Composers in Residence 2025
- Anders Hillborg (Schweden)
- Outi Tarkiainen (Finnland)
- Marco Stroppa (Deutschland)
Masterclasses
WINDHOEK 2025 | International Wind Festival with concerts and masterclasses
SAVE THE DATE: 31 March – 6 April 2025 @ Trossingen
The WINDHOEK Festival considers itself a centre for creative, new woodwind music with its finger on the pulse of the times. The WINDHOEK Festival is a meeting place to gather inspiration, motivation, musical and instrumental guidance as well as performance practice in solo and orchestral literature.
The WINDHOEK festival 2025 is...
- Four high-calibre public concerts between March 31st and April 3rd
- Young Composers Workshops
- Masterclasses April 4th–6th for general repertoire with the Trossingen woodwind-faculty for students, and avanced younger players and woodwind teachers
- Reedmaking-Workshops
- Exhibition with instrumentmakers providing expert advice
- last but not least: fantastic opportunities to intensively study and perform truely contemporary music!
Composers in Residence 2025
- Anders Hillborg (Sweden)
- Outi Tarkiainen (Finland)
- Marco Stroppa (Germany)
Faculty 2025
- Prof. Alice Morzenti (Flute)
- Prof. Nicholas Daniel (Oboe)
- Prof. Chen Halevi (Clarinet)
- Prof. Fredrik Ekdahl (Bassoon)
- Prof. Saar Berger (Horn) | no masterclass
- Teddy Ezra (Introduction to Early Clarinet)
- more t.b.a.
Cooperation with HMDK Stuttgart
- composition class of Prof. Marco Stroppa
WINDHOEK-Masterclasses 2025
- You are a student, advanced younger player or teacher of woodwind instruments?
- You are interested to learn from and work with excellent and internationally renowned teachers?
Then take part in the WINDHOEK-Masterclasses April 4th–6th 2025! (active and passive participation possible)
Study repertoire from the classical and romantic periods to the present day with the renowned Trossingen faculty!
Course fees (without accomodation/food)
- Active participation (3 days): 190 € (at least 2 individual lessons)
- Passive participation (3 days): 60 €
- Passive participation (1 day): 30 €
For a valid registration the payment of the required course fee to our bank account is necessary.
- Recipient: Landesoberkasse Baden-Württemberg
- IBAN: DE02 600501017495530102 | BIC: SOLADEST600
- Reference: 2400460003986 Kursgebuehren Windhoek
Accommodation (in walking distance to the Hochschule):
Hostel Kunstwerk B Hotel Schoch
Schedule Masterclasses:
- April 3rd
Festival-Concert and meeting in the evening - April 4th
9:30-11:45 h Masterclasses | 12-13 h Lecture for all by Prof. Alicia Morzenti | Lunch break | 15-17 h Masterclasses | 17:15-18:15 h Lecture for all by Prof. Nicholas Daniel - April 5th
9:30-11:45 h Masterclasses | 12-13 h Lecture for all by Prof. Fred Ekdahl | Lunch break | 15-17 h Masterclasses | 17:15-18:15 h Lecture for all by Teddy Ezra/Prof. Chen Halevi - April 6th
Start 9:30 h Program t.b.a. | End after lunch (t.b.c.)
WINDHOEK-Konzerte 2025
Mo, 31.03.2025, 19.30 Uhr, Konzertsaal
„Winds of Innovation“ – Ein Schaufenster zeitgenössischer Kammermusik
Bläserquintette von Marco Stroppa (Uraufführung) und Outi Tarkiainen sowie Werke von Selim Can Kılıçaslan, Anders Hillborg und das Bläserdezett op. 14 von George Enescu
Mitwirkende: Die Professor:innen Alice Morzenti (Flöte), Nicholas Daniel (Oboe), Chen Halevi (Klarinette) und Saar Berger (Horn) sowie Studierende der Holzbläserklassen
Di, 01.04.2025, 18.00 Uhr, Konzertsaal
„Zwiegespräche“ – Klangdialoge
Solo- und Duo-Werke von György Kurtag, Heinz Holliger, Anders Hillborg, Outi Tarkiainen, Marco Stroppa und Doina Rotaru
Mitwirkende: Die Professoren Nicholas Daniel (Oboe) und Saar Berger (Horn) sowie Studierende der Holzbläserklassen
Mi, 02.04.2025, 19.30 Uhr, Konzertsaal
„Obsession“ – Farben, Echos und Inspirationen
Werke von Heinz Holliger, Outi Tarkiainen, Anders Hillborg, Julian Anderson, Nastaran Yazdani und Shin‘ya Takahashi
Mitwirkende: Die Professor:innen Alice Morzenti (Flöte) und und Saar Berger (Horn) sowie Studierende der Holzbläserklassen
Do, 03.04.2025, 19.30 Uhr, Konzertsaal
Finale: „Strauss and beyond“
Richard Strauss: Serenade Es-Dur op. 7 sowie Sonatina Nr. 2 in Es-Dur; außerdem Werke von Outi Tarkiainen und Anders Hillborg
Mitwirkende: Die Professor:innen Alice Morzenti (Flöte), Nicholas Daniel (Oboe/Leitung), Chen Halevi (Klarinette) und Fredrik Ekdahl (Fagott) sowie Studierende der Holzbläserklassen