daegu Concert House in Daegu, South Korea, and Vienna Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, among others. They have played alongside such musicians as Robert McDonald, Ida Kavafian, Natasha Brofsky, Anthony Marwood, Augustin Dumay, Gary Hoffman, and Laurence Lesser. They have also attended music festivals including the Ravinia Steans Young Artist Program, Yellow Barn, Music@Menlo, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Prussia Cove, and the Seiji Ozawa International Academy. TSQ has performed at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Alice Tully Hall as part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’s “Wednesdays at One” series, performing the Schubert Cello Quintet with Natasha Brofsky, and as part of the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival’s Winter Workshop in North Carolina, where they performed with Robert McDonald. They have also performed with the Cremona Quartet and have studied under the guidance of Ara Gregorian, Mark Steinberg, Hye-Jin Kim, Misha Amory, Daniel Avshalamov, Natasha Brofsky, Catherine Cho, and Joseph Lin. They were recently named finalists in the 2022 Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition. The Terra Quartet is represented by Le Dimore del Quartetto in Italy, and is the first quartet to have been chosen to participate in the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival’s Professional Fellowship Program at East Carolina University. 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