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Arcadia Chamber Music Classes
ACMC 2026
1-12 August 2026 | Gheorghe Dima National Academy of Music, Cluj-Napoca, Romania – ANMGD
CHAMBER MUSIC MASTERCLASSES with the members of the Arcadia Quartet
– 10 sessions per ensemble: 2 sessions with each mentor + 2 extra sessions
– masterclass session duration: 1h 15min
– junior ensembles: 2 sessions with each mentor + 1 extra session, 45 minutes each session
– open to passive participants (students, teachers, musicians)
– accepting: 8 ensembles + 2 junior ensembles
ACMC Plus
– WORKSHOP | managing stage fright and emotions – Aurelian Băcan, clarinetist
– WORKSHOP | interpersonal relationships in a chamber ensemble – Traian Boală, violist, Arcadia Quartet
– WORKSHOP | Alexander Technique – TBA, AT specialist
– WORKSHOP | public speaking – Melinda Kántor, actor, public speaking specialist
– WORKSHOP | portfolio building: ensemble bio writing workshop – Tatiana Oltean, musicologist ACMC
– PHOTO SESSION | portfolio building – Norbert Bec, Ferencz Udvar photographers
– LUTHIER | in house luthier – Gabriel Felecan, luthier
ACMC Open
– Arcadia Quartet open rehearsal + discussions and q&a
ACMC Sharp
– Lecture | Ioan Haplea, etnomusicologist
ACMC 2027 Scholarship
– a participating ensemble will receive a full scholarship for the 2026 edition and their own concert during the festival.
Concerts
– concert opportunities: performing at the ACMCxKlausenMusik concert, closing student concerts
– based on prior selection, one or more ensembles will have the opportunity to perform in the KlausenMusik Concert Series, organised by the Musica Sacra Association
Composer in residence: Șerban Marcu, composer, ANMGD
1 August | TBA
Opening concert: Arcadia Quartet
(in partnership with the Transilvania State Philharmonic and Tinerimea National Art Centre)
7 August | Piarist Church
ACMC x KlausenMusik: Concert of a participating ensemble
(in the framework of KlausenMusik summer chamber music series)
8 August | TBA
Guest quartet’s concert: Danel Quartet
(in partnership with the Transilvania State Philharmonic)
10 August | Amphitheater, ANMGD
Concert featuring ACMC 2026 Scholarship recipients: Quadrivium Quartet
11 & 12 August | Amphitheater, ANMGD
Closing concert: Concert performed by the participating ensembles
ARCADIA CHAMBER MUSIC CLASSES is a beloved project of the Arcadia Quartet, an event aimed at providing space for growth and development, a place for sincere and constructive meetings, dialogues between students and mentors, a centre for chamber music, a temple of culture, where artists have the opportunity to connect through an equitable exchange of experiences, enriching the cultural life through concerts of the highest quality offered to the general public.
The event includes chamber music masterclasses dedicated to string chamber ensembles (which include at least one string instrument), and chamber concerts performed by the Arcadia Quartet, as well as its guests and participants of the masterclass.
As part of the project, participants will also have the opportunity to attend an open rehearsal of the Arcadia Quartet followed by a free discussion with the members, one lecture by musicologists or specialist, workshops on managing stage fright and emotions, interpersonal relationships in a chamber ensemble, public speaking, Alexander Technique, writing the ensemble’s artistic biography, a photo session, im house luthier, as well as a resting day for community building.
- to deepen and expand their knowledge related to the repertoire, but to also discover new interpretations, visions;
- to improve as an ensemble by sharpening and sensitising their distributive attention and by assimilating the music;
- to offer them the concert, stage experience, which has a very important role in their artistic development, emphasising constructive emotion management through chamber music workshops held by the members of the Acadia Quartet.
Cultural project co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration (AFCN). The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the project results may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.
Organiser: Arcadia Quartet Association (Răsvan Dumitru, president, Traian Boală, Ana Török, Zsolt Török) and Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy
Partners: Transilvania State Philharmonic, KlausenMusik, Sigismund Toduță Muisc College
Sponsors: Secpral, WeberBau, TPA
Director ACMC: Răsvan Dumitru
Project manager: Eszter Adorjáni
Funding expert: Corina Ceclan – ANMGD
Editor and in house musicologist, presenter: Tatiana Oltean
PR/online marketing: Maria Istrate – Create Momentum
Logistics responsible: Sergiu Stan
Project assistant: Zsófi Ambrus
Hospitality & volunteer coordination: Mihaela Maxim
Design și visual ACMC: Cristina Mocan – Arcasha Design
Photo-video: Ferencz Udvar – Toboz
Photo: Norbert Bec
Copywriting & translating: Panna Adorjáni
Accounting: TPA
Closing concerts – participating ensembles
Closing concerts – participating ensembles
Closing concerts – participating ensembles
Closing concert – participating ensembles
Opening concert – Arcadia Quartet
Closing concert – participating ensembles
ACADEMY
ARCADIA QUARTET Association
CIF 32206980
ING BANK
RO69 INGB 0000 9999 1142 3068
Represented by Răsvan Dumitru, founding member and president, member of the Arcadia Quartet
asociatia@arcadiaquartet.com [association]
acmc@arcadiaquartet.com [Chamber Music Classes]
quartet@arcadiaquartet.com [Arcadia Quartet]
arcadiaquartet.com
Aftermovie ACMC 2022
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